Up review - but not mine...

Stemming from a conversation in one of the comment threads on this blog, goodreadwatch has been as good as his word and watched Up! - which he reviewed here.

Obviously as he didn't like the movie and I loved it, I don't agree with much of what that review says - but since he was willing to give it a go, I now have to watch Up in the Air and review it. So, in case you're actually interested in what I think of that movie... watch this space!

Anyway, I hope I enjoy Up in the Air more than goodreadwatch enjoyed Up!...

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BAFTA Awards 2010 - Winners and Nominees

Best Film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up in the Air

Outstanding British Film
An Education
Fish Tank
In the Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy

Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
James Cameron, Avatar
Lone Scherfig, An Education
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Andy Serkis, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Audrey Tautou, Coco Before Chanel

Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwin, It's Complicated
Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
Alfred Molina, An Education
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress
Anne-Marie Duff, Nowhere Boy
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo'Nique, Precious
Kristin Scott Thomas, Nowhere Boy

Original Screenplay
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up

Adapted Screenplay
District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious
Up in the Air

Film not in the English Language
Broken Embraces
Coco Before Chanel
Let the Right One In
A Prophet
The White Ribbon

Animated Film
Coraline
Fantastic Mr Fox
Up

Cinematography
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Road

Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
An Education
A Single Man
The Young Victoria

Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Up in the Air

Make-Up & Hair
Coco Before Chanel
An Education
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

Music
Avatar
Crazy Heart
Fantastic Mr Fox
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Up

Production Design
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Inglourious Basterds

Sound
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Up

Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek

Short Animation
The Gruffalo
The Happy Duckling
Mother of Many

Short Film
14
I Do Air
Jade
Mixtape
Off Season

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson (directors/producers, Mugabe and the White African)
Eran Creevy (writer-director, Shifty)
Stuart Hazeldine (writer-director, Exam)
Duncan Jones (director, Moon)
Sam Taylor-Wood (director, Nowhere Boy)

Orange Rising Star Award
Jesse Eisenberg
Nicholas Hoult
Carey Mulligan
Tahar Rahim
Kristen Stewart

Outstanding contribution to British cinema
Joe Dunton

Bafta Fellowship
Vanessa Redgrave
 

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Oscar Poll

I am rather distressed to see that Avatar has now taken a clear lead after 20 votes. Quite a few people must have thought it was a lot better than I did!

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Prince of Persia@ The Sands of Time Official Trailer

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Toy Story 3 Official Trailer

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"How To Trainer Your Dragon" Trailer

Looks like it'll be fun...

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Any Star Trek TNG Fans Out There?

If so you might want to check out my Star Trek TNG Episode Guide - I've nearly completed season two so far.  It will take a while before I get the whole seven servies and 145 episodes chronicled, but I'll get there.

The Next Generation crew have always been my favourite, though I haven't seen that much of Deep Space 9 and Voyager yet, to perhaps I can't make a fair comparison.  At any rate seeing the episodes again has been a lot of fun so far, though I have to admit that some of them haven't been very good. 

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The Oscar Poll So Far...

Interesting battle at the moment - Avatar, The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds are locked together with three votes each.  Up in the Air has two and Up has one, with The Blind Side, District 9 and A Serious Man without a vote at the moment.

Love any of the films?  Don't miss your chance to vote!  I'm leaving the poll (see top right of the blog page) up right up to the day the Academy Awards get announced.

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Movie Review - The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The Princess and the Frog got a lot of press because it was the first proper 2D Disney movie for years, and because it was the first Disney animated movie to have a black female lead character - but interesting side-notes as those are, what The Princess and the Frog should really be remembered for is being a very fine animated movie.  Disney have here produced something that stands up well against whatever classic animated movie you care to name.

Being a take on the classic tale of the princess kissing a frog who then turns into a handsome prince, I'd been expecting a medieval setting or similar - not so.  The setting is very contemporary, based in New Orleans when jazz ruled supreme (not that it's stopped...).  The story centres around Tiana, who at the start of the movie is a young girl, whose father is a poor man with a dream of opening his own restaurant.  He fails to realise that dream but as a truly loving family man has more important (if less tangible) successes in his life.  After his death however Tiana still tries to make that dream come true, working all hours of the day and night in an attempt to scrimp and save the money to buy the old abandoned mill that her father wanted to turn into a classy restaurant.

