The Opinionated Kat
TV is Good For You
Written by Kat Nowlin
I never understood how I could have so many friends and not one of them has cable. I personally don’t know how to live without it. Even in film school I was astonished at how little people watched television, or film for that matter. There’s an elitist attitude in film school that you can only appreciate the classics to be a true film lover, which mainly involve the legendary filmmakers of the 70s and International Cinema. Anything to do with pop culture or television is considered low-brow. If I didn’t have E! channel’s The Soup to explain all the crazy shit people were doing on television, I wouldn’t know what was going on in the world. I’ve learned a lot about our world just from watching film and television, even vocabulary! I learned what the word “hypocrite” meant from watching Some Kind of Wonderful about a billion times (obviously it didn’t take a billion times before I understood, of course). Steer clear of anyone who hasn’t seen any 80s films or turns their nose up at them. They’re probably film snobs, and there are plenty of them out there.
More people talk about television than they discuss film, obvious statement I know. Mostly because it’s episodic, successful shows have long drawn out stories that are addictive, and soap operas (yes, shows at night are soaps too) leave their story lines open-ended to add to that addictive flavor. A Charles Dickens move indeed. I’m one of the biggest film nerds you’ll ever meet, and proud of it, but I spend more of my time watching television than film, easily. It’s exciting to know you’ll get to hear the next part of the story every week, am I wrong?
What’s even better is that good television is no longer limited to prime time broadcast, like ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. While there are good shows on those stations, I’ve tended to sway the HBO way, and now luckily FX and AMC have some pretty great television these days too.
In no particular order, here’s what I’ve been watching lately:
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - 2nd Season (Prequel) - Starz
If you missed the first season Spartacus: Blood and Sand, you missed something special. The great thing about this show, since I don’t have Starz on cable, is that they put it on instant during the time it was airing. (Hopefully they’ll do the same with Camelot, a new Starz show). Spartacus is nothing but blood, skin, sex, and politics. Once you get over the blatant disregard for 
humanity, it’s a fascinating display of Roman politics. Commonly if not incorrectly compared to the film 300, Spartacus is executive produced by the great 
comedy/horror director Sam Raimi, so there’s an automatic overhype of everything carnal to make it appear graphic novel(ish). I love this show and can’t get enough of it. I’ve already watched the first season a few times, and the prequel Gods of the Arena was just as brutal and evil as the first. Lucy Lawless and John Hannah are both extremely remarkable in the lead roles as Lucretia and Batiaus. This season also sheds light on Crixus and how he became king of the arena. So much blood, so much death, so much sex. This show is not for the easily offended or slight of stomach. If you’re a fan of HBO’s Deadwood, Spartacus is sure to please your visceral senses.
*(The lead from the first season, Andy Whitfield, unfortunately won’t be reprising the role of Spartacus due to his health, but they are about to start shooting the 2nd season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand with Liam McIntyre as his replacement.)*
Justfied - 2nd Season - FX 
Timothy Olyphant, the intimidating yet justifiably angry sheriff Seth Bullock from Deadwood, has a new character to play in Justified. A U.S. Marshal from Eastern Kentucky, Raylan Givens is still resigned to his old post in his home town. This season, while not as consistent as the first, is focusing on Raylan’s relationship with his ex-wife/current girlfriend Winona. She isn’t my favorite character, and I have no idea why he would still be with her, so it’s a bit of a damper on my expectations for the show. I want him back with Ava, she was a spitfire that challenged him. The Marshals are about to bust a homegrown moonshine and marijuana compound, run by people from his ancient past. Here’s hoping the rest of the season will be a little more focused.
Archer - 2nd Season - FX
This show isn’t for everyone, I understand that, but man does this show know how to be crude and entertaining. I hear a lot of people are finally discovering the show, so they aren’t up-to-date with the 2nd season. I promise you’ll fall even deeper for these terrible, foul-mouthed, selfish cartoon characters. It’s a great season.
