By Angela Almeida
Opinions Editor
Airing on March 7, the 82nd annual Academy Awards will take place. This year, ten films are nominated for Best Picture, doubling the typical five nominations in Oscar past.
My take on the following nominations will be in italics.
Best Picture:
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“Up in the Air”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Up”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9”
“An Education”
“A Serious Man”
Although the competition seems to have heightened with the increased number of nominations, the real race is said to be between AVATAR and The Hurt Locker. Ironically, AVATAR director James Cameron and The Hurt Locker director Katheryn Bigelow were once married. Hmm…something tells me with whomever wins, an interesting acceptance speech is amiss.
Best Actor:
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”
Although I’m not usually one for cowboys, looks like my Oscar nod is going to Jeff Bridges. It seems the academy at times has a thing for the rugged, country type, i.e. Heath Ledger’s 2006 win for Best Supporting Actor in Brokeback Mountain. I enjoyed Clooney’s performance as well, however, he played virtually the same character in Michael Clayton, and thus I am less obliged to praise his versatility.
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Sandra, Sandra, Sandra. I understand she’s America’s sweetheart, but dear god, I do not think her worthy of Best Actress for the ACADEMY AWARDS. A good fake southern aspect matched with hospitality is not much of a feat next to winners like Charlize Theron in the past. The real race is between the ever-adored Streep and Bullock. The verdict seems to be up in the air.
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