With the nominations now announced for the 2011 Academy Awards, I propose that we run a little experiment that won’t in any way be dodgy by virtue of the majority of people involved not having seen all of the films under consideration.
For what I’m deeming the main categories, please state:
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*]Who you think will win the Oscar at the Academy Awards on February 27th, and;
*]your preferences (using Single Transferable Vote) for who should win each category, using 1 to denote a top preference.
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I’ll do a full count sometime between the 20th and 27th Feb, for both polls, so you’ve got a few weeks to decide if you wish to defer!
My expected winners and personal votes (and I appreciate that some of these films haven’t yet been released in the UK, so I’m going on heresay!) are as follows:
Expected winners:
Best Film: The Social Network
Best Director: David Fincher (The Social Network)
Best Actor (in a leading role): Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
Best Actress (in a leading role): Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Best Actor (in a supporting role): Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Best Actress (in a supporting role): Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Best Animation: Toy Story 3
Best Original Screenplay: Inception
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
My Preferences:
Best Film:
[4]: Black Swan
[5]: The Fighter
[1]: Inception
[8]: The Kids Are All Right
[3]: The King’s Speech
[9]: 127 Hours
[6]: The Social Network
[2]: Toy Story 3
[7]: True Grit
[10]: Winter’s Bone
Best Director:
[1]: Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
[4]: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (True Grit)
[3]: David Fincher (The Social Network)
[2]: Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
[5]: David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Best Actor (in a leading role):
[2]: Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
[4]: Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
[5]: Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
[1]: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
[3]: James Franco (127 Hours)
Best Actress (in a leading role):
[2]: Annette Benning (The Kids Are All Right)
[3]: Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
[5]: Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
[1]: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
[4]: Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Best Actor (in a supporting role):
[1]: Christian Bale (The Fighter)
[5]: John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone)
[4]: Jeremy Renner (The Town)
[3]: Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
[2]: Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech)
Best Actress (in a supporting role):
[3]: Amy Adams (The Fighter)
[1]: Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)
[2]: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
[4]: Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
[5]: Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Best Animation:
[3]: How to Train Your Dragon
[2]: The Illusionist
[1]: Toy Story 3
Best Original Screenplay:
[5]: Another Year
[4]: The Fighter
[1]: Inception
[3]: The Kids Are All Right
[2]: The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay:
[3]: 127 Hours
[4]: The Social Network
[1]: Toy Story 3
[2]: True Grit
[5]: Winter’s Bone
