Cinema and Popcorn

I know I posted the exactly same video last year, but I can't get tired of this awesome feel-good duet ;) Thanks for visiting Cinema and Popcorn , people Really hope you all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR :) Ed

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 1. Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty 2. Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained 3. Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master 4. Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola for Moonrise Kingdom 5. Rian Johnson for Looper 6. Michael Haneke for Amour 7. John Gatins for Flight 8. Reid Carolin for Magic Mike BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 1.  Chris Terrio (screenplay); Joshuah Bearman (article) -  Argo 2.  David O. Russell (screenplay); Matthew Quick (novel) -  Silver Linings Playbook 3.  Tony Kushner (screenplay); Doris Kearns Goodwin (book) (in part) -  Lincoln 4.   Stephen Chbosky (screenplay & novel) -  The Perks of Being a Wallflower 5.  David Magee (screenplay); Yann Martel (novel) -   Life of Pi 6.  Lucy Alibar &  Benh Zeitlin (screenplay);  Lucy Alibar (stage play) -  Beasts of the Southern Wild 7.  William Nicholson (screenplay), Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil (book), Victor Hugo (novel) -   Les Misérables

BEST PICTURE 1. Argo COMMENT: Tense, intelligent, comic and about "how important a movie can be", Argo is that rare Oscar-worthy thriller that scores an impressive number at box-office ($106.4M in U.S.) and it estabilishes Ben Affleck as a respected director in Hollywood, proving Gone Baby Gone and The Town were fruit of a true directing talent. With a terrific cast and an "immaculated" awards season, Argo is the front-runner of the Best Picture race, from my point of view. 5 Golden Globe noms, 7 Critics' Choice Awards nominations, 2 SAG Awards nods (including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast) and tons of recognition from critics groups, Argo may not be the best movie of the year (for me, the best picture of the year is Beasts of the Southern Wild , but it's a personal opionion), but it is a damn good one and a piece of cinema designed just for the AMPAS taste. A Best Picture nomination is locked, a Best Picture win is likely.

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THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-lewis for Lincoln John Hawkes for The Sessions Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables Denzel Washington for Flight OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty Marion Cotillard for Rust and Bone Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook Helen Mirren for Hitchcock Naomi Watts for The Impossible OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Alan Arkin for Argo Javier Bardem for Skyfall Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sally Field for Lincoln Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables Helen Hunt / Cheryl for The Sessions Nicole Kidman for The Paperboy Maggie Smith for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel O

BEST PICTURE Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln The Master Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty BEST ACTOR Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln John Hawkes for The Sessions Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix for The Master Denzel Washington for Flight BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty Marion Cotillard for Rust and Bone Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva for Amour Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts for The Impossible BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alan Arkin for Argo Javier Bardem for Skyfall Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln Matthew McConaughey for Magic Mike BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams for The Master Judi Dench for Skyfall Ann Dowd for Compliance Sally Field for Lincoln Ann

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Argo Django Unchained Life of Pi Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty Marion Cotillard for Rust and Bone Helen Mirren for Hitchcock Naomi Watts for The Impossible Rachel Weisz for The Deep Blue Sea BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA| Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln Richard Gere for Arbitrage John Hawkes for The Sessions Joaquin Phoenix for The Master Denzel Washington for Flight BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Moonrise Kingdom Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Silver Linings Playbook BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Emily Blunt for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   Judi Dench for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel  Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook Maggie Smith for Quartet Meryl Streep for Hope Springs BEST PERFORMANCE BY

1. Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln Born:   September 15, 1946 - San Saba, Texas, USA Previous Oscar acting recognition: 1992 - Best Supporting Actor for JFK (nom); 1994 - Best Supporting Actor for The Fugitive ( win ); 2008 - Best Leading Actor for In the Valley of Elah (nom); Oscar snubed performance(s): 2007 - No Country for Old Men COMMENT: Locked. He got rave reviews for more than holding himself alongside the acting giant Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln , he delivered a beautiful performance in Hope Springs (I still don't get why he didn't received a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Actor - Comedy or Musical category) and MIB3 just reminded people how awesome he is. It is a rockin' year for Tommy Lee Jones, an actor that never meant a lot to me, but there's no way to deny he's a clear front-runner in the Best Supporting Actor Oscar race. His only major threat is Philip Seymour Hoffman, but I believe Lincoln Best Picture-quality will benefi

1. Joaquin Phoenix for The Master Born: October 28, 1974 - San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA Previous Oscar acting recognition: 2001 - Best Supporting Actor for Gladiator (nom); 2006 - Best Leading Actor for Walk the Line (nom) Oscar snubed performance(s): 2008 - Two Lovers The comeback factor: The Master marks the comeback to acting of one of the rebel sons of the Academy. Paul Thomas Anderson's movies always feature amazing acting performance and The Master is no exception: in this one, Joaquin Phoenix proves he's a truly acting animal (and he acts like one!). It is one of the most praised performances of the year (and the best one, in my opinion) and the movie itself is respected piece of cinema, a true delight for "serious audiences", so I think an Oscar nomination will be easy for him. The AMPAS loves a rockin' comeback and Phoenix is clearly in the lead of this championship, but we can't forget he already trashed Oscar recognition some we