In stark contrast, her friend Charlotte has been born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and her father "Big Daddy" La Bouff is the richest man in town.  Charlotte dreams of meeting and marrying a handsome prince.  The difference in their situations is starkly illustrated by an early scene in which Tiana, riding home on the bus with her mother (who works as a seamstress, with "Big Daddy" being her best customer) watching as the grand houses of the affluent white population are replaced by the small huts of the black people.  This isn't a film that pushes forward a racial message, but that scene is certainly a powerful reminder of the terrible inequalities that did and sadly still do exist.

Anyway, back to the story.  Guess who's coming to town?  None other than a handsome prince!  Prince Naveen is a party animal, a jazz lover, and hasn't done a day's work in his life.  His somewhat less than loyal aide Lawrence detests him (though with reason, it has to be said).  About to woo Charlotte and marry into money, he comes across Dr Facilier, otherwise known as "The Shadow Man" - a very dangerous chap with a penchant for nasty voodoo curses.  One such curse turns Naveen into a frog, and by a series of misadventures Tiana is also transformed into an amphibian.  They eventually team up with a trumpet-playing alligator called Louis and a firefly named Ray, who happens to be in love with a star.  They go in search of a blind voodoo lady living in the heart of the bayou. 

It's all quite crazy, and after starting slightly too slowly, it soon becomes a frantic sequence of madcap scenes and great songs.  The music in The Princess and the Frog is all jazz, and every song is a good one (or a great one).  Randy Newman's music score is absolutely superb, and he well deserves his two Oscar nods.  The voice acting is excellent - all of the cast (most of whom I've never heard of) do a great job, with Anika Noni Rose as Tiana, Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen, Keith David (okay, I have heard of him) as Dr Facilier.  Rounding off the key cast members are Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings and Peter Bartlett as Louis, Charlotte, Ray and Lawrence respectively.  Not only were the characters funny but people cared about them - as evidenced by several members of the audience weeping over the death of a firefly (and yes, I'm talking about adult members of the audience!!)

The animation, though 2D, has a great deal of depth to it and is wonderfully vibrant and detailed.  There are a couple of major changes in style in different places which add extra life to it.  The characters are nicely designed and brilliantly animated; the backgrounds are wonderfully drawn.  There's always plenty going on, whether in spectacular, explosive action, surreal happenings or simply little details that could easily be missed.  A veritable feast for the eyes - don't let the fact that it's not 3D make you think it's less advanced; however, it does maintain a hand-drawn look (I presume it is at least in part hand-drawn), which helps it maintain a link with the older Disney classics.

The story is good, the characters are great, there's loads of humour and a lot of action, the music is wonderful and every song is good (or better).  The Princess and the Frog really surprised me and I'd have to rate it right up with the very best Disney animations of the past.  If you like animated movies at all, you really should make sure you watch this one!

Related Links:

Top Ten Animated Movies

The Jungle Book

The Aristocats

Robin Hood

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Movie Review - Dinosaur (2000)

Dinosaur is a Disney animation featuring the voice talents of DB Sweeney (The Cutting Edge), Hayden Panettiere and Julia Marguilies (ER), among others.  All the voice cast do their job extremely well, but back in 2000 it was the realistic 3D visuals that blew audiences away.

The movie starts with a long introductory sequence of a dinosaur egg being stolen, then being lost, and through many misadventures finding itself in a distant land.  In this distant land, there are no dinosaurs - so when the egg hatches, the young dino - Aladar - is a complete outcast (and in fact in danger of being eradicated completely at first).  In true Disney style, he grows up among lemurs and other creatures, and finds a family for himself among them.  When a deadly comet impact threatens the life of the herd, Aladar finds himself out of place again, but in a different way - however, then they come across a group of dinosaurs, and Aladar realises that he is not the only one.  The dinosaur troop have their own ways though, their own tough and ruthless leader, and their own mission to get to safety - a sort of promised land where they can all be safe.

As you might guess, being a Disney movie it follows a very predictable pattern - young creature loses family, finds new family, tries to escape danger, meets new friends and foes, has a rivalry with one of them and falls in love with another of the new friends, big showdown at the end, true love prevails, everyone's happy except the evil dude who's sent packing.  (The evil dude in this instance is "Kron", voiced by Samuel E. Wright.)  There are few surprises here, but although the storyline feels very familiar and as a result rather predictable, it's well developed and there are some good characters.  The action sequences, despite the fact that you likely know what's going to happen, have a real energy to them.  James Newton Howard's music score (for which he won a Saturn award) is suitably stirring has a suitably epic feel to it. 

