# The Road to the OSCARS 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721 "2010-12-02T22:09:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/1 "2010-12-02T22:09:33Z")
So this thread will be devoted to all the pre-Oscar awards: both industry awards and critics organizations. One that really doesn’t fit into either (it’s a long story) is the National Board of Review, which has been doing this thing since 1929 and traditionally is first out of the gate. So here are their awards for 2010 (please note that the Ten Bests are essentially “runners-up” choices)–let the horserace begin! Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: David Fincher, _The Social Network_ Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, _The Social Network_ Best Actress: Lesley Manville, _Another Year_ Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, _The Fighter_ Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, _Animal Kingdom_ Best Foreign Language Film: _Of Gods and Men_ Best Documentary: _Waiting for “Superman”_ Best Animated Feature: _Toy Story 3_ Best Ensemble Cast: _The Town_ Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, _Winter’s Bone_ Debut Directors: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, _Restrepo_ Spotlight Award: Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, _The Illusionist_ Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling, _Buried_ Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, _The Social Network_ Ten Best Films (in alphabetical order) _Another Year The Fighter Hereafter Inception The King’s Speech Shutter Island The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone_ Five Best Foreign-Language Films (in alphabetical order) _I Am Love Incendies Life, Above All Soul Kitchen White Material_ Five Best Documentaries (in alphabetical order) \*A Film Unfinished Inside Job Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Restrepo The Tillman Story \* ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/2 "2010-12-02T22:35:29Z")
Oh, and even though they operate on a different calendar than AMPAS, the Grammy nominees for Best Score Soundtrack Album include 3 films eligible this year: _Alice in Wonderland_ (Danny Elfman) _Inception_ (Hans Zimmer) _Toy Story 3_ (Randy Newman) The other two nominees are Best Score Oscar losers _Avatar_ & _Sherlock Holmes_ from last year ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/3 "2010-12-03T00:09:42Z")
How is the Social Network the Best Film but not one of the ten best films? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/4 "2010-12-03T00:22:39Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > How is the Social Network the Best Film but not one of the ten best films? From the OP: > [@](#): > > please note that the Ten Bests are essentially “runners-up” choices ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/5 "2010-12-03T00:29:29Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > From the OP: You expect me to read? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/6 "2010-12-04T22:14:43Z")
Thanks for the thread **ArchiveGuy**. This is the first chance I’ve had to take a close look at this list. I’ve taken the liberty of adding IMDB links to all the movies/people. I’ve seen most of the movies, but some I missed and some haven’t opened here yet. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Film: _[The Social Network](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/combined)_ > Best Director: [David Fincher](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/), _[The Social Network](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/combined)_ > Best Actor: [Jesse Eisenberg](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251986/), _[The Social Network](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/combined)_ > Best Adapted Screenplay: [Aaron Sorkin](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815070/), _[The Social Network](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/combined)_ Good for **The Social Network**! It wouldn’t have been my choice, but it’s a great movie and I’m fine with the wins and happy for everyone involved. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Actress: [Lesley Manville](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544334/), _[Another Year](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431181/combined)_ I hadn’t heard of this movie before now, but now I’ll keep an eye out for it. I don’t know when it opens. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Supporting Actor: [Christian Bale](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000288/), _[The Fighter](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964517/combined)_ I’m seeing a sneak preview of this on Tuesday. It’s getting great reviews. I had no idea that Bale was in it, because I haven’t been paying attention to the previews. It’s David O. Russell. I knew I’d see it no matter who was in it or what it was about. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Supporting Actress: [Jacki Weaver](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915865/), _[Animal Kingdom](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/combined)_ I’m kicking myself for missing this, but it never played at any of the theaters I regularly go to. I kept seeing previews, over and over and over, at a theater I go to a lot, but it never opened there! Argh. The same thing happened with **Jack Goes Boating** , kept seeing previews, but it didn’t open at that theater. Why the hell play previews but don’t show the film? Anyway, from everything I heard, it’s a very good movie and she’s terrific in it. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Foreign Language Film: _[Of Gods and Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588337/combined)_ This hasn’t opened yet. It looks great. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Documentary: _[Waiting for “Superman”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1566648/combined)_ Of the documentary mentions I’ve seen, this would be my last choice. I liked it, but better than **The Tillman Story**? Uh uh. