Makeup
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
I'm going to be honest with you readers. I haven't seen any of these movies. But I do still have a pick. While I heard universally bad things about The Wolfman, the one good thing people had to say about it was the makeup effects. I think the other two are just age makeup so Wolfman is definitely the most bombastic of the three.
Music (Original Score)
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
If it were up to me How to Train Your Dragon would win this no contest. But I don't get to decide and this is more about who I think will win than who I think should win. Having said that, I think The Social Network has the best shot at winning this category. Apart from the fact that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's score is excellent, Reznor makes for the better story. See, for those who don't know, Trent Reznor was the front man for Nine Inch Nails. Now he makes Oscar nominated film scores. So as amazing as the soundtrack to How to Train Your Dragon is, the score for The Social Network is much more likely to win.
Music (Original Score)
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
If it were up to me How to Train Your Dragon would win this no contest. But I don't get to decide and this is more about who I think will win than who I think should win. Having said that, I think The Social Network has the best shot at winning this category. Apart from the fact that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's score is excellent, Reznor makes for the better story. See, for those who don't know, Trent Reznor was the front man for Nine Inch Nails. Now he makes Oscar nominated film scores. So as amazing as the soundtrack to How to Train Your Dragon is, the score for The Social Network is much more likely to win.
Music (Original Song)
Coming Home from Country Strong
I See the Light from Tangled
If I Rise from 127 Hours
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3
This is kind of a tough category to call this year. Mainly because none of these songs are that great. Also, where the heck is Sticks and Stones by Jonsi from How to Train Your Dragon? This award will either go to If I Rise or We Belong Together and of those two, I would lean toward We Belong Together. The writer of If I Rise won last year, and Randy Newman has only won one Oscar, and that was for the score to Monsters Inc. so I think he's due.
Sound Editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Ah the sound categories, where no one knows the difference between the two, and generally crappy movies can be nominated. I'm not going to pretend to know the difference between the two and just go with which movies have the best sound effects. In this case that would be Inception. Excellent sound design in Inception where things had to sound normal, but just off.
Sound Mixing
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
Again, I'm not sure what the difference between the two sound categories is so I'm going to just go with Inception again. If someone can explain to me the difference I might change my pick, but for the time being, I think Inception is the best bet. Especially since it almost certainly won't win Best Picture, and Nolan was snubbed in the Director category. These might be consolation prizes.
Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Another fun category that usually includes blockbusters that were not that great. Did anyone even see Hereafter? Again, this one has to go to Inception. Between the folding city and the zero g fight sequence, this had the best effects of the year. Iron Man 2 comes close, but this one goes to Inception.
Well that's all for today. Check back tomorrow to see my picks for Writing and the Short Films.
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