Without taking anything away from the music or voice acting however, Dinosaur is all about the visuals.  The prehistoric world has been created with such loving attention to detail that it's impossible not to be rather mesmerised by it; the creatures themselves look superb and are very well animated.  Back when it was released it looked simply amazing; even now, a decade on with computer animation having advanced so much, it's a splendid visual feast.

Aesthetically it's great and the story, particularly a scene near the end, seems to have a little more bite than you'd expect from a Disney movie.  There are a few scenes that might be a bit scary for little children, but on the whole it's a nice family movie.  Adults will find it too predictable but there's enough humour in there to compensate for that, at least most of the time.  For some reason this seems to be one of the least well-remembered / well-loved Disney animations, but I enjoyed it - though I certainly wouldn't say it's one of the very best. 

Co-Directors Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag hardly did any other directing work between them and mainly worked in the art department of various films, which perhaps explains why Dinosaur looks so amazing but has such a generic storyline.  It seems to provoke strong reactions in many people, and while quite a few folks on Epinions agree with my assessment, as many thought it was an awful movie.  Ce la vie!

The movie provides this inspiring thought for the day:

"Some things start out big, and some things start out small, very small. But sometimes the smallest thing can make the biggest changes of all."

Random Trivia

• At an official $130 million (unofficially $200 million) it is the most expensive movie released in 2000.
• Originally, Aladar's name was Noah.
• The backgrounds in the movie are actually superimposed photos of exotic tropical locations such as Tahiti and Hawaii.
• The original screenplay featured no dialogue at all, but Michael Eisner of Disney insisted they include it.  [It might have been quite interesting to see a movie with no dialogue, but Disney were probably right in concluding that they would lose their target audience by doing so.]

See also:

My Top Ten Computer Animated Movies

My Top Ten Animated Movies

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Movie Review - My Neighbour Totoro

Released in 1988, My Neighbour Totoro (Japenese title “Tonari no Totoro”) is a wonderful anime from the master himself, Hayao Miyazaki.  It features two young girls, Satsuki and Mei (voiced by Dakota and Elle Fanning in the English dub, Noriko Hidaka and Chika Sakamoto) who have moved into a new area with their father.  Everything is new to them, from their creepy house to their school.  Their father is a kindly, patient man but has far too much work to do; their mother is in hospital with a long-term sickness.  Their new neighbours are a friendly bunch, although a local boy seems to be absolutely terrified of Satsuki.  As they explore the forest, they will meet various creatures and, most exciting of all, woodland spirits. 

A fairly long sequence at the beginning of the movie shows the girls exploring their new house.  During their efforts to clean up and explore they meet soot sprites, a kindly old woman from a nearby dwelling, and scare themselves silly looking into dark corners that could contain any number of horrible monsters.  Like the whole movie, this sequence is full of charm and gentle wit; it also perfectly shows you the personality of the two girls, their relationship, and the loving relationship between the sisters and their father.  With very few words, in those few minutes viewers will start to feel like they actually know these people.  

The human component to the plotline is slowly revealed – the father’s worry about his sick wife and his own ability to look after his girls; Mei’s concern for her mother and Satsuki’s attempts to fill the gap; the local farm boy’s shyness but desire to help them, albeit from a distance.  The movie really gets interesting when Totoro is found – a large, benevolent forest spirit who the girls stumble upon deep in the forest one day, but then can’t seem to find again.  Of course, he will come back... but not necessarily when they expect him to.

To be honest, there’s not all that much action or even plot here – the whole thing is very gentle and travels strictly at its own pace.  The charm lies in the characters, who are very likable and believable, and the situations.  There’s one scene where Satsuki and Mei are waiting for their father’s bus to turn up, but it doesn’t come; Totoro arrives and stands with them, apparently waiting for a bus.  Somehow just the sight of this creature just standing waiting for a bus is amusing.  When Satsuki gives him her umbrella he tries to work out how to use it, not very successfully at first; when he eventually manages to work it out, the look of delight on his face is hilarious.  When a bus comes along, it turns out to be a giant bus-shaped cat!

The visuals are superb, the animation a constant joy to behold.  The music score by Joe Hisaishi is superb, wonderfully comical and evocative.  All of this combines perfectly with the utter madness of what happens in the movie (which all, incidentally, makes perfect sense somehow).

