No real surprises last night as genre films were pretty snubbed for the big awards at the nomination level. Here are few of “our kind” of movies that did walk home with some Oscar Gold.
Alice in Wonderland: Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction
Inception: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography
Toy Story 3: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song,
The Wolfman: Best Makeup
Personal Highlight: Aaron Sorkin winning an Oscar. The man’s a freaking genius.
Personal Disappointment: “How to Train Your Dragon” losing in the two categories it was nominated for. I really liked Toy Story 3, but “Dragon” was just amazing. Also the score is fantastic and matched the film beautifully.
Totally agree, especially regarding the soundtrack.
So what won Best Picture? Strangely enough, I haven’t heard yet.
The King’s Speech won Best Picture, and sundry other honours.
While I really The King’s Speech, I still have a hard time with it wining Best Original Screenplay over Inception, since the former is based on a true story.
It’s not based on any previously published work, so it’s original. Whether or not it’s based on real life has no bearing on the category.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapted_screenplay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Writing_%28Original_Screenplay%29
I realize that, but it still doesn’t sit right me.