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My Favorite Pierre Etaix Films (New)

03 Wednesday May 2017

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1.   Yoyo (1965)

2.   Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
(Documentary)

3.   The Suitor (1963)

4.   As Long As You’ve Got Your Health (1966)

5.   Le Grand Amour (1969)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   Happy Anniversary (1962)

2.   Rupture (1961)
(Co-directed with Jean-Claude Carriere)

3.   Feeling Good (1965/1971/2010)

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The 2017 Academy Award Nominees Vs. My Nominees

22 Wednesday Feb 2017

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-Introduction-

I will not lie, I have not seen a lot of the choices for this year’s Oscar show and I do not plan on watching it because it is really little more than a popularity contest. Nevertheless, I did see plenty films of last year that I did love and therefore, I plan on giving a list of my alternative picks for the Oscars vs. what was chosen. Nevertheless, I did see some of the nominees as the reader can gather from some of the choices under the “My Personal Choice” category. My alternate list of nominees is below each “My Personal Choice” section, so one will know what were the Oscar picks (2017 Academy Awards) vs. My Nominees. Under all of the “My Nominees” categories, you will see that I have chosen my pick already (i.e. The Winner). If some of my alternate choices sound radical then I advise the reader to first read my blog entry regarding my top 10 films of 2016 right here. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my blog entry regarding The 2017 Academy Award Nominees Vs. My Nominees. Without further ado, here they are below:

-Nominees for Best Picture (2017 Academy Awards)-
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

My Prediction: La La Land, Manchester by the Sea or Moonlight
My Personal Choice: Hacksaw Ridge
The Winner: Moonlight

-My Nominees for Best Picture-
 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Hacksaw Ridge
High-Rise
Love & Friendship
Miles Ahead
The President
Suicide Squad
Sully
Sunset Song
Wiener-Dog

The Winner: High-Rise

-Nominees for Best Actor (2017 Academy Awards)-
Manchester by the Sea: Casey Affleck
Hacksaw Ridge: Andrew Garfield
La La Land: Ryan Gosling
Captain Fantastic: Viggo Mortensen
Fences: Denzel Washington

My Prediction: Manchester by the Sea: Casey Affleck or La La Land: Ryan Gosling
My Personal Choice: Hacksaw Ridge: Andrew Garfield
The Winner: Manchester by the Sea: Casey Affleck

-My Nominees for Best Actor-
 Miles Ahead: Don Cheadle
Valley of Love: Gerard Depardieu
Hacksaw Ridge: Andrew Garfield
Blood Father: Mel Gibson
The President: Misha Gomiashvilli
A Hologram for the King and Sully: Tom Hanks
High-Rise: Tom Hiddleston
The Measure of a Man: Vincent Lindon
Standing Tall: Rod Paradot
Deadpool: Ryan Reynolds
Spa Night: Joe Seo

The Winner: Miles Ahead: Don Cheadle

-Nominees for Best Actress (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Elle: Isabelle Huppert
Loving: Ruth Negga
Jackie: Natalie Portman
La La Land: Emma Stone
Florence Foster Jenkins: Meryl Streep

My Prediction: Jackie: Natalie Portman, La La Land: Emma Stone or Florence Foster Jenkins: Meryl Streep
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: La La Land: Emma Stone

-My Nominees for Best Actress-
 Arrival: Amy Adams
Love & Friendship: Kate Beckinsale
Standing Tall: Catherine Deneuve
Sunset Song: Agyness Deyn
Things to Come and Valley of Love: Isabelle Huppert
Suicide Squad: Margot Robbie
The Dressmaker: Kate Winslet

The Winner: Sunset Song: Agyness Deyn

-Nominees for Best Supporting Actor (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Moonlight: Mahershala Ali
Hell or High Water: Jeff Bridges
Manchester by the Sea: Lucas Hedges
Lion: Dev Patel
Nocturnal Animals: Michael Shannon

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Hell or High Water: Jeff Bridges
The Winner: Moonlight: Mahershala Ali

-My Nominees for Best Supporting Actor-
 Love & Friendship: Tom Bennett
Hell or High Water: Jeff Bridges
Wiener-Dog: Danny DeVito
High-Rise: Luke Evans
Hell or High Water: Ben Foster
Sunset Song: Kevin Guthrie
High-Rise: Jeremy Irons
Standing Tall: Benoit Magimel
Sunset Song: Peter Mullan
The Dressmaker: Hugo Weaving

