Cinematic Concerns

As it stands on March 27, 2011 ...

Movies Seen: 127 Hours, Aftershock, Black Swan, Buried, Casino Jack And The United States Of Money, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Countdown To Zero, Fair Game, Green Zone, Harry Brown, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Hereafter, How To Train Your Dragon, I Am Love, Inception, Inside Job, Iron Man 2, Kick-Ass, Never Let Me Go, North Face, Rabbit Hole, Restrepo, Robin Hood, Salt, Shrek Forever After, Shutter Island, Tangled, The Fighter, The Ghost Writer, The Karate Kid, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Way Back, Toy Story 3, Tron Legacy, True Grit, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Movies Yet To See: Carlos, Made In Dagenham, The Illusionist, The Town

[If a movie is listed as one I've seen but doesn't appear in the list below, it means I didn't think it belongs on the list. Of course, the list of movies I've seen and yet to see are not exhaustive – it's really movies that I think have a shot at Oscar nominations, or should.]


BEST PICTURE
Black Swan
Harry Brown
How To Train Your Dragon
Inception
Never Let Me Go
Shutter Island
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3


BEST DIRECTING
Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky
Inception, Christopher Nolan
Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese
The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko
The Social Network, David Fincher


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
127 Hours, James Franco
Harry Brown, Michael Caine
Shutter Island, Leonardo DiCaprio
The King's Speech, Colin Firth
The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Black Swan, Natalie Portman
Fair Game, Naomi Watts
Rabbit Hole, Nicole Kidman
Salt, Angelina Jolie
True Grit, Hailee Steinfeld


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rabbit Hole, Miles Teller
The Karate Kid, Jackie Chan
The King's Speech, Geoffrey Rush
The Social Network, Andrew Garfield
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Michael Douglas


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Black Swan, Barbara Hershey
Kick-Ass, Chloë Grace Moretz
The King's Speech, Helena Bonham Carter


BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The Other Guys
Toy Story 3


BEST WRITING, ADAPTED
How To Train Your Dragon
Kick-Ass
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Shutter Island
The Social Network


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan
How To Train Your Dragon
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'hoole
Robin Hood
Shutter Island


BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Black Swan
Kick-Ass
Robin Hood
Shutter Island


BEST ART DIRECTION
Inception
Never Let Me Go
Robin Hood
Shutter Island
The Ghost Writer


BEST MAKEUP
127 Hours
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Pt 1
The Way Back


BEST FILM EDITING
Black Swan
Inception
Shutter Island
The Social Network


BEST SOUND
Buried
Harry Brown
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Pt 1
Inception
Tron Legacy


BEST SOUND EDITING
Black Swan
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Pt 1
Inception
Tron Legacy


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice In Wonderland
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Pt 1
Inception
Shutter Island
Tron Legacy


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Green Zone, John Powell
How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell
Inception, Hans Zimmer
Never Let Me Go, Rachel Portman
The Social Network, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Coming Home", Country Strong
"If I Rise", 127 Hours
"Me And Tennessee", Country Strong
“Sticks & Stones”, How To Train Your Dragon
"To The Sky", Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'hoole


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
Shrek Forever After
Tangled
Toy Story 3


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Aftershock (China)
North Face (Germany)


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Inside Job
Restrepo


BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Banana