Normally I’d find a movie that lasts 86 minutes and in which so little actually happens would be a bit boring or even tedious; however I loved every moment of My Neighbour Totoro, even the sometimes interminable scenes of nothing happening.  The characters, their expressions and the way it all comes together are pure genius.  There are some laugh out loud moments in this movie, although sometimes you’ll be wondering quite what you’re laughing at, but in any case you’ll have a smile on your face the whole way though.   

My Neighbour Totoro’s got charm in bucket loads, and this is a perfect example of a movie that works for all ages – children will love the simple but compelling story, amazing creatures and young characters; adults will enjoy the subtle humour, fantastic visual detail and the childlike wonder with which everything is presented.  After watching this, anyone not already convinced will understand why so many people view Miyazaki as a genius.   

It’s very nearly my favourite anime... but my heart still belongs to Spirited Away – very nearly as charming as Totoro but with a far stronger storyline.      

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Leap Year Trailer

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Ponyo Trailer

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Invictus Trailer

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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Trailer

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Great News for UK-based Miyazaki fans!

Some terrific news for fans of Hayao Miyazaki's films who live in the UK - we're getting cinema screenings of Ponyo!


If you live in Birmingham, Vue at Star City have it on from 12th February.

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Initial Reaction to The Princess and the Frog

Very pleasantly surprised - didn't realised it had such as (near) contemporary setting, and certainly hadn't been expecting it to be this good.  Very reminiscent of the best classic-era Disney.

Full review tomorrow, too tired now!

The Princess and the Frog Trailer

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Clash of the Titans

I guess the big question is, will this one be a case of amazing special effects with little or no substance? I'm rather fond of the 1979 version, so this one will have to be good to win my affection...

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The Princess and the Frog Trailer

I may very well end up watching this tonight [sigh... my determination that I should save money by not going to the cinema so much hasn't lasted long...] - looks fun, nice twist on the classic tale.

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Academy Awards 2010 - Best Picture Poll

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be announced on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Right up until that date this blog will have a poll open for you to choose which film you think should win - see the top right of the blog. It will be interesting to see whether the blog readers will choose the same as the Academy themselves!

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Twisted Seduction trailer

I was emailed by the lead actor (Tom Broadwell) of this film that was made on a tiny budget, which is now looking for a distribution deal. If you like intense psychological dramas, it could be right up your street.  Here's the trailer:

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Razzies - Worst Actress of the Decade Nominations

Mariah Carey

The Single Biggest Individual Vote Getter of the Decade:
70+% of ALL Votes for Worst Actress of 2001

GLITTER


Paris Hilton

Nominated for 5 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 4 RAZZIES®

THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE, HOUSE of WHACKS, REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA


Lindsay Lohan

Nominated for 5 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 3 RAZZIES®

HERBIE FULLY LOADED, I KNOW WHO KILLED ME, JUST MY LUCK


Jennifer Lopez

Nominated for 9 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 2 RAZZIES®

ANGEL EYES, ENOUGH, GIGLI, JERSEY GIRL, MAID IN MANHATTAN,

MONSTER-IN-LAW, THE WEDDING PLANNER


Madonna

Nominated for 6 “Achievements,”“Winner” of 4 RAZZIES®

DIE ANOTHER DAY, THE NEXT BEST THING, SWEPT AWAY

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Razzies - Worst Actor of the Decade Nominations

Ben Affleck

Nominated for 9 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 2 RAZZIES®
DAREDEVIL, GIGLI, JERSEY GIRL, PAYCHECK,
PEARL HARBOR, SURVIVING CHRISTMAS


Eddie Murphy

Nominated for 12 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 3 RAZZIES®
ADVENTURES of PLUTO NASH, I SPY, IMAGINE THAT,
MEET DAVE, NORBIT, SHOWTIME


Mike Myers

Nominated for 4 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 2 RAZZIES®
CAT IN THE HAT, THE LOVE GURU


Rob Schneider

Nominated for 6 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 1 RAZZIE®
THE ANIMAL, BENCHWARMERS, DEUCE BIGALO: EUROPEAN GIGOLO,
GRANDMA’s BOY, THE HOT CHICK,
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY, LITTLE MAN, LITTLE NICKY


John Travolta

Nominated for 6 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 3 RAZZIES®
BATTLEFIELD EARTH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, LUCKY NUMBERS,
OLD DOGS, SWORDFISH

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Razzies - Worst Picture of the Decade Nominations