The Winner: Hell or High Water: Jeff Bridges

-Nominees for Best Supporting Actress (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Fences: Viola Davis
Moonlight: Naomie Harris
Lion: Nicole Kidman
Hidden Figures: Octavia Spencer
Manchester by the Sea: Michelle Williams

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Hidden Figures: Octavia Spencer
The Winner: Fences: Viola Davis

-My Nominees for Best Supporting Actress-
 Wiener-Dog: Ellen Burstyn
The Dressmaker: Judy Davis
Certain Women: Lily Gladstone
High-Rise: Sienna Miller
High-Rise: Elizabeth Moss
Hidden Figures: Octavia Spencer

The Winner: Certain Women: Lily Gladstone

-Nominees for Best Director (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Arrival: Denis Villeneuve
Hacksaw Ridge: Mel Gibson
La La Land: Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea: Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight: Barry Jenkins

My Prediction: La La Land: Damien Chazelle, Manchester by the Sea: Kenneth Lonergan or Moonlight: Barry Jenkins
My Personal Choice: Hacksaw Ridge: Mel Gibson
The Winner: La La Land: Damien Chazelle

-My Nominees for Best Director-
 Suicide Squad: David Ayer
Miles Ahead: Don Cheadle
The Mermaid: Stephen Chow
Sunset Song: Terence Davies
Sully: Clint Eastwood
Hacksaw Ridge: Mel Gibson
Eisenstein in Guanajuato: Peter Greenaway
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: Ang Lee
The President: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Zack Snyder
Wiener-Dog: Todd Solondz
High-Rise: Ben Wheatley

The Winner: High-Rise: Ben Wheatley

-Nominees for Best Original Screenplay (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Hell or High Water: Taylor Sheridan
La La Land: Damien Chazelle
The Lobster: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Fillippou
Manchester by the Sea: Kenneth Lonergan
20th Century Women: Mike Mills

My Prediction: Hell or High Water: Taylor Sheridan, La La Land: Damien Chazelle or Manchester by the Sea: Kenneth Lonergan
My Personal Choice: Hell or High Water: Taylor Sheridan
The Winner: Manchester by the Sea: Kenneth Lonergan

-My Nominees for Best Original Screenplay-
 Beautiful Something: Joseph Graham
Certain Women: Kelly Reichardt
Hacksaw Ridge: Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan
Hell or High Water: Taylor Sheridan
Miles Ahead: Steven Baigelman, Don Cheadle, Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson
The President: Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Marziyeh Meshkiny
Spa Night: Andrew Ahn
Standing Tall: Emmanuelle Bercot and Marcia Romano
Wiener-Dog: Todd Solondz

The Winner: Wiener-Dog: Todd Solondz

-Nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Arrival: Eric Heisserer
Fences: August Wilson
Hidden Figures: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
Lion: Luke Davies
Moonlight: Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney

My Prediction: Hidden Figures: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi or Moonlight: Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
My Personal Choice: Hidden Figures: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
The Winner: Moonlight: Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney

-My Nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay-
 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: Jean-Christophe Castelli
Blood Father: Peter Craig and Andrea Berloff
The Dressmaker: Jocelyn Moorhouse and P.J. Hogan
High-Rise: Amy Jump
A Hologram for the King: Tom Tykwer
Love & Friendship: Whit Stillman
Suicide Squad: David Ayer
Sully: Todd Komarnicki
Sunset Song: Terence Davies

The Winner: High-Rise: Amy Jump

-Nominees for Best Cinematography (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Arrival: Bradford Young
La La Land: Linus Sandgren
Lion: Grieg Fraser
Moonlight: James Laxton
Silence: Rodrigo Prieto

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Arrival: Bradford Young
The Winner: La La Land: Linus Sandgren

-My Nominees for Best Cinematography-
 Arrival: Bradford Young
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: John Toll
The Dressmaker: Donald McAlpine
The Finest Hours: Javier Aguirresarobe
Hacksaw Ridge: Simon Duggan
Hell or High Water: Giles Nuttgens
High-Rise: Laurie Rose
Knight of Cups: Emmanuel Lubezki
Sunset Song: Michael McDonough

The Winner: Sunset Song: Michael McDonough

-Nominees for Best Costume Design (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

-My Nominees for Best Costume Design-
 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Dressmaker
High-Rise
Love & Friendship
Suicide Squad

The Winner: The Dressmaker

-Nominees for Best Sound Mixing (2017 Academy Awards)-
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One
13 Hours (Nomination revoked)

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Hacksaw Ridge
The Winner: Hacksaw Ridge

-My Nominees for Best Sound Mixing-
Arrival
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
The Finest Hours
Hacksaw Ridge
High-Rise
Suicide Squad