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Ensemble Cast: _The Town_ It wouldn’t have been my choice for Ensemble (I would have said **Inception** ), but it’s a fantastic movie, a surprise mention, I’m very happy for Ben Affleck and the cast. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Breakthrough Performance: [Jennifer Lawrence](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369/), _[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)_ YAY! I’m so glad this performance (and movie) wasn’t completely forgotten. After all my predictions, I’d feel so silly and disappointed if these are the only awards mentions for this movie. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Debut Directors: [Sebastian Junger](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432631/) and [Tim Hetherington](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1770672/), _[Restrepo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559549/combined)_ I missed this. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Spotlight Award: [Sylvain Chomet](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158984/) and [Jacques Tati](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004244/), _[The Illusionist](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775489/combined)_ This opens here in January, I think. Chomet directed [The Triplets of Belleville](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286244/combined), so I have no doubt this will be wonderful. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Best Original Screenplay: [Chris Sparling](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2133655/), _[Buried](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462758/combined)_ Besides the Winter’s Bone mentions, this just made my day. I liked this movie a lot, and this might be the only mention the movie gets during awards season, so CHEERS! > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Ten Best Films (in alphabetical order) > _[Another Year](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431181/combined) > [The Fighter](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964517/combined) > [Hereafter](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212419/combined) > [Inception](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/combined) > [The King’s Speech](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/combined) > [Shutter Island](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/combined) > [The Town](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0840361/combined) > [Toy Story 3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/combined) > [True Grit](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403865/combined) > [Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)_ Along with The Social Network, this is a very good list, very eclectic. It’s nice to see that **Winter’s Bone** , of course, and **Shutter Island** were not forgotten, and nice to know that someone in the universe has seen **True Grit** already and thinks so highly of it. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Five Best Foreign-Language Films (in alphabetical order) > _[I Am Love](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226236/combined) > [Incendies](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255953/combined) > [Life, Above All](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646111/combined) > [Soul Kitchen](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1244668/combined) > [White Material](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135952/combined)_ Of these, I’ve only seen **I Am Love** and **Soul Kitchen** so far. I’m thrilled that **Soul Kitchen** is mentioned! In a different era, **Soul Kitchen** would have been a very popular crossover hit, because it’s fun, funny and incredibly likable, the kind of movie that has you leaving the theater with a huge grin on your face, and humming the theme song. The right time, the right place, the right marketing and publicity could have made this the film that people who don’t go to see foreign-language films would go see, and word of mouth would have made it a hit. But no, nowadays, if it’s in a foreign-language, the movie’s going to be relegated to 2 weeks at the arthouse, if lucky. It’s not just foreign language films that suffer from ghetto treatment. [Made In Dagenham](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371155/combined) should be a popular hit, at least among women and smart, enlightened men, but it’s dying at the arthouses. There aren’t too many movies that are fun and entertaining, while also being educational and inspiring. Dagenham is all those things. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Five Best Documentaries (in alphabetical order) > \*[A Film Unfinished](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568923/combined) > [Inside Job](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645089/combined) > [Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568150/combined) > [Restrepo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559549/combined) > [The Tillman Story](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568334/combined) \* I’ve seen 3 of these 5, Unfinished, Inside and Tillman, excellent movies all. I missed **Restrepo** because I kept putting it off, and then one day it was gone, and I had no interest in the Joan Rivers movie. The damn thing better not get nominated for an Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/7 "2010-12-04T22:31:44Z")
These are the documentary nominees for the **Producers Guild Awards** (PGA). For some reason the other nominee categories won’t be announced until January 4. Winners will be announced January 22. [Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1638362/combined) [Earth Made of Glass](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515197/combined) [Inside Job](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645089/combined) [Smash His Camera](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1280015/combined) [The Tillman Story](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568334/combined) I’ve seen two. I have no idea if Client 9, Glass or Camera have opened here yet. Probably not. I’ve seen more documentaries this year than I have previously in my entire life combined, but I hadn’t heard of Earth Made of Glass before now. I’d have to learn more before I see it. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/8 "2010-12-05T03:07:00Z")