Damages - (instant Netflix, 2 seasons) - FX
Another great FX show, and multi-award winner for the cutthroat lawyer played by Glenn Close. I originally tried to watch it as it aired, but I saw an episode in the middle of the first season and was completely lost. The greatness of this show is in the editing and writing. It leads you down a path where you think the ending is predictable, but it works backwards to consistently tease your expectations. It’s quite fascinating actually. Aussie actress Rose Byrne plays Ellen, the co-lead to Close, and Timothy Olyphant has a role in the second season. I haven’t been able to watch the third season, since I’m relying on instant Netflix.
The Good Wife - 2nd Season - CBS
This show is produced by Scott Free Productions, the production company belonging to brother directors Tony and Ridley 
Scott. While mostly focusing on film, they’ve also produced another popular CBS show Numb3rs, and the Starz mini-series Pillars of the Earth, which I recommend watching. 
Actress Haley Atwell received a Golden Globe nomination for the mini-series. She’s an up-and-coming actress to watch! Back to The Good Wife - this season is proving just as engaging as the last. While Julianna Margulies (Alicia Florrick) isn’t the most emotive actress, she does somehow hold this show together with her steely reserve. It’s not the most typical lawyer show, and while the cases they take on are interesting enough, most of the drama lies within the lawyer firm itself and the politics surrounding the Florrick Senate campaign. The show has a great supporting cast, with Alan Cumming being my favorite, playing Florrick’s campaign manager. It’s worth watching from the beginning.
The Rickey Gervais Show - 2nd Season - HBO
This animated show is based on the eponymous radio podcast, with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant discovering the 
persistent idiocy of Karl Pilkington. I like to quote from this show quite a bit, my favorite being “You’re talking shit agin. Stop talking shit.” Karl truly is a wonder to poke fun at. It’s difficult to understand how anyone can think like he does, and still be alive, not having accidentally killed himself due to his stupidity. I don’t normally enjoy shows that exploit people just to make fun of them, but I think Karl deserves it. They have another show I’m about to start taping called An Idiot Abroad on the Science channel. I heard it’s equally hilarious.
Parks and Recreation - 3rd Season - NBC
Now half way through it’s third season, the show starring Amy Pohler is about the Parks and Recreation department of Pawnee, 
a small Indiana town. At first it was compared to NBC’s The Office, because of the use of in-cam, documentary style cinematography. However, the characters are completely different, and the awkwardness is in the situations they find themselves in. The adorable Adam Scott and quite hilarious Rob Lowe were added this season, making it even better. Definitely recommend watching this show from the first season. 
Modern Family - 2nd Season - ABC
In its second season now, Modern Family reminds me of a really tame Arrested Development. Instead of everyone in the family being a terrible individual, Modern Family is more, well...family friendly. Still, it’s quite a funny show and there’s a favorite character for everyone. It can get a little hammy or cliché at times, but that’s easy to overlook while you’re laughing at everything else.
Sherlock Holmes - Mini-Series - BBC
This beautifully shot and well cast mini-series is about a modern day Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock’s genius is admired by the 
Iraq-war vet Watson, who yearns for more excitement in life, which he finds by sharing a flat with the neurotic Sherlock. The updated version of Sherlock himself is no longer addicted to smoking, but uses the patch when necessary, can brilliantly deduce facts from one common glance, and could easily be mistaken for having Asperger syndrome. His anti-social behavior is neurotic to say the least, and he insults anyone who can get close enough to him to utter a sentence. A short three episodes, I’m hoping they make more this year.
*(BBC has also created a highly successful and popular show Downton Abby. I haven’t been able to watch it yet, but it’s on my to-do list. The second season airs this summer)*
Episodes - 1st Season - Showtime
This is one of the only shows I like on Showtime. I usually don’t like anything th
at has a self-reflexive attitude towards the Hollywood lifestyle, but this show nails it from the perspective of two British television writers who have been convinced to move to L.A., completely change their award winning BBC show into a Hollywood crowd-pleasing, basic denominator, episodic television show starring Matt LeBlanc (as himself in the actual show), who makes a fabulous return to television with Episodes. The British writers are played by Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan. Greig has been acting since the mid-90s, but I’ve recently noticed her in Stephen Frear’s Tamara Drew and BBC’s recent production of Emma. Highly recommend that mini-series if you’re a fan of BBC period pieces.
