Oscar Nods – 2010
Feb 2nd 2010Bull MooseOscars
Oscar nods this morning. I really dislike the new system of nominating ten movies for Best Picture. It’s not like any of the extra five actually have a chance of winning, if they want to get more eyeballs on the ceremony they need to find a better way than the equivalent of giving everyone a trophy.
On the other hand, I smashed my dry streak of not having seen any of the nominated Best Picture nominees at the time of nomination. This year I have seen of five of the ten nominees, including the front runners, Avatar, and The Hurt Locker. The others being Inglorious Basterds, Up, and District 9.
I told you what I thought of Avatar here. Truthfully, I think that District 9, Up, Inglorious Basterds,and The Hurt Locker are all much better than Avatar. The Hurt Locker especially.
The Hurt Locker is the best Iraq War movie ever made. Not that there was any competition for that title. But it is also one of the best handful of war movies I’ve ever seen. There is no politics in the movie, but it is an intense study of how different men react to the pressure of war. Check it out all four of the ones I’ve mentioned.
I also have to register an official complaint about the lack of eye candy included in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress category. Personally, I think Amy Adams’ turn as Amelia Earhart in Night at the Museum 2 was worth a nod.
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