The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

[KW]

Is Never Say Never an early favorite for next year's Best Picture, Best Documentary and Best Soundtrack?

[rearadmiral]

Shortlist of docs:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/academ ... hortlist/#

'Restrepo' airs on 11/28 on NatGeo (I think).

[Boston]

OscarWatch: Best Director predictions
Now that we’ve tackled the Best Picture race, let’s move on to the Best Director category and explore which filmmakers might hear their names called on nomination morning.

BEST BETS
David Fincher, The Social Network (pictured)
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception

POSSIBLITIES
Ben Affleck, The Town
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, True Grit

LONG SHOTS
James L. Brooks, How Do You Know
Mike Leigh, Another Year
Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Peter Weir, The Way Back

Among the directors I’ve left off: Toy Story 3‘s Lee Unkrich (who’d be the first director ever nominated for an animated film), Winter’s Bone‘s Debra Granik, and Shutter Island‘s Martin Scorsese. Do you think the Academy would include an animation guy or is that never going to happen?

[Boston]

James Franco and Anne Hathaway to host Oscars
Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will cohost this season’s Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced. Telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer have decided to continue the two-host trend from last year’s show, when Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin shared emceeing duties. But they clearly seem to be courting a different generation: Franco and Hathaway’s combined age (61) is less than Steve Martin’s.

I applaud Cohen, Mischer, and AMPAS for thinking outside the box and not going with a predictable choice. Both Franco and Hathaway are sharp and funny, and hosting the Oscars should allow them to show off different sides of their personalities. The only awkwardness will stem from the fact that Franco is a surefire Best Actor contender for his performance in 127 Hours, while after the mixed critical and commercial reaction to Love & Other Drugs, Hathaway is looking more and more like a long shot at best. Or wait…do we now have a good start-off topic for their hosting bits?

[Ronnie B]

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[tballa55]

is she gonna do it naked?

[Ronnie B]

is she gonna do it naked?

We can only hope she doesn't.

[tballa55]

3 months is plenty of time to get in shape Ronnie...if not she can just wear this.

http://vote4jesus.net/wp-content/upload ... y-nude.jpg

[Ronnie B]

Three months of fake n bake and her skin will still be pale white. Pass.

[lugnutz]

Really?? I wouldn't wish a tan girl on my worst enemy. The women who wear sunscreen>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the tanners

[Ronnie B]

Really?? I wouldn't wish a tan girl on my worst enemy. The women who wear sunscreen>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the tanners

WTF?

[lugnutz]

Huh? I thought you were old enough to understand. Tan skin ages fast......really fast. I'll take a milky white beauty that lasts longer than the 5 years some over tanned chick does.

[Ronnie B]

Huh? I thought you were old enough to understand. Tan skin ages fast......really fast. I'll take a milky white beauty that lasts longer than the 5 years some over tanned chick does.

>>>>>

[lugnutz]

Hey Fuck you I would never bang a ginger

[lugnutz]

Huh? I thought you were old enough to understand. Tan skin ages fast......really fast. I'll take a milky white beauty that lasts longer than the 5 years some over tanned chick does.

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In just 5 years though