There’s also the usual fare that I watch, like 30 Rock for example, but no need to go into those. If you’re not a fan already, you probably won’t be. I stopped watching Parenthood on NBC, because I couldn’t stand meltdown drama anymore. The show has become predictable in that every issue is a huge issue and as dramatic as can be. I’d rather not spend an hour watching families yell at each other. I’m still waiting for season three of AMC’s Breaking Bad to be available on DVD. Can’t wait for AMC’s second season of The Walking Dead, based on the comic book, and HBO’s Game of Thrones in April.
I’ve mostly stopped watching shows on Showtime, and I really couldn’t get into their new show Shameless. I also quit watching Californication by the beginning of the third season. Every episode is about the exact same thing, sex. You can tell it’s written by a man who thinks sex makes up for 90% of a relationship. Talk about unbelievable. Weeds is now so far beyond having anything to do with weed, and Mary-Louise Parker plays a character who should win “Worst-Mother-of-the-Year Award,” for every year. Also couldn’t get into the Laura Linney show The Big C. Her character is completely selfish, grouchy, and just plain mean to everyone around her. Oh, and she won’t tell anyone she has cancer, stage 4 melanoma. That doesn’t provide for much material, if you’re going to kill off your main character with stage 4 cancer. Not long to live I’m afraid! And she has a random homeless brother who thinks he’s a prophet of some sort. No thanks. I’ll probably watch United States of Tara again, because my favorite comedian (even if not a great actor) Eddie Izzard, is joining the cast, and I’ve loved Toni Collette since Muriel’s Wedding. Edie Falco is reprising her role as Nurse Jackie as well, and HBO’s True Blood season 4 is coming out in June. So I’ve got a busy television schedule to keep up with. Should be a great summer!
Oscar Conclusions
Written by Kat Nowlin
More than anything, I’m glad the Oscars wasn’t swept away by one major film. The love was spread wide and far for all the Oscar contenders, and (except for Alice and Wonderland winning.....anything) I was really pleased with every winner.
I admit I fast-forwarded through most of the processions, and the acceptance speeches by people “not 
important enough” to sit in the front of the room. James Franco is an utterly bizarre person, which is why I like him so much, but is also why he shouldn’t host the Oscars again. Anne Hathaway was a bit too bubbly in my opinion. Rather than the emcee poking fun at Hollywood, so well executed by previous hosts like Steve Martin and Jon Stewart, this year was more about self-appreciation. 
The ceremony lacked any sort of theme or consistent voice. It was clustered with confusing bits of performance and strange dialogue that didn’t make any sense (I’m thinking of Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. What were they talking about?). The worst moment of the entire night? When they auto-tuned scenes with dialogue to make songs. What were they thinking??? That literally hurt my ears, and heart. There was also a lack of a political theme, welcomed by most I’m sure, but left the ceremony feeling stale and incoherent. That probably has something to do with the wide range of films on the docket this year, and that the Tea Party doesn’t really penetrate Hollywood politics. At least not just yet. Ben Stiller would make a great Oscar host, don’t you think? 
In my first post about the Oscars, I said “If Hooper wins Best Director, I’m taking credit because I told him that to his face in Telluride! Humor me, it won’t 
hurt.” So now is the time to humor me. I know I put Aronofsky down on my list, because it’s my favorite film of his, but Hooper deserved it too. Let's see now if the Weinsteins threaten to make the film PG-13. That would be a travesty.
I was surprised that Inside Job won best documentary, considering the wide popularity of Exit Through the Gift Shop. Inside Job, the only documentary on the list I’ve seen, is a fantastic film explaining the financial crisis. It sheds knowledge and understanding of what really happened, but it won’t make you feel any better about where we’re going financially as a nation. I thought Melissa Leo was pitch perfect in The Fighter, but I really did think Helena Bonham Carter would win for The King’s Speech.