Washington D.C. Critics’ Awards Nominations, via Awardsdaily: [spoiler]Best Film: Black Swan Inception 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 Best Director: Daren Aronofsky (Black Swan) Danny Boyle (127 Hours) Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit) David Fincher (The Social Network) Christopher Nolan (Inception) Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (True Grit) Robert Duvall (Get Low) Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) James Franco (127 Hours) Best Actress: Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) Anne Hathaway (Love & Other Drugs) Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) Natalie Portman (Black Swan) Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter) Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone) Sam Rockwell (Conviction) Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech) Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams (The Fighter) Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech) Melissa Leo (The Fighter) Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) Best Acting Ensemble: The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The Social Network The Town Best Adapted Screenplay: Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours) Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit) Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini (Winter’s Bone) Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh (Another Year) Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin (Black Swan) Christopher Nolan (Inception) Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) David Seidler (The King’s Speech) Best Animated Feature: Despicable Me How to Train Your Dragon Megamind Tangled Toy Story 3 Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop Inside Job Restrepo The Tillman Story Waiting for ‘Superman’ Best Foreign Language Film: Biutiful The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I Am Love Mother White Material Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland Black Swan Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Inception True Grit Best Cinematography: Black Swan Inception 127 Hours The Social Network True Grit Best Score: Black Swan Inception 127 Hours The Social Network True Grit[/spoiler] Black Swan, The Social Network, and Winter’s Bone seem to be gaining a lot of momentum. The King’s Speech is a frontrunner and is mostly staying strong. True Grit just started screening and is mostly getting good notices. I just saw Black Swan last night. Natalie Portman was incredible, and the cinematography is Oscar-calibre as well. Glad to see the critics are taking notice. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/9 "2010-12-05T12:18:51Z")
> [@judikium](#): > > Washington D.C. Critics’ Awards Nominations, via Awardsdaily: Thanks **judikium**! > [@judikium](#): > > Black Swan, The Social Network, and Winter’s Bone seem to be gaining a lot of momentum. The King’s Speech is a frontrunner and is mostly staying strong. True Grit just started screening and is mostly getting good notices. It’s wonderful to see these great movies getting attention. Well, I haven’t yet seen Black Swan, The King’s Speech or True Grit, but I’m sure the attention is well-deserved. > [@judikium](#): > > I just saw Black Swan last night. Natalie Portman was incredible, and the cinematography is Oscar-calibre as well. Glad to see the critics are taking notice. I tried to see a late show of it Friday night, after seeing the 1946 Noir film **S[o Dark the Night](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038958/combined)** and the Japanese animated movie [Summer Wars](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474276/combined) at the Gene Siskel Film Center. As I was standing in line for the 10:50pm show, it started blinking “Sold Out” so I went to see **Red** , which I hadn’t yet seen, instead. I’ll try again soon. > [@judikium](#): > > **Best Actress:** > > Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) > Anne Hathaway (Love & Other Drugs) > Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) > _**Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)**_ > Natalie Portman (Black Swan) > > **Best Supporting Actor:** > > Christian Bale (The Fighter) > Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) > _**John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone)**_ > Sam Rockwell (Conviction) > Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech) > > **Best Adapted Screenplay:** > > Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours) > Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) > Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) > Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit) > _**Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini (Winter’s Bone)**_ Oh, that’s lovely to see! > [@](#): > > **Best Foreign Language Film:** > > Biutiful > _ **The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo** _ > I Am Love > Mother > White Material Yes! I hope it and Noomi Rapace get a lot of critical mentions, because it and she is not going to show up at either the Golden Globes or the Oscars. [Will one of the year’s best performances go unrecognized?](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/town-rambling-reporter-49997) > [@](#): > > One of the year’s best performances likely will go unrecognized. Noomi Rapace, star of the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, isn’t eligible for a Globes nomination; the film unspooled in Europe in 2009, which rules it out. She is not excluded, though, by the Academy. But neither the film’s Swedish producers nor U.S. distributor Music Box can afford a half-million-dollar Oscar campaign… Damn. Oh man, I’m going to have to catch **White Material** Monday at the Music Box ($5 Mondays, whooo!) before it leaves. I had only planned on seeing Bill Plympton’s [Idiots and Angels](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013607/combined), but now I’ll see them both. [Biutiful](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1164999/combined) hasn’t opened here yet. It’s by [Alejandro González Iñárritu](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/) (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel) and stars Javier Bardem, so it’s high on my list. I don’t know when and where [Mother](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/combined) played, but I’m sorry I missed it. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/10 "2010-12-06T07:46:50Z")
