Thoughts on the Oscars

The Oscars is one of the few award shows I watch. The rest are kind of...eh. The nominations are out today, so here's my thoughts on them.

Best Actor: I'd really like to see Jesse Eisenberg win for the Social Network. He was outstanding. I also liked Colin Firth in The King's Speech, but my vote is for Eisenberg.

Supporting Actor: I love Christian Bale, but I didn't see The Fighter. I hear he's the front runner for this, so that's great. Jeremy Renner was good in The Town, which I did see, so I'd say it's between these two. My money's on Bale.

Best Actress: Natalie Portman. Hands down. She has to win this year.

Supporting Actress: I'm going with Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit. Helena Bonham Carter did a great job in The King's Speech, so I'd be OK with that, too.

Animated Film: I loved How To Train Your Dragon, but you can't go wrong betting on Pixar. And, it was the superior film, so, I think it'll be Toy Story 3.

Art Direction: Inception. I liked the look of that film.

Cinematography: I'm a huge Roger Deakins fan, he always elevates the Coen Bros. movies with his wonderful camera work. So, Roger Deakins for True Grit.

Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland. Not a great film, but the technical side of it was good.

Directing: I vote David Fincher for The Social Network. He made a story that could have been really boring enthralling and intense.

Music (Score): I really liked Trent Reznor's score for The Social Network, but Inception's was better. I'm also surprised that Black Swan's score wasn't nominated- it was great.

Music (Song): I didn't see any of these, but I bet it'll be the one from Country Strong.

Best Picture: Inception was my favorite film of last year, but this is about what I think will win, not what I liked. Since I voted for David Fincher for directing (The Social Network), I think it'll win best picture, too. Best Director and Best Picture usually go hand in hand.

Those are the ones I have opinions about, the rest are the technical ones like sound editing that no one cares about. There's actually stuff to root for this year...so, I'm really excited. Go Social Network!