The categories I guessed incorrectly include:
Supporting Actress - to Melissa Leo
Art Direction - to Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography - to Inception
Costume Design - to Alice in Wonderland
Documentary
Doc. Short
Animation Short
Live Action Short
Foreign Language Film
In my defense, five of my incorrect guesses were categories I haven’t seen. I think Jake Gyllenhaal mentioned at the awards to make a point to see the short films before the ceremony. Please, pray tell, where can one see such shorts? If they were more readily available, I’m sure they would be viewed by 
more people. The Alice in Wonderland wins is because I wouldn’t, by default, vote for that film to win anything. Every other person nominated in that category is better. Period. And as I mentioned before, the cinematography category was nearly impossible to guess, they’re all the best in the biz. Not my best year of predictions, but not too bad either. I’m thrilled 
The King’s Speech won best picture, and that Tom Hooper, a wonderful director, received recognition. If you haven’t seen his miniseries John Adams (starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney), it’s equally well put together and politically engaging.
All in all it was a good movie watching year. I hope 2011 brings the same caliber of films. The one I’m looking most forward to at the moment: Joe Wright’s new film Hanna. The Chemical Brothers did the soundtrack! Check it out the trailer!
My Oscar Picks
Written by Kat Nowlin
While I still haven't seen a few of the films, I went ahead and picked my Oscar winners. This was one of the most difficult years for me to decide almost every category. I'm afraid I won't do as well this year with my predictions, but I'll enjoy watching them just the same (fast forwarding on my tivo through the stupid song sections, of course - worse year to date is when Crash won Best Picture). I gave my wildest guess for the short categories, since I haven't seen any of them (except Pixar's Day and Night). The Best Makeup category has the most wimpy selections I seen, why only three? I've seen The Way Back, which made me bawl at the Telluride Film Festival, but I don't remember the makeup being remarkable, although everyone in that film is starving and/or dying, so it must have been well done. I never knew what dying from heat exhaustion looked like. Now I do.
ps - I'm bummed Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World didn't get any Academy love this year!
I'm excited about this year. Enjoy watching on Sunday!
Actor in a Leading Role
• Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
Actor in a Supporting Role
• Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Actress in a Leading Role
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Actress in a Supporting Role
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
Animated Feature Film
• “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
• “Inception” Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
Cinematography
• “True Grit” Roger Deakins
Costume Design
• “The King's Speech” Jenny Beavan
Directing
• “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
Documentary (Feature)
• “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
Documentary (Short Subject)
• “The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Film Editing
• “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Foreign Language Film
• “Biutiful” Mexico
Makeup
• “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (Original Score)
• “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song)
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
• “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
• “Day & Night” Teddy Newton
Short Film (Live Action)
• “Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
Sound Editing
• “Inception” Richard King
Sound Mixing
• “Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
Visual Effects
• “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Writing (Original Screenplay)
• “The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
83rd Academy Award Nominations!
Written by Kat Nowlin
I can’t remember an Academy Award nominee list that I couldn’t agree with more. It’s almost anti-climactic, because I don’t care who wins now, in practically every category. Every person in the Best Director category is at the top of my list already, and every one of them deserves it. Black Swan is hands down Aronofsky’s best film (although The Fountain will always hold a special place for me). Same goes for Hooper for The King’s Speech, True Grit for the Coen’s, Fincher for The Social Network, and David O. Russell for The Fighter. I’m surprised Nolan wasn’t a part of the Best Director category. I think Inception surpasses all his previous films. That probably means he’ll win the Best Original Screenplay category. But again, The King’s Speech is an amazing script! I’m torn. If Hooper wins Best Director, I’m taking credit because I told him that to his face in Telluride! Humor me, it won’t hurt.