I have been wanting to see Social Network, but my SO is, to put it mildly, computer illiterate. Would this film be at all of interest to someone who does not really use or know what Facebook is? I could fill him in on the basics, but need to know if the plot is heavily reliant on computer knowledge, or is it more of a legal/personal drama that anyone could relate to? ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/11 "2010-12-06T14:12:51Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Would this film be at all of interest to someone who does not really use or know what Facebook is? Given that you’ve basically described Aaron Sorkin, your SO should be fine 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/12 "2010-12-06T22:20:47Z")
> [@judikium](#): > > Washington D.C. Critics’ Awards Nominations, via Awardsdaily: > > [spoiler]Best Film: > Black Swan > Inception > 127 Hours > The Social Network > Toy Story 3 > > Best Director: > Daren Aronofsky (Black Swan) > Danny Boyle (127 Hours) > Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit) > David Fincher (The Social Network) > Christopher Nolan (Inception) > > Best Actor: > Jeff Bridges (True Grit) > Robert Duvall (Get Low) > Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) > Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) > James Franco (127 Hours) > > Best Actress: > Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) > Anne Hathaway (Love & Other Drugs) > Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) > Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) > Natalie Portman (Black Swan) > Best Supporting Actor: > Christian Bale (The Fighter) > Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) > John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone) > Sam Rockwell (Conviction) > Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech) > > Best Supporting Actress: > Amy Adams (The Fighter) > Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech) > Melissa Leo (The Fighter) > Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) > Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) > > Best Acting Ensemble: > The Fighter > Inception > The Kids Are All Right > The Social Network > The Town > > Best Adapted Screenplay: > Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours) > Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) > Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) > Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit) > Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini (Winter’s Bone) > > Best Original Screenplay: > Mike Leigh (Another Year) > Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin (Black Swan) > Christopher Nolan (Inception) > Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) > David Seidler (The King’s Speech) > > Best Animated Feature: > Despicable Me > How to Train Your Dragon > Megamind > Tangled > Toy Story 3 > > Best Documentary: > Exit Through the Gift Shop > Inside Job > Restrepo > The Tillman Story > Waiting for ‘Superman’ > > Best Foreign Language Film: > Biutiful > The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo > I Am Love > Mother > White Material > > Best Art Direction: > Alice in Wonderland > Black Swan > Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 > Inception > True Grit > > Best Cinematography: > Black Swan > Inception > 127 Hours > The Social Network > True Grit > > Best Score: > Black Swan > Inception > 127 Hours > The Social Network > True Grit[/spoiler] The winners were announced: Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: David Fincher, _The Social Network_ Best Actor: Colin Firth, _The King’s Speech_ Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, _Winter’s Bone_ Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, _The Fighter_ Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, _The Fighter_ Best Original Screenplay: _Inception_ Best Adapted Screenplay: _The Social Network_ Best Cinematography: _Inception_ Best Art Direction: _Inception_ Best Score: _Inception_ Best Foreign Language Film: _Biutiful_ Best Documentary: _Exit Throught the Gift Shop_ Best Animated Feature: _Toy Story 3_ Best Ensemble Cast: _The Town_ ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/13 "2010-12-07T05:03:53Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > The winners were announced: > **Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, _Winter’s Bone_** All great winners, but this…YES! Maybe she does have a chance at an Oscar nomination, oh please oh please oh please. **DMark** , I would say your SO doesn’t have to be computer literate to enjoy **The Social Network**. It’s a human drama, and entertaining, though with a lot of technical jargon. I’m fairly computer literate, and I could kinda follow along with some of the technical stuff, but most of it, no. I still loved it. If you do go see it, let us know what he thought. You too, but especially him since he isn’t into computers. I know for sure a person doesn’t have to like Facebook to like the movie. My husband loathes Facebook with the intensity of a thousand suns, and he loved the movie. I like (the idea of) Facebook, and I loved the movie. It appeals to all sides. It’s a good movie, not just a good movie about a computer programmer. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/14 "2010-12-12T21:13:36Z")
