2010 Oscar noms are out
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
I am so so excited for a female to be up there for Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker - image above). After reading this over at The Guardian, it made me think about how few women (aside from actresses obviously) have gone home with a golden statue. I know The Academy Awards are not the be all and end of film but for mainstream viewers, they hold a lot of sway.
I am a really disappointed that Samson and Delilah didn’t get the nod for Best Foreign Language film, as a win would go a long way in gaining international exposure for that film, and its brutal yet beautiful storytelling.
And props to District 9 for its best film nom, I re-watched it last week and still thought it was rad. Although the same can be said for it’s fellow nominee, Inglourious Basterds. I am pumped to see Precious, if only to see Mariah without make up. And how awesome that the horrible theme song from Avatar was rejected for Best Original Song (possibly as it was not that original, just a reworking of My Heart Will Go On).
As I am an editor myself, I am going to put money on District 9 for Best Editing - as I think that it really helped the low budget film go to that next level.
Ok, enough nerding out. What do you guys think of the nominations?
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