xD Kristen Wiig is pretty funny, and takes this photoshoot to a nice place with the help of photographer Tom Allen. Though his site forwards you to Streeters.com, which kinda sucks coz it’s on Flash and you gotta check the whole site instead of just heading to PHOTOGRAPHER > TOM ALLEN.

My favorite is Carmen Miranda coz I’m a fan, and how can you miss I Love Lucy and having Lucy dancing to Mamae Eu Quero ~~~

A lot of people I know ended up as satisfied as they could have with the winners, though I know of one or two who weren’t, which is funny seeing as how inconsistent their opinions are.

Anyway, the Award Season updates is gone now, until it begins again this December. In the meantime, this were the last 10 posts of the season.

• Oscar 2010 Winners
• Oscar 2010 Winner Predictions
• Spirit Awards 2010 Winners!
• Spirit Awards 2010 Predictions
• Vote for the Green Globe Film Awards
• BAFTA Winners 2010
• Oscar 2010: Best Short Films Animated Nominees
• 2009 Online Film Critics Winners
• Annie Awards 2010 Winners
• Satellites Always Get Forgotten

Love these trompos (why are they called Tops in English?)

I used to play with trompos in school… just like any boy. LOL My cousins (all guys) and I would do trompo battles not like those lame whatever-anime about trompos that was. xD

Check out the cuteness in these.

But seriously, guys. This isn’t about the music, it’s all about the video. Possibly our contender for Breakthrough video of 2010~~~ I wonder if there will be any more awesome videos???

It is amazing that has taken over 80 years to even consider a female director a serious contender for the Best Director category… let alone to actually see her win.

*edit*

“I hope I’m the first of many,” Bigelow said. “I’d love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I long for the day when a modifier can be a moot point. But I’m ever grateful if I can inspire some young, intrepid, tenacious male or female filmmakers and have them feel that the impossible is possible.”

*end of edit*

Of course I have dreamed of being the first female director when I was 14 [I wore a pink dress in my dream, very unlike Amy... or was that a nightmare?], though I have detoured from that dream somewhat, it is still amazing to see Bigelow picking up such an honor. I can only imagine what this means for so many other little girls who dream to make films… like I once did, to see a woman being named Best Director.

What it means to them seeing the photo of Bigelow holding that Oscar with such fierceness. It’s just every Girl Power [another shameless Spice Girls mention here] supporter’s dream. It tells you it is possible. It is awesome. Even though I was personally supporting Inglourious Basterds and Tarantino, it is still incredible to think that Kathryn Bigelow was the favorite during the race. A female director was THE favorite to win.

Even that’s a first.

In an industry where many of the stars are women, but so many of them are exploited as just “that pretty actress to look at”, an industry where women turn 35 and are already considered “too old” or where sex appeal is a must. Luckily things seem to be changing… even if it’s in small degrees. With a wonderful Meryl Streep, vibrant at 60 years old, critical acclaim and mass-appeal. Moreover, add to that the many female screenwriters from the last 2 or 3 or 5 years like Terri Tatchell (from VFS!) who co-adapted District 9, or Nancy Oliver who wrote Lars and the Real Girl, or Diablo Cody (I know some of you hate her) for Juno, or Tamara Jenkins who wrote and directed The Savages… and don’t forget Miranda July who wrote and directed Me and You and Everyone We Know.

It is indeed looking pretty good for women in Hollywood.

Now, let’s only hope it is a change in the way they make films and not just a trend that will fade away in… let’s say 5 years, and that we don’t have to wait eight decades for another female director to be seriously considered for Best Director ever again.

Also, hello!? Male directors and their muses~ I love you guys. Without you, there will be no strong female characters on the big screen.

If you haven’t checked the predictions, check them here.

Will be live blogging and posting winners during the night,
check back and refresh often.

Live blogging at Living in Cinema from the great Craig Kennedy~~~

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OMG, I just pissed myself with Neil Patrick Harris xD

Monologues were funny. Especially the stabs at Meryl, Clooney, and Christoph Waltz. A room full of jews. Phunny.

Winners~~~

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Song
Crazy Heart – Weary Kind

Best Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker

Animated Short
Logorama

Documentary Short
Music by Prudence

Live Action Short
The New Tenants

Best Makeup
Star Trek

Best Adapted Screenplay
Precious

Best Supporting Actress
Monique – Precious

Best Art Direction
Avatar

Best Costume Design
The Young Victoria

Best Sound Editing
The Hurt Locker

Best Sound Mixing
The Hurt Locker

Best Cinematography
Avatar

Best Score
Up

Best Visual Effects
Avatar

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Film Editing
The Hurt Locker

Best Foreign Film
El Secreto de sus Ojos

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

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Few surprises here and there… meaning Original Screenplay and Foreign.
but wait for the next post on this Oscar History moments… Yay Girl Power!

As for my Oscar winners, last year I made a 20/24… that’s 83%, though my record is 87% in 2003 xD

Predictions include “most likely to win” to “less likely to win”

According to these predictions (can’t believe I’m wishing that I get it wrong!) – Hurt Locker wins 3, and Avatar wins 6 – though they’re all technical.

So how say you?

Best Actor:
- Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart 1
- George Clooney – Up in the Air 3
- Colin Firth – A Single Man 2
- Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker 5
- Morgan Freeman – Invictus 4

I would like Firth for A Single Man, but HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

Supporting Actor:
- Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds 1
- Woody Harrelson – The Messenger 3
- Christopher Plummer – The Last Station 4
- Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones 2
- Matt Damon – Invictus 5

This is an obvious one, right? Though there still could be an upset with Tucci.