I’ve had this list for several days, but I wanted to put in links to the films and just didn’t have the time. I didn’t put links to the people because they’re easy enough to find on the movie page, and because I really want to get this posted. 2010-11 Independent Spirit Award Nominations **BEST FEATURE** (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not listed) **[127 Hours](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/combined)** - Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, John Smithson **[Black Swan](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/combined)** - Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver **[Greenberg](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234654/combined)** - Producers: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Rudin **[The Kids Are All Right](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/combined)** - Producers: Gary Gilbert, Philippe Hellmann, Jordan Horowitz, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** - Producers: Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Anne Rosellini **BEST DIRECTOR** Darren Aronofsky - **[Black Swan](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/combined)** Danny Boyle - **[127 Hours](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/combined)** Lisa Cholodenko - **[The Kids Are All Right](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/combined)** Debra Granik - **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** John Cameron Mitchel - **[Rabbit Hole](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935075/combined)** **BEST SCREENPLAY** Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - **[The Kids Are All Right](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/combined)** Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini - **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** Nicole Holofcener - **[Please Give](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878835/combined)** David Lindsay-Abaire - **[Rabbit Hole](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935075/combined)** Todd Solondz - **[Life During Wartime](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808526/combined)** **BEST FIRST FEATURE** (Award given to the director and producer) **[Everything Strange and New](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297928/combined)** - Director: Frazer Bradshaw, Producers: A.D. Liano, Laura Techera Francia **[Get Low](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194263/combined)** - Director: Aaron Schneider, Producers: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck **[Night Catches Us](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775543/combined)** - Director: Tanya Hamilton, Producers: Sean Costello, Jason Orans, Ronald Simons **[The Last Exorcism](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320244/combined)** - Director: Daniel Stamm, Producers: Marc Abraham, Tom Bliss, Eric Newman, Eli Roth **[Tiny Furniture](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570989/combined)** - Director: Lena Dunham, Producers: Kyle Martin, Alicia Van Couvering **BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY** Diane Bell - **[Obselidia](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1522218/combined)** Lena Dunham - **[Tiny Furniture](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570989/combined)** Nik Fackler - **[Lovely, Still](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1150947/combined)** Bob Glaudini - **[Jack Goes Boating](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278379/combined)** Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener – **[Monogamy](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502714/combined)** **JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD** - Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive Producers are not listed **[Daddy Longlegs](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/combined)** - Writer/Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Producers: Casey Neistat, Tom Scott **[Lbs.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390185/combined)** - Director: Matthew Bonifacio Writer/Producers: Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti **[Lovers of Hate](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436560/combined)** - Writer/Director: Bryan PoyserProducer: Megan Gilbride **[Obselidia](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1522218/combined)** - Writer/Director: Diane Bell Producers: Chris Byrne, Mathew Medlin **[The Exploding Girl](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294161/combined)** - Writer/Director: Bradley Rust Gray Producers: Karin Chien, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim **BEST FEMALE LEAD** Annette Bening - **[The Kids Are All Right](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/combined)** Greta Gerwig - **[Greenberg](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234654/combined)** Nicole Kidman - **[Rabbit Hole](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935075/combined)** Jennifer Lawrence - **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** Natalie Portman - **[Black Swan](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/combined)** Michelle Williams - **[Blue Valentine](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1120985/combined)** **BEST MALE LEAD** Ronald Bronstein - **[Daddy Longlegs](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/combined)** (aka **Go Get Some Rosemary** ) Aaron Eckhart - **[Rabbit Hole](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935075/combined)** James Franco - **[127 Hours](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/combined)** John C. Reilly - **[Cyrus](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1336617/combined)** Ben Stiller - **[Greenberg](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234654/combined)** **BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE** Ashley Bell - **[The Last Exorcism](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320244/combined)** Dale Dickey - **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** Allison Janney - **[Life During Wartime](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808526/combined)** Daphne Rubin-Vega - **[Jack Goes Boating](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278379/combined)** Naomi