Shore Fire’s Top Oscar Picks

February 25, 2011 By Madelyn Leave a Comment

Our office Oscar Pool is heating up, and as Sunday draws near, we wanted to share our predictions for the big winners. Personally, I think it’ll be be one of those historic years where the Best Picture and Best Director won’t go to the same film, but that’s just me. Oh and Tron: Legacy was robbed. On to the Predictions!

Here’s what Shore Fire thinks about 10 top categories (chosen by me):

Best Picture: Consensus is for The King’s Speech, with others supporting The Social Network

Best Director: David Fincher is the nearly unanimous choice for The Social Network, with others voting for True Grit and The King’s Speech

Best Actor: Unanimous support for Colin Firth

Best Actress: Natalie Portman is the front-runner, with some support for underdogs Jennifer Lawrence and Annette Bening

Best Supporting Actor: Most votes here are for Christian Bale, with others supporting Geoffrey Rush

Best Supporting Actress: One of the more divisive fields, Melissa Leo just barely gets the most votes followed closely by Hailee Steinfeld

Best Score: The Social Network on top, followed by The King’s Speech

Best Song: Another split vote, the most for “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3

Best Documentary: A tie between Inside Job and Exit Through the Gift Shop, with a few supporting Restrepo

Best Visual Effects: Inception is the favorite here, some opting for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 and Alice In Wonderland

There you have it, Shore Fire Staff picks for this year’s Oscars. Who are you rooting for this Sunday?

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And the Oscar will go to…

February 8, 2011 By Josh Leave a Comment

I’m a HUGE award show fan. Emmys, Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes, the Oscars, People’s Choice Award etc…it’s actually an addiction. So much that I am desperately trying to see each of the 10 nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture before the award show later this month. I am 6 going on 7 and thought it would be fun for any readers out there to share what they think will take the top prize. Here are my thoughts:

Black Swan? Saw it and LOVED it. Dark, twisted & artsy psycho-drama…yes please!

The Fighter? I was afraid it would be piggybacking off of The Wrestler but I’ve heard enough good things that I’m trying to catch it one night this week.

The Kids Are All Right? Saw it and thought the cast was incredible. Julianne Moore & Annette Benning made a convincing & deeply moving couple.

The King’s Speech? Saw it and was left speechless (haha). Colin Firth & Geoffrey Rush were sensational and Helena Bonham Carter is one of my favorite actresses, so bonus points there.

Inception? Saw it. Enjoyed it well enough. Just didn’t really get the hype around it.

127 Hours Heard it was great, albeit quite disturbing in some parts.

The Social Network? Saw it and enjoyed it. A great time-stamp on our modern day culture.

Toy Story 3? Saw it and cried for days. I wonder how many other third-part sequels have been nominated for Best Picture in the past. Not many, I’m sure.

True Grit? Haven’t yet seen it, but since I loved Fargo & No Country for Old Men, I’m sure the Coen Bros. didn’t disappoint.

Winter’s Bone? I don’t know a single person who has seen it (or even heard of it for that matter). Netflix is sending it my way as I type.

Burlesque? Saw it opening day and could not stop smiling the whole way through! Yay for Christina Aguilera!

My prediction? Based on the other award shows and general hype, I think it’s going to come down to Black Swan, The Social Network & The King’s Speech duking it out. I’d be okay with any of them winning, though I am secretly rooting for The King’s Speech to sweep all the awards it’s nominated for.

So there are my opinions…but what about yours???

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