The Winner: Hacksaw Ridge

-Nominees for Best Film Editing (2017 Academy Awards)-
Arrival: Joe Walker
Hacksaw Ridge: John Gilbert
Hell or High Water: Jake Roberts
La La Land: Tom Cross
Moonlight: Joe McMillon and Nat Sanders

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Hacksaw Ridge: John Gilbert
The Winner: Hacksaw Ridge: John Gilbert

-My Nominees for Best Film Editing-
Arrival: Joe Walker
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: David Brenner
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: Tim Squyres
Eisenstein in Guanajuato: Elmer Leupen
The Finest Hours: Tatiana S. Riegel
Hacksaw Ridge: John Gilbert
Hell or High Water: Jake Roberts
High-Rise: Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley
Suicide Squad: John Gilroy
Sully: Blu Murray

The Winner: Hacksaw Ridge: John Gilbert

-Nominees for Best Sound Editing (2017 Academy Awards)-
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Hacksaw Ridge
The Winner: Arrival

-My Nominees for Best Sound Editing-
Arrival
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
The Finest Hours
Hacksaw Ridge
High-Rise
Suicide Squad
Sully

The Winner: Hacksaw Ridge

-Nominees for Best Visual Effects (2017 Academy Awards)-
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: Kubo and the Two Strings
The Winner: The Jungle Book

-My Nominees for Best Visual Effects-
Arrival
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Finest Hours
Kubo and the Two Strings
Suicide Squad
Sully

The Winner: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

-Nominees for Best Makeup (2017 Academy Awards)-
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad

My Prediction: Any of the three nominees
My Personal Choice: Suicide Squad
The Winner: Suicide Squad

-My Nominees for Best Makeup-
Deadpool
Suicide Squad

The Winner: Suicide Squad

-Nominees for Best Original Song (2017 Academy Awards)-
Jim: The James Foley Story: Song: The Empty Chair
La La Land: Songs: Audition (The Fools Who Dream) and City of Stars
Moana: Song: How Far I’ll Go
Trolls: Song: Can’t Stop the Feeling

My Prediction: La La Land: Either of the two songs
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: La La Land: Song: City of Stars

-My Nominees for Best Original Song-
Suicide Squad: Songs: Heathens and Sucker for Pain
Wiener-Dog: Song: The Ballad of Wiener-Dog

The Winner: Wiener-Dog: Song: The Ballad of Wiener-Dog

-Nominees for Best Original Score (2017 Academy Awards)-
 Jackie: Mica Levi
La La Land: Justin Hurwitz
Lion: Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann
Moonlight: Nicholas Britell
Passengers: Thomas Newman

My Prediction: La La Land: Justin Hurwitz or Moonlight: Nicholas Britell
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: La La Land: Justin Hurwitz

-My Nominees for Best Original Score-
Arrival: Johann Johannsson and Max Richter
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL
The Dressmaker: David Hirschfelder
The Finest Hours: Carter Burwell
Hacksaw Ridge: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Hell or High Water: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
High-Rise: Clint Mansell

The Winner: High-Rise: Clint Mansell

-Nominees for Best Animated Short (2017 Academy Awards)-
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cidar and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: Piper

My Nominees for Best Animated Short: N/A

-Nominees for Best Live Action Short (2017 Academy Awards)-
Ennemis within
The Railroad Lady
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: Sing

My Nominees for Best Live Action Short: N/A

-Nominees for Best Documentary Short (2017 Academy Awards)-
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: The White Helmets

My Nominees for Best Documentary Short: N/A

-Nominees for Best Documentary (2017 Academy Awards)-
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: O.J.: Made in America

-My Nominees for Best Documentary-
Lo and Behold

The Winner: Lo and Behold

-Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film (2017 Academy Awards)-
Land of Mine (Denmark)
A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
The Salesman (Iran)
Tanna (Australia)
Toni Erdmann (Germany)

My Prediction: Any of the five nominees
My Personal Choice: N/A
The Winner: The Salesman (Iran)

-My Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film-
Aferim! (Romania)
The Measure of a Man (France)
The Mermaid (China/Hong Kong)
The President (Georgia/France/UK/Germany)
Standing Tall (France)
Valley of Love (France)

The Winner: The President (Georgia/France/UK/Germany)

-Nominees for Best Animated Film (2017 Academy Awards)-
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

My Prediction: Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana or Zootopia
My Personal Choice: Kubo and the Two Strings
The Winner: Zootopia

-My Nominees for Best Animated Film-
Kubo and the Two Strings
The Little Prince

The Winner: Kubo and the Two Strings

-Nominees for Best Production Design (2017 Academy Awards)-
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers

My Prediction: La La Land
My Personal Choice: Arrival
The Winner: La La Land

-My Nominees for Best Production Design-
Arrival
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Dressmaker
The Finest Hours
Hacksaw Ridge
High-Rise
Love & Friendship

The Winner: High-Rise

My Favorite Pier Paolo Pasolini Films (New)

23 Sunday Oct 2016

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1.   Mamma Roma (1962)

2.   The Canterbury Tales (1972)

3.   Accattone (1961)

4.   A Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) (1974)

5.   The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)

6.   The Decameron (1971)

7.   Teorema (1968)

8.   Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

9.   The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)

10. Medea (1969)

11. Pigsty (1969)

12. Oedipus Rex (1967)

13. The Anger (1963) (co-directed with Giovannino Guareschi)
(Documentary)

14. Love and Anger (1969)
(Segment: “The sequence of the paper flower”)

15. Love Meetings (1964) (Documentary)

16. Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970) (Documentary)

My Favorite Michel Gondry Films (New)

01 Saturday Oct 2016

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1.   The We and the I (2012)

2.   The Science of Sleep (2006)

3.   Microbe & Gasoline (2015)

4.   Human Nature (2001)

5.   Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Music Videos)

1.   The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003)

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1.   Dave Chapelle’s Block Party (2005) (Concert Film/Documentary)

2.   Be Kind Rewind (2008)

My Favorite Wim Wenders Films (New)

14 Tuesday Jun 2016

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1.   Kings of the Road (1976)

2.   Room 666 (1982) (Documentary)

3.   Alice in the Cities (1974)

4.   Don’t Come Knocking (2005)

5.   Paris, Texas (1984)

6.   Land of Plenty (2004)

7.   Wrong Move (1975)

8.   The End of Violence (1997)

9.   Beyond the Clouds (1995) (co-directed with Michelangelo Antonioni)

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1.   Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

My Favorite Orson Welles Films (Revised and Updated)

07 Tuesday Jun 2016

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1.   The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

2.   Touch of Evil (1958)

3.   F for Fake (1974) (Documentary)

4.   Citizen Kane (1941)

5.   Chimes at Midnight (1965)
(I watched it on an old VHS tape)

6.   The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

7.   The Trial (1962)

8.   Othello (1952)

9.   Macbeth (1948)

10. The Immortal Story (1968)
(I watched it on TCM one time)

11. Mr. Arkadin (1955)

12. Filming Othello (1978) (Documentary)
(I watched it on youtube)

13. The Stranger (1946)

My Favorite Andrei Tarkovsky Films (Revised and Updated)

29 Friday Apr 2016

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1.   Stalker (1979)

2.   Solaris (1972)

3.   Andrei Rublev (1966)

4.   Ivan’s Childhood (1962)

5.   The Sacrifice (1986)

6.   Nostalghia (1983)

7.   The Mirror (1975)

8.   The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)

9.   Voyage in Time (1983) (Documentary)

My Favorite Martin Scorsese Films (Revised and Updated)

10 Sunday Apr 2016

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1.   Mean Streets (1973)

2.   Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

3.   Taxi Driver (1976)

4.   Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967)

5.   Raging Bull (1980)

6.   Cape Fear (1991)

7.   Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

8.   After Hours (1985)

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1.   New York Stories (1989)
(Segment: “Life Lessons”)

2.   Michael Jackson: Bad (1987) (Music Video)

3.   The Big Shave (1967)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

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1.   Casino (1995)

2.   Goodfellas (1990)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *) (Documentaries)

1.   My Voyage to Italy (1999)

2.   A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

My Favorite Alain Resnais Films (Revised and Updated)

06 Sunday Mar 2016

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1.   Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