Watts - **[Mother and Child](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121977/combined)** **BEST SUPPORTING MALE** John Hawkes - **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** Samuel L. Jackson - **[Mother and Child](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121977/combined)** Bill Murray - **[Get Low](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194263/combined)** John Ortiz - **[Jack Goes Boating](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278379/combined)** Mark Ruffalo - **[The Kids Are All Right](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/combined)** **BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY** Adam Kimmel - **[Never Let Me Go](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334260/combined)** Matthew Libatique - **[Black Swan](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/combined)** Jody Lee Lipes - **[Tiny Furniture](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570989/combined)** Michael McDonough - **[Winter’s Bone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/combined)** Harris Savides - **[Greenberg](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234654/combined)** **BEST DOCUMENTARY** (Award given to the director) **[Exit Through the Gift Shop](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587707/combined)** - Director: Banksy **[Marwencol](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391092/combined)** - Director: Jeff Malmberg **[Restrepo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559549/combined)** - Directors: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger **[Sweetgrass](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517252/combined)** - Directors: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor **[Thunder Soul](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611180/combined)** - Director: Mark Landsman **BEST FOREIGN FILM** (Award given to the director) **[Kisses](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0975684/combined)** (Ireland) - Director: Lance Daly **[Mademoiselle Chambon](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285246/combined)** (France) - Director: Stéphane Brizé **[Of Gods and Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588337/combined)** (Morocco) - Director: Xavier Beauvois **[The King’s Speech](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/combined)** (United Kingdom) - Director: Tom Hooper **[Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588895/combined)** (Thailand) - Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul **ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD** – The 17th annual Acura Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Acura. Hossein Keshavarz - **[Dog Sweat](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1513755/combined)** Laurel Nakadate - **[The Wolf Knife](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521080/combined)** Mike Ott - **[Littlerock](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1608285/combined)** **PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD** – The 14th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget. In-Ah Lee Au Revoir - **[Taipei](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291125/combined)** Adele Romanski - **[The Myth of the American Sleepover](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174042/combined)** Anish Savjani - **[Meek’s Cutoff](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1518812/combined)** **AVEENO® TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD** – The 16th annual AVEENO® Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by AVEENO®. Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor - **[Sweetgrass](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517252/combined)** Jeff Malmberg - **[Marwencol](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391092/combined)** Lynn True, Nelson Walker - **[Summer Pasture](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1566405/combined)** **ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD** - (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast) **[Please Give](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878835/combined)** Director: Nicole Holofcener Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy Ensemble Cast: Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, Sarah Steele Needless to say, I’m thrilled at all of the nominations for **Winter’s Bone**! I first saw it last May, and it’s still my favorite movie of the year. My favorites and major awards attention very rarely line up. Very often the ISA nominees are completely different from the Oscar nominees, but this is going to be one of those years where the Oscar nominees will look strikingly similar to the ISA nominees. I’ve seen the majority of the films in the major categories (I know they’re all major to the nominees), though some haven’t opened here yet ( **Rabbit Hole** , **Blue Valentine** , **The King’s Speech** and **Marwencol** for instance). I’m seeing **Tiny Furniture** tomorrow night. **Restrepo** , **Daddy Longlegs** and **Jack Goes Boating** played here but I unfortunately missed seeing them (_kick_). The only Foreign-language film I’ve seen so far is **Uncle Boonmee**. Biggest inclusion surprise: **THE LAST EXORCISM**?? Damn, if I’d known it had awards potential I would have gone to see it just to be able to judge for myself. Saddest ommision: [**Bhutto**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524095/combined) for Best Documentary, though it may not have been eligible. I’m pretty clueless on eligibility requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/15 "2010-12-12T21:53:13Z")
Ooops. This should be > [@Equipoise](#): > > **PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD** … > > In-Ah Lee - **[Au Revoir Taipei](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291125/combined)** ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/16 "2010-12-13T21:16:33Z")