Best Actress:
- Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia 3
- Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side 1
- Helen Mirren – The Last Station 5
- Carey Mulligan – An Education 2
- Gabourey Sidibe – Precious 4

All year, this took me by surprise. I enjoyed La Streep, but I don’t think her and Sandie B. will be canceling each other out. But there’s always hope for Mulligan, whom I’m pulling for~~~

Supporting Actress:
- Mo’Nique – Precious 1
- Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air 3
- Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air 2
- Penelope Cruz – Nine 4
- Maggie Gyllengaal – Crazy Heart 5

This one seems like a no-brainer too. Since Farmiga and Kendrick will be canceling each other out.

Director:
- Kathryn Bigelow – Hurt Locker 1
- James Cameron – Avatar 2
- Jason Reitman – Up in the Air 4
- Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds 3
- Lee Daniels – Precious 5

Bigelow seems like a shoo-in, even though I’m pulling for Tarantino.
I still think this was a weak year for movies overall…

Best Film:
- Avatar 2
- Hurt Locker 1
- Inglourious Basterds 3
- Precious 4
- Up in the Air 5
- The Blind Side 10
- Up 6
- District 9 8
- An Education 7
- A Serious Man 9

Why are THESE 10 again? You’ve seen me ranting about 2009 films before…

Animated Feature:
- Up 1
- Coraline 3
- Fantastic Mr. Fox 2
- Princess and the Frog 4
- The Secret of Kells 5

Obvious, right?

Art Direction:
- Avatar 1
- Nine 3
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 4
- Sherlock Holmes 5
- The Young Victoria 2

I’m going with the Blockbuster and tech hit for all technical awards… though I’m really pulling for Parnassus xD

Cinematography:
- Avatar 1
- The Hurt Locker 2
- Inglourious Basterds 4
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 5
- The White Ribbon 3

# of people watching, # of people voting… Avatar. Though I’m hoping White Ribbon or Basterds win.

Costume Design:
- Bright Star 2
- Coco Before Chanel 3
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 4
- Nine 5
- The Young Victoria 1

I really thought Bright Star and Young Victoria would be cancel out on nomination day, but alas~ I’m supporting Parnassus on this one~~~

Film Editing:
- Avatar 1
- District 9 4
- The Hurt Locker 2
- Inglourious Basterds 3
- Precious 5

Very unlikely that a drama wins this, but I want District 9 or Basterds xD – and why didn’t they nominated Up in the Air on this one, even though I’m saying dramas don’t win here. The editing in UitA was pretty brilliant.

Foreign Film:
- Un Prophete (A Prophet) (France) 2
- Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon) (Germany) 1
- Ajami (Israel) 4
- El Secreto de sus Ojos (Argentina) 3
- La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow) (Peru) 5

Unlike someone mentioned, kind of unlikely that Peru wins. Of course, I’m pushing for Un Prophete.

Makeup:
- Il Divo 3
- Star Trek 2
- The Young Victoria 1

Original Score:
- Up 1
- Avatar 3
- Fantastic Mr. Fox 4
- The Hurt Locker 2
- Sherlock Holmes 5

Original Song:
- The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart) 1
- Down in New Orleans (The Princess and the Frog) 5
- Almost There (The Princess and the Frog) 4
- Loin de Paname (Paris 36) 3
- Take it All (Nine) 2

Even though I did like TPatF, and that Almost There has the better chances… they will be canceling each other out. I preferred Ma Belle Evangeline anyways~~~ Does anyone know if Marion will be performing Take it All? LOL

Sound Editing:
- Avatar 1
- The Hurt Locker 2
- Inglourious Basterds 5
- Up 3
- Star Trek 4

Sound Mixing:
- Avatar 1
- The Hurt Locker 2
- Inglourious Basterds 5
- Star Trek 4
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 3

Visual Effects:
- Avatar 1
- District 9 2
- Star Trek 3

Though I really enjoyed Avatar 3D, it wasn’t the “effects” perse )I hated the 2D graphics), but the way of filmmaking was outstanding. But in the end, I really want District 9 to win. xD

Original Screenplay:
- The Hurt Locker 1
- Inglourious Basterds 3
- The Messenger 4
- A Serious Man 5
- Up 2

Adapted Screenplay:
- An Education 4
- District 9 2
- In the Loop 5
- Up in the Air 1
- Precious 3

Even though I did love Up in the Air, I want District 9 to win.

1. La Antena (2007)
2. Elementary Particles (2006)
3. It’s Winter (2006) *
4. Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005) *
5. Padre Nuestro (Sangre de mi Sangre) (2007)
   * Online Press Screening Available by Invitation Only.
6. The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005) *
7. Riviera (2005) *
8. Someone Else’s Happiness (2005)
9. Young Yakuza (2007) *
10. The Return (2003)

* available to watch on TheAuteurs [Peru Region]

Then I also decided to check the 10 Most Popular films xD

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. The Godfather (1972)
3. Citizen Kane (1941)
4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
5. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
6. Taxi Driver (1976)
7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
8. Seven Samurai (1954)
9. The Shining (1980)
10. The Godfather II (1974)

Interesting to see 4 films from the 70s, 2 from the 60s… followed by one of the 50s, 40s, 80s and 90s. Then, it’s also 4 films by Stanley Kubrick, 2 by Francis Ford Coppola, and the films by Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Akira Kurosawa.