Battlefield Earth (2000)

Nominated for 10 RAZZIES® / “Winner” of 8
(Including Worst Drama of Our First 25 Yrs)


Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

Nominated for 9 RAZZIES® / “Winner” of 5


Gigli (2003)

Nominated for 10 RAZZIES® / “Winner” of 7
(Including Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Yrs)


I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

Nominated for 9 RAZZIES® / “Winner” of 8


Swept Away (2002)

Nominated for 9 RAZZIES® / “Winner” of 5

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Razzies - Worst Screenplay Nominees

All About Steve

Screenplay by Kim Barker

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Screenplay by Stuart Beattie and David Elliot & Paul Lovett

Based on Hasbro’s G.I. JOE® Characters.

Land of The Lost

Written by Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas

Based on Sid & Marty Krofft’s TV Series

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

Written by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman

Based on Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures

Twilight Saga: New Moon

Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg

Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer

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Razzies - Worst Director Nominees

Michael Bay - TRANNIES, TOO

Walt Becker - OLD DOGS

Brad Silberling - LAND OF THE LOST

Stephen Sommers - G.I. JOE

Phil Traill - ALL ABOUT STEVE

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Razzies - Worst Remake, Rip Off or Sequel Nominees

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Land of The Lost

Pink Panther 2  (A Rip-Off of a Sequel to a Remake)

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

Twilight Saga: New Moon

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Razzies - Worst Screen Couple Nominations

Any Two (or More) Jonas Brothers - THE JONAS BROTHERS 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE

Sandra Bullock & Bradley Cooper - ALL ABOUT STEVE

Will Ferrell & Any Co-Star,Creature or “Comic Riff” - LAND OF THE LOST

Shia LaBeouf & EITHER Megan Fox OR Any Transformer - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

Kristen Stewart & EITHER Robert Pattinson OR Taylor Whatz-His-Fang - TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

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Razzies - Worst Supporting Actress Nominees

Candice Bergen - BRIDE WARS

Ali Larter - OBSESSED

Sienna Miller - G.I. JOE

Kelly Preston - OLD DOGS

Julie White (as Mom) - TRANNIES, TOO (that's Transformers 2 to the uninitiated!)

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Razzies - Worst Supporting Actor Nominees

Billy Ray Cyrus - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE

Hugh Hefner (as Himself)- MISS MARCH (he wasn't convincing even as himself?!?!)

Robert Pattinson - TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

Jorma Taccone (as Cha-Ka)- LAND OF THE LOST

Marlon Wayans - G.I. JOE

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Razzies - Worst Actress Nominees

Beyonce - OBSESSED

Sandra Bullock - ALL ABOUT STEVE (will she win a Razzie and an Oscar in the same weekend?!)

Miley Cyrus - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE

Megan Fox - JENNIFER’s BODY and TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (being nominated for two separate films in the same year is quite an achievement!)

Sarah Jessica Parker - DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?

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Razzies - Worst Actor Nominees

All Three Jonas Brothers - JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE

Will Ferrell - LAND OF THE LOST

Steve Martin - PINK PANTHER 2

Eddie Murphy - IMAGINE THAT

John Travolta -OLD DOGS

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Razzies - Worst Picture Nominees

All About Steve - 20th Century-Fox

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Paramount / Hasbro

Land of The Lost - Universal

Old Dogs - Disney

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen - Dreamworks/Paramount

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Oscars 2010 - Complete List of Nominees

Nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

• “Coraline” Henry Selick
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
• “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
• “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
• “Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

• “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
• “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

• “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
• “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
• “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
• “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

• “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
• “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
• “Nine” Colleen Atwood
• “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

• “Avatar” James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
• “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

• “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
• “The Cove” Nominees to be determined
• “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
• “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
• “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
• “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
• “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
• “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

• “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
• “District 9” Julian Clarke
• “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
• “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

• “Ajami” Israel
• “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina
• “The Milk of Sorrow” Peru
• “Un Prophète” France
• “The White Ribbon” Germany

Makeup

• “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
• “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

• “Avatar” James Horner
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
• “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
• “Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

• “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
• “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

• “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• “The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined
• “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
• “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
• “The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined
• “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
• “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
• “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
• “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

• “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
• “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
• “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
• “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
• “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

• “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
• “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
• “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
• “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
• “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
• “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
• “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
• “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
• “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
• “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
• “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

• “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
• “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
• “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
• “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
• “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
• “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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