New York Film Critics winners Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: David Fincher, _The Social Network_ Best Actor: Colin Firth, _The King’s Speech_ Best Actress: Annette Bening, _The Kids Are All Right_ Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, _The Kids Are All Right_ Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, _The Fighter_ Best Screenplay: _The Kids Are All Right_ Best Cinematography: _Black Swan_ Best Foreign Language Film: _Carlos_ Best Non-Fiction Film: _Inside Job_ Best Animated Feature: _The Illusionist_ Los Angeles Film Critics winners Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: David Fincher, _The Social Network_ & Olivier Assayas, _Carlos_ (tie) Best Actor: Colin Firth, _The King’s Speech_ Best Actress: Kim Hye-ja, _Mother_ Best Supporting Actor: Niels Arestrup, _A Prophet_ Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, _Animal Kingdom_ Best Screenplay: _The Social Network_ Best Cinematography: _Black Swan_ Best Production Design: _Inception_ Best Score: _The Ghost Writer_ & _The Social Network_ (tie) Best Foreign Language Film: _Carlos_ Best Non-Fiction Film: _Last Train Home_ Best Animated Feature: _Toy Story 3_ Boston Society of Film Critics winners Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: David Fincher, _The Social Network_ Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, _The Social Network_ Best Actress: Natalie Portman, _Black Swan_ Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, _The Fighter_ Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis, _Conviction_ Best Screenplay: _The Social Network_ Best Cinematography: _True Grit_ Best Editing: _Black Swan_ Best Score: _The Social Network_ Best Ensemble Cast: _The Fighter_ Best Foreign Language Film: _Mother_ Best Documentary: _Marwencol_ Best Animated Feature: _Toy Story 3_ Indiana Film Journalist winners Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: Christopher Nolan, _Inception_ Best Actor: James Franco, _127 Hours_ Best Actress: Natalie Portman, _Black Swan_ Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, _The Fighter_ Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld, _True Grit_ Best Screenplay: _The Social Network_ Best Foreign Language Film: _Lebanon_ Best Documentary: _Exit Through the Gift Shop_ Best Animated Feature: _How to Train Your Dragon_ Southeast Film Critics Association winners Best Film: _The Social Network_ Best Director: David Fincher, _The Social Network_ Best Actor: Colin Firth, _The King’s Speech_ Best Actress: Natalie Portman, _Black Swan_ Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, _The King’s Speech_ Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld, _True Grit_ Best Original Screenplay: _The King’s Speech_ Best Adapted Screenplay: _The Social Network_ Best Cinematography: _True Grit_ Best Foreign Language Film: _Mother_ Best Non-Fiction Film: _Inside Job_ Best Animated Feature: _Toy Story 3_ ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/17 "2010-12-14T21:51:24Z")
Thanks ArchiveGuy! I’m working on the Golden Globe nominations, adding in links, but I’ve got an important movie to go to and they may not be posted until later. Here’s a cut and paste of the movie nominations. Caps are theirs, not mine. > [@](#): > > The King’s Speech leads with 7. The Fighter and The Social Network tie for second with 6. > > **BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA** > BLACK SWAN > THE FIGHTER > INCEPTION > THE KING’S SPEECH > THE SOCIAL NETWORK > > **BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY** > ALICE IN WONDERLAND > BURLESQUE > THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT > RED > THE TOURIST ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/18 "2010-12-14T21:54:47Z")
Picking The Tourist, which is by most accounts awful, and shoehorning it into comedy/musical is an unusual amount of starfucking, even for the HFPA. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/19 "2010-12-14T22:55:31Z")
I didn’t think **The Tourist** was awful, I thought it was a lot of fun. Not great great, but the slight story, the Venice locations and staring at Jolie and Depp was a happy enough diversion for me. It was European enough that I can see why the HFPA liked it enough to put it on their list. Same with **Red**. Not great, but fun enough. I had a good time watching it. Even if these films were nominated to get the stars to the awards, who cares? They more than make up for that in the excellent drama categories.\* - edit to add I will post everything else tonight. I’m off to see a Film Noir lecture with a showing of **Mullholland Drive** , which I haven’t seen since it was originally released. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721/20 "2010-12-15T02:40:59Z")
I have seen every one of these: BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY ALICE IN WONDERLAND BURLESQUE THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT RED THE TOURIST A rather amazing list - Alice In Wonderland was OK, but I didn’t think it was great. I wrote a thread about Burlesque and said I liked it, but can’t say as I would suggest it being the Best of anything this year. I also started a thread about The Tourist that was a pleasant diversion, up until the ridiculous twist at the end that was just stupid. So, I would say it comes down to either The Kids Are All Right and RED. My guess is that The Kids Are All Right will win - the Lesbian angle and pro-tolerance aspect makes it a politically correct choice. Plus, to be honest, it was a decent film (although I know we have one hater here on the boards) that made it both funny and a “message” film. That said, the film RED was simply fun - an action adventure with a real plot, a cast of truly great actors and everyone I know who has seen it liked it. A friend of mine worked on this film and said the actors had a great time making the film, and it shows. We’ll see who wins, but my guess is the Golden Globes voters will stick to the politically correct option and Kids will win. BTW, I am so pissed I didn’t go see Social Network, and now it isn’t showing locally anymore. Any idea when it is scheduled for release on DVD? (They often do that shortly before awards shows to get that extra buzz and more buyers/renters for the film). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-to-the-oscars-2010/562721.md?page=2)