We’ll tally everything up tomorrow. In the mean time. I was typing up the Oscars as I watched it with my Chinese food and alcohol.
I was also feverishly texting throughout the whole thing. It’s actually kind of a miracle that I managed to get all of it done.
So, here’s my live blog of the Oscars, as I was watching: (more…)
February 22, 2015 | Categories: Movies, Oscars | Tags: 2014, 87th Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Short, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Editing, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Live-Action Short, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, Film, Movies, Oscar, Oscar Predictions, Oscar Votes, Oscars | Leave a comment
My giant picks article went up a few hours ago. This is the abridged version of that, for easy reference during the ceremony.
Here’s everything you should be taking, and what I’m taking.
Oh, and rankings for that new system I’m trying to see how truly accurate I am at all of this. That is, I’m ranking them in terms of the order they will win. And the closest the winner is to my rankings, the better I do.
Here are the quick picks:
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February 22, 2015 | Categories: Movies, Oscars | Tags: 2014, 87th Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Short, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Editing, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Live-Action Short, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, Film, Movies, Oscar, Oscar Predictions, Oscar Votes, Oscars | Leave a comment
I used to call this Picks, Votes, Analysis, Rankings. But that’s not a fun title.
This article has everything you need for Oscar night. I run down every single category, tell you what’s nominated, how I felt about each of the nominees, tell you what wasn’t nominated that might have been, what I’d vote for, then break down the category and let you know what’s most likely going to win, what its biggest competition is, and what, if anything, has a chance to sneak in and surprise everyone. It has links to all the category breakdowns I’ve written over the past three weeks, and I even say, at the very end, “Here’s what I’m taking, and here’s what you should take, because it’s the smartest and safest decision.” I also color code everything, so you can find stuff incredibly easy.
If you want to sound remotely like an expert at your Oscar party and know very little about the overall goings on apart from having seen some of the movies, read this article. You’ll be fine. (more…)
February 22, 2015 | Categories: Movies, Oscars | Tags: 2014, 87th Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Short, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Editing, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Live-Action Short, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, Film, Movies, Oscar, Oscar Predictions, Oscar Votes, Oscars | 1 Comment