Academy Award nominations are out - any early thoughts?

Boscoe · 01-27-11, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by shaggy3000

guys True Grit ******* blew cock. its the worse thing ive watch in a long time. ( and ive watched basically everything ) maybe its because i wasnt alive when people rode horses but that movies sucked. i tried to watch it three times. i TRIED to watch it but i couldnt. everytime i turned it off and got on here. it sucks im sorry but it does

i was disappointed too. not nearly as badass as the trailer makes it seem. no where near as good as no country for old men.

GunShard · 01-31-11, 08:26 PM

David Fincher will beat Tom Hooper for Best Achievement in Directing.

David Fincher has never won an Acedemy award, he is a great movie director, his time is now.

Tom Hooper is a TV director, he isn't qualified to win it in my opinion.

David Fincher: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/
Tom Hooper: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393799/

I am placing my money on David Fincher.

beefcake · 01-31-11, 09:13 PM

Hooper just won the SAG award for directing and his odds promptly dropped from 8-1 to 7-5..Only 3 times in like 50 years has the person winning the sag not won the oscar...Save your money!

unusialsusp5 · 01-31-11, 11:09 PM

never thought gamblers went to movies. what a waste of time and money to see scripted and edited acting by beautiful people. last time i went was 1988 star trek the whales. horrible.

blackbart · 02-01-11, 12:12 AM

thought it was a great year, at least five movies which would have easily won last year.
all locks:
social network
portman
firth
bale
toy story

DitKent · 02-01-11, 12:56 AM

since 1949 DGA have only not predicted the director 6 times, better even money picks out there imo

ehp6737 · 02-01-11, 01:14 AM

If Christian Bale doesnt win for "The Fighter" its an injustice

beefcake · 02-01-11, 06:27 AM

Originally posted by DitKent

since 1949 DGA have only not predicted the director 6 times, better even money picks out there imo

Thanks!

peeteer · 02-01-11, 07:06 AM

Colin Firth for the win.

Boscoe · 02-01-11, 10:02 AM

wish i would've taken hooper at +800. thought about it but couldn't pull the trigger.

Soxsfan9 · 02-01-11, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by ehp6737

If Christian Bale doesnt win for "The Fighter" its an injustice

THIS!!!

He should win this hands down, he played that character soo f*cking well!!!

GunShard · 02-02-11, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by beefcake

Hooper just won the SAG award for directing and his odds promptly dropped from 8-1 to 7-5..Only 3 times in like 50 years has the person winning the sag not won the oscar...Save your money!

You know what, you are correct.

I should place my money on Christian Bale to win best actor and the King's Speech for best picture. I seriously doubt the social network will win best picture because Facebook could be out of date decades from now. Best picture movies are movies that matter for past and future generations.

Ipod is to vinyl record. As the far future advanced media is to Facebook.

charlesbroccoli · 02-02-11, 02:03 PM

i think king's speech will win best picture

RLF · 02-03-11, 12:00 AM

Don't know what you're talking about

Giuvara · 02-03-11, 02:00 AM

Pretty poor options for best picture this year. Didn't really enjoy what I've seen from the list so far.

DitKent · 02-03-11, 06:05 AM

where was hooper 8-1?

Boscoe · 02-03-11, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by DitKent

where was hooper 8-1?

bodog and beted before the sag's.

Art Vandeleigh · 02-04-11, 06:07 AM

BAFTA's on Feb 13th are probably the last chance to really have much impact on the Academy Awards odds.

DitKent · 02-06-11, 08:22 AM

expect hooper to win the BAFTA considering he's british?

GunShard · 02-07-11, 07:35 AM

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http://www.moviefone.com/oscars-academy-awards/features/oscar-predictions

Fanny · 02-07-11, 11:57 AM

Black Swan....Not that great

Nataline Portman was amazing in the movie, but the movie is a little hard to follow and very dark....

spargament · 02-07-11, 05:22 PM

INCEPTION

http://inception.davepedu.com/

The Inception Button - BRRRRRRRAAAAAWWWWRWRRRMRMRMMRMRMMMMM!!!

or so says adult swim. and by that i mean the programming late night on 'CN', not an adult someone who isn't me.

uofajoe99 · 02-07-11, 07:39 PM

I would say that its Bale's to lose at this point..although weve seen the Academy "rock the boat" in previous years when we used the early awards shows as a determinant....

yisman · 02-07-11, 07:44 PM

king's speech or social network takes best picture

would bet both, but 5 Dimes has humongous vig, so King's Speech is -500 and the other is +250

I saw another set of odds posted that had one at -800 and the other at +150!

what other books have odds on this? Bodog seems to have taken down its odds.

beefcake · 02-07-11, 08:31 PM

They will put em back up, they just like to cover their butt by pulling them for a few days..

Capybara · 02-20-11, 12:53 PM

I've been overall disappointed with movies I've seen this year... There are still many I've yet to see (like The Social Network, which I somehow missed), but seems like a down year to me.

My favorite of the year was probably Paranormal Activity 2. They did a great job on it and kept close to the same creepy-as-hell vibe as the first one.

biggie12 · 02-20-11, 01:56 PM

best supporting actress Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"

cash it.. its gonna happen.

P,S if you bet these events you are we todd did.

gohabsgo · 02-21-11, 12:14 AM

First time ever i'll be betting on something with my wife.
My dog play is:

Foreign Language Film
Will Incendies win Foreign Language Film?
Yes vs No

aceking · 02-21-11, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by GunShard

David Fincher will beat Tom Hooper for Best Achievement in Directing.

David Fincher has never won an Acedemy award, he is a great movie director, his time is now.

Tom Hooper is a TV director, he isn't qualified to win it in my opinion.

David Fincher: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/
Tom Hooper: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393799/

I am placing my money on David Fincher.

Tom who?

Fight Club , se7en , benjamin button all deserved to win for David Fincher.

JOHON8 · 02-21-11, 01:41 PM

I found another strong favorite, not a terrible price...

Inside Job -200

By far the most important political movie on the Documentary short list. Gasland and Restrepo were important as well and well made, but in terms of political importance they don't come anywhere near Inside Job. Exit Through and Wasteland were very artistic and entertaining but if the Academy sticks to the political theme of the past years Inside is a very strong favorite.

pronk · 02-27-11, 05:08 PM

This is it, tonight's the night fellas!

beefcake · 02-27-11, 05:55 PM

Cant wait!!

Hve a few bucks on just about every category..should be fun!

JOHON8 · 02-27-11, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by beefcake

Cant wait!!

Hve a few bucks on just about every category..should be fun!

haha same here...

I'll be pretty vocal after every envelope opens. Enjoy it everyone goodnight and good luck.

bradthebloke · 02-27-11, 06:26 PM

so whats beautiful or whatever its spelled about? couldnt tell from that trailer

DrStale · 02-27-11, 06:52 PM

Odds for The King's Speech have dropped all the way down to -290 on 5dimes, very interesting.