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MarketBOB'sOscarPredictions
Who is going to takeHome a statue?
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MarketBOB
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s Oscar Picks for 2011
 February 17, 2011
The annual Oscar awards show is a terriblebore, but everybody watches it to see thestars embarrass themselves and truly givethe performance of their lives as
“
goodsport
”
losers. Yes, one star wins and actsmodestly appreciative to all the others who
“helped” them achieve th
is ultimate treasurefor their ego-driven career. But even theyare
“
acting
”
humble. So, why watch? Topick the winners, of course!The Oscars are a competition of sorts, a voteby industry peers on the quality of work displayed on movie screens each week (if 
you’re lucky). Most of the time, the awards
go to movies few have seen or even care tosee. The Academy voters reward artisticefforts over box office hits. Art
isn’t what
Hollywood is about, although the movie studios strive towin because winners sells more tickets and allows them tohire more creative talent who aspire to win Oscars. In anincestuous business of mutual back-scratching, the annualAcademy Awards show is the social zenith of the moviebusiness.MarketBOB concentrates on box office hits and theiremotional impact on audiences so the Oscar best picture
 
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list rarely includes movies I review on a weekly basis.
However, despite Hollywood’s best efforts, a few rogue
blockbusters receive nominations and this year is nodifferent:
The Social Network, Inception, Toy Story 3
 and
True Grit
made both lists. For my money, this makesthem winners. However, you can
’
t enjoy the spectacle of the Oscar show if you restrict yourself to the big moviesyou really liked on opening weekend. No, you have to dig
around the multiplex and watch the anomalies, the “black swans” of Hollywood that didn’t sell tickets but impressed
the hell out of Academy voters.The movie with the most nominations (12) is a dull littlestory about a pompous ass with a speech impediment whohas to, after a build-up of decades, make the bloody speechof his life as Britain enters the bloody war against Hitler.No special effects, no 3D imagery but just a few actors in afew rooms, talking. And they are the same sex, no less.
So, you wouldn’t walk across the street to see it but whenit wins a ton of awards, you’ll be dying to s
-s-see it.
The King
’ 
 s Speech
is the top contender for the top awards.Now the second most-nominated movie (10) is
True Grit
,a remake of a John Wayne movie produced and directedby the quirky Coen Brothers, who essentially work outsideof the Hollywood system and have the ability to makewhatever damn movie they want. They keep costs down,attract top actors and stay true to their inner vision of story
and visual themes. They didn’
t make #1 at the box officeuntil the third week of release, which is a remarkableaccomplishment to the power of word of mouth and the
of 00

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Craig Forgrave

Thanks, Scribd for featuring the Oscar picks. Hope everyone picks some winners!

reply02 / 18 / 2011
Stuart Nam

Oscar's persistent allure, I think, is built around in part our collective sublime notion that movies are also an art form. People vote at the box office with their money for the movies' entertainment values. Therefore, it makes sense to me, the Academy voters look for something more than or other than mass entertainment appeal - ultimately for its own entertainment value?

reply02 / 18 / 2011
Craig Forgrave

I agree. The Academy rewards the emotional bond between film and audience, beyond the escapism of Hollywood's regular fare. We're never going to have categories for best kiss and car chase like other award shows...

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