The other categories sing a similar tune. Best Cinematography is occupied by the best in the business, and every film exhibits the diverse range of cinematography of this year. While Black Swan is gritty and in your face, almost never leaving Portman’s point of view through the entire film, True Grit is more conventional with the framing, but produces wonderful storytelling through the lens. Social Network should get either best editing or music. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross did a great soundtrack for that film, although Hanz Zimmer’s best soundtrack to date is definitely Inception.
There were a few films that didn’t even make it to the nominations. Julie Taymor’s The Tempest in nominated for Best Costume, although I think that film has only been released in NY or LA, and has been panned by every critic. Huge disappointment, since Frida and Across the Universe are two of my favorite films. Another film, Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, which I covered in a post about the Telluride Film Festival, is no where to be seen at the awards. Another huge disappointment! There is a haunting nature to that film, and the cast is terrific (Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan, and Keira Knightley). In fact, I think you can rent it now, so get to it! Another shocker is no nomination for Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter. Don’t get me wrong, I think Javier Bardem is one of the best actors of our generation, but Biutiful, directed by Iñárritu, has been seen only by a handful of people, and mostly from film festivals. The award is going to Colin Firth anyhow, because he was unforgettable in The King’s Speech. And Geoffrey Rush for Best Supporting Actor is a sure bet as well.
Tough year to make any calculated predictions on who will win. I don't think any one film will sweep the awards this year. Like I said, every category is filled with the best in the business. I have yet to see a few of the films, so I won’t be making my personal predictions in this post. Netflix should be delivering a few in a couple days here, so stayed tuned! Until then, take a look at the list and make a few of your own predictions!
Actor in a Leading Role
• Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
• Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
• Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
• Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
• James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role
• Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
• John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
• Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role
• Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
• Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role
• Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
• Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
• Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
• Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film
• “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
• “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
• “Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• “Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
• “The King's Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
• “True Grit”
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography
• “Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
• “Inception” Wally Pfister
• “The King's Speech” Danny Cohen
• “The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
• “True Grit” Roger Deakins
Costume Design
• “Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
• “I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
• “The King's Speech” Jenny Beavan
• “The Tempest” Sandy Powell
• “True Grit” Mary Zophres
Directing
• “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
• “The Fighter” David O. Russell
• “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
• “The Social Network” David Fincher
• “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Documentary (Feature)
• “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
• “Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
• “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• “Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
• “Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Documentary (Short Subject)
• “Killing in the Name” Nominees to be determined
• “Poster Girl” Nominees to be determined
• “Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
• “Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
• “The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Film Editing
• “Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
• “The Fighter” Pamela Martin
• “The King's Speech” Tariq Anwar
• “127 Hours” Jon Harris
• “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Foreign Language Film
• “Biutiful” Mexico
• “Dogtooth” Greece
• “In a Better World” Denmark
• “Incendies” Canada
• “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria
Makeup
• “Barney's Version” Adrien Morot
• “The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
• “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (Original Score)
• “How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
• “Inception” Hans Zimmer
• “The King's Speech” Alexandre Desplat
• “127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
• “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song)
• “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
• “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
• “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
• “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
• “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
• “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
• “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
• “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
• “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
• “Day & Night” Teddy Newton
• “The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
• “Let's Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
• “The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
• “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action)
• “The Confession” Tanel Toom
• “The Crush” Michael Creagh
• “God of Love” Luke Matheny
• “Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
• “Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Sound Editing
• “Inception” Richard King
• “Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
• “Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
• “True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
• “Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing
• “Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “The King's Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
• “Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
• “The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
• “True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects
• “Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
• “Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
• “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
• “Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• “127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
• “Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
• “True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Winter's Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Writing (Original Screenplay)
• “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
• “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
• “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
• “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
• “The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
Three Favorites
Written by Kat Nowlin
Here is a YouTube clip I want you to check out!
It's a behind-the-scenes clip of Terry Gilliam directing the webcast of the Arcade Fire concert at Madison Square Garden. There's a cameo by Andrew Garfield as well (reminder, I've been talking about him for over a year now, check older posts). Since it has three of my favorite people (Arcade Fire counts as one), I wanted to share. It's from four months ago, so nothing new!
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