2.   Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

3.   Wild Grass (2009)

4.   Private Fears in Public Places (2006)

5.   Mon oncle d’Amerique (1980)

6.   Muriel (1963)

7.   Life of Riley (2014)

8.   You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! (2012)

9.   Providence (1977) (Saw it on an old VHS Tape)

10. Je t’aime, je t’aime (1968)

11. The War is Over (1966)

12. Night and Fog (1955) (Documentary Short)

13. Stavisky (1974)

14. Same Old Song (1997)

15. Not on the Lips (2003)

16. Melo (1986)

17. Love Unto Death (1984)

18. Life is a Bed of Roses (1983)

The 2016 Academy Awards Part 3 of 3: My Thoughts on the Ceremony

29 Monday Feb 2016

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You know that one lyric Statler and Walforf always sing in the theme to The Muppet Show about watching the show despite how boring it is in their opinion, their opinion on that aforementioned show is exactly how I felt watching last night’s Academy Awards ceremony 🙂 The only difference is The Muppet Show (not the new one, but I love that one too) is a work of genius and the Oscar show (this year’s included) is just a complete bore. Maybe I watch just to see If my predictions are correct and this year seemed to be no exception. I apologize If that sentiment sounded arrogant because I am not trying to come off that way, but If Hollywood can have one night of self-congratulation then so can I 🙂 I do not know how everybody else felt about Chris Rock hosting the Oscars, but I was bored out of my mind. I can’t blame him because hosting an Awards ceremony does grant one a paycheck, but I do not think their was anything memorable about last night’s ceremony. The only bright spots for me was seeing Mad Max: Fury Road take home six technical awards and Inside Out taking home the prize for Best Animated Film. The rest was not even close. Now without further ado, here is how I kept track of last night’s results below 🙂

7:30-7:54: Best Original Screenplay went to the boring Spotlight and the speech by the winners was typically preachy considering that it is a message movie. The Big Short won Best Adapted Screenplay and while the speech was not as unbearably bad, it was still just as sanctimonious. So far 2/24 predictions correct.

7:57-8:14: The song from Spectre was sung and Alicia Vikander won Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl. Her speech was short and sweet which was relieving. So far 3/24 predictions correct.

8:18-8:30: Nothing much to say except I was correct on all three predictions this time since I predicted that it would be any of the nominees. Aside from that, I was more than happy to see one of my favorite films of the year Mad Max: Fury Road take home the prizes for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Makeup. 6/24 predictions correct.

8:34-8:43: Emmanuel Lubezki won the prize for Best Cinematography for The Revenant and Margaret Sixel won the prize for Best Film Editing for Mad Max: Fury Road. As with the other speeches for this film, I loved her speech and also because Mad Max: Fury Road is such a great film ☺ 8/24 predictions correct.

8:47-9:01: The Prizes for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing went to Mad Max: Fury Road (Yay) and the prize for Best Visual Effects went to Ex Machina (Boo). As with some of the other ones, I predicted that any of the nominated films in these categories would win so I now have 11/24 predictions correct.

9:05-9:18: The Annoying Minions presented the award for Best Animated Short that went to Bear. Toy Story’s Woody and Buzz presented the award for Best Animated Film which thankfully went to Inside Out which was another one of my favorite films of 2015 ☺ I love the speech the winners gave and it was very inspiring too ☺ 13/24 predictions correct.

9:22-9:33: My first incorrect prediction of the night. The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went to Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies. His performance might have been good, but the film itself was disappointing.

9:37-9:45: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness won Best Documentary Short and Amy won Best Documentary. Since I predicted that all of the films nominated in those categories would win, I am correct once again twice. 15/24 predictions correct.

9:48-9:59: Nothing much except Chris Rock showing that his two daughters girl scout team raised a lot of money with their cookie sales. Footage is shown from an awards show in November that honored Gene Rowlands, Spike Lee and Debbie Reynolds. We were also given a montage of every celebrity who died in 2015.

10:03-10:16: Stutterer wins Best Live Action Short and Son of Saul wins Best Foreign Language Film. Again, I predicted that either of the nominees would win here so I got two more right predictions. 17/24 predictions correct. Joe Biden’s appearance introducing Lady Gaga’s Oscar nominated song and the song itself was a complete bore.

10:19-10:32: Ennio Morricone wins the prize for Best Original Score for The Hateful Eight while the song from Spectre wins the prize for Best Original Song. 19/24 predictions correct.

10:35-10:40: The Oscar for Best Director goes to Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Revenant which is a film I did not care for. 20/24 predictions correct.

10:42-10:49: Brie Larson wins Best Actress for Room. 21/24 predictions correct.

10:51-11:02: Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor and Spotlight wins Best Picture. As with Inarritu and DiCaprio’s speeches, the speeches of the winners for Spotlight were long-winded and boring in different ways that made me cringe. 23/24 predictions correct.

Overall, I got 23/24 predictions correct. Not bad 🙂 Next to each Best Picture nominee below is how many awards it won:

The Big Short– 1 Win (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Bridge of Spies- 1 Win (Best Supporting Actor)
Brooklyn- 0 Wins
Mad Max: Fury Road- 6 Wins (Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing)
The Martian- 0 Wins
The Revenant- 3 Wins (Best Director, Best Actor and Best Cinematography)
Room- 1 Win (Best Actress)
Spotlight- 2 Wins (Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay)