Spotlight: Jean Dujardin

France’s most bankable actor, Jean Dujardin, said being awarded an Oscar was like winning the World Cup – and jubilant reaction in France to the film’s five awards has been of the same order.

Dujardin took best actor for his role in The Artist, and the two frontrunners in the French presidential race were quick to praise the film’s success.

Nicolas Sarkozy hailed “a tremendous success for French cinema and quality cinema” and praised the long-running initiatives that have protected France’s film industry.

In a radio interview, the French president also managed to use the film’s Oscar glory to steer the topic on to his own policy and defend his widely criticised Hadopi law against illegal downloading, saying: “We have to defend cinema, defend auteurs. Films must be paid for, we can’t pirate them – that’s what we wanted to deal with with the Hadopi law.”

 

François Hollande, the Socialist presidential frontrunner, praised the vitality of French cinema and its major role in France’s cultural influence abroad. He also commended French arts funding.

The Artist‘s director, Michel Hazanavicius, had previously highlighted how hard he had to fight for funding for the film in France when most backers in Paris said it flew in the face of logic to make a silent, black-and-white film.

The Artist’s success has been seen as a triumph for French auteur-driven films over Hollywood – even if the film, which was shot in Los Angeles, won in part because it had convinced the jury that it was American.

The award for best film was deeply symbolic. French films have won best film prizes at the Oscars before, but always in foreign film or documentary categories. This was the first time a Paris production had beaten English-language films at their own game.

As the France Inter radio station noted in its morning bulletin on Monday, Dujardin managed to get away with shouting “putain!” while collecting his statuette, whereas “fuck, its equivalent, would have been beeped”.

Dujardin, a comic actor, has been France’s top box office star for years,famous for his comedy pastiche and hailed as the “new Jean-Paul Belmondo”. But he is now a kind of national hero, a symbol of a year in which French films not only won international acclaim but saw record box office figures at home.

Hazanavicius is known in France for his “OSS 117″ spy comedy spoofs – a cross between James Bond and Austin Powers.

By taking the best director Oscar, he bagged a prize that had eluded half a dozen of France’s biggest film-makers, including Jean Renoir, François Truffaut and Louis Malle, who all were nominated for best director but never won.

The only other film-maker from France to win the directing Oscar wasRoman Polanski, who was born in France, moved to Poland as a child and has lived in France since fleeing Hollywood over child sex charges in the 1970s.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/27/jean-dujardin-oscar-world-cup?newsfeed=true

The Oscars is too popular it even hit the social media…

Bit worried with the fact that Jean Dujardin didn’t generate a good amount of mentions considering he beat Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Best Actor race.

Love the Potter bit though and it’s true, the Academy is a bit unfair on that note

The Artist, Streep and Dujardin continued their winning streak – Oscars 2012 winners REVEALED!

I’m very happy as 6 out of the 6 major categories I have predicted won the Oscars! And that includes one of my favourite films of all time, The Artist.

The battle between Viola Davis and Meryl Streep has finally ended and it has been revealed that the Academy favoured Streep’s powerful portrayal of Thatcher as opposed to Davis’ poignant performance in The Help. And as for the Best Actor, no question about it… it’s Jean Dujardin’s night!

Here’s a complete list of winners:

Best Picture
WINNER: The Artist — Thomas Langmann
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Directing
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
WINNER: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Actor
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
WINNER: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
WINNER: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
WINNER: Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: The Descendants — Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
WINNER: Midnight in Paris — Woody Allen
A Separation

Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
WINNER: Rango — Gore Verbinski

Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
WINNER: Undefeated — Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, and Rich Middlemas

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
WINNER: A Separation (Iran) — Asghar Farhadi

Best Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo — Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
WINNER: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: Hugo — Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Best Costume Design
Anonymous
WINNER: The Artist — Mark Bridges
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: The Iron Lady — Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
WINNER: The Artist — Ludovic Bource
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Best Original Song
WINNER: “Man or Muppet,” The Muppets — Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio,” Rio

Best Sound Mixing
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo — Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo — Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: Hugo — Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
WINNER: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore — William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Documentary Short Subject
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
WINNER: Saving Face — Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Best Live-Action Short Film
Pentecost
Raju
WINNER: The Shore — Terry George and Oorlagh George
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

 

Prince of all Media Awards 2011: And the winners are….

Few hours before the Academy Awards, I think there’s no other perfect time to unveil the Prince of all Media’s choice for 2011′s best of the best. I’ll be looking at 4 main divisions and will be selecting the winner from a list of the very best from their respective fields. Fashion, TV, Movie and Music… 6 major recognitions for each division – and with no further ado, here are your winners:

FASHION

Most fashionable male celebrity:

This is a really tough category as a number male celebrities of 2011 stepped up their game and conquered the glam with their amazing fashion sense.

Bubbling up: George Michael, Olly Murs and Harry Styles

Runner-up: Ryan Gosling

Winner: HENRY CAVILL

 

Most fashionable female celebrity:

This is pretty exciting as a lot of female stars, as expected, hit 2011 with their unique fashion statements. But only one, in my opinion, graced the scene with such elegance and beauty – truly unparalleled!

Bubbling up: Nikki Minaj, Beyonce Knowles and Cheryl Cole

Runner-up: Kate Middleton

Winner: VICTORIA BECKHAM

 

Most fashionable celebrity couple:

This is a no-brainer… Let’s go straight to the winner!

(ok)

Bubbling up: Beyonce & Jay-Z, Justin & Selena and Brad & Angelina

Runner-up: Kate & William

Winner: POSH & BECKS

 

Most ‘glamorous’ TV show of the year:

It doesn’t have to be a ‘fashion fix’ show to win this category. A soap opera, a variety show and even a reality show could win this as long as FASHION and STYLE is written all over it.

Bubbling up: X-Factor USA, How To Look Good Naked and The Royal Wedding

Runner-up: Gok’s Fashion Fix

Winner: THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX

 

Most fashionably weird celebrity of the year:

Love this! Although everyone thinks Gaga should win this, well you might be up for some sort of surprise…

Bubbling up: Rihanna, Nikki Minaj and Misha B

Runner-up: Kitty Brucknell

Winner: LADY GAGA and PEREZ HILTON

 

And last but not the least… the Ultimate Fashionista of the year:

Four gorgeous ladies and one fashion hunk… who will take home the crown?!

Bubbling up: Ryan Gosling, Lady Gaga and Nikki Minaj

Runner-up: Victoria Beckham

Winner: KATE MIDDLETON

Well done Kate!

Next stop… TV

Most controversial TV show of the year:

The usual winner for this category might not be able to get the award this year…. well, just maybe!

Bubbling up: Big Brother, The Only Way is Essex and X-Factor USA

Runner-up: The Royal Wedding

Winner: X-FACTOR UK

 

Most popular Reality TV star of the year:

A group, two ladies, two hunkies…. who will grab the spotlight?!

Bubbling up: Amy Childs, Dougie Poynter and Little Mix

Runner-up: Fatima Whitbread

Winner: MARK WRIGHT

 

Most popular TV presenter of the year:

Will the power duo beat the new king of Big Brother?!

Bubbling up: Davina McCall, Brian Dowling and Caroline Flack/Olly Murs

Runner-up: Dermot O’Leary

Winner: ANT & DEC 

 

Most popular reality TV judge of the year:

Love this so much… 3 from the XF UK panel vs 2 from the XF USA panel – all about XF!

Bubbling up: Kelly Rowland, Gary Barlow and Simon Cowell

Runner-up: Nicole Scherzinger

Winner: TULISA CONSTATOLOVOS

 

Most popular drama series of the year:

The nanas are loving this category! Who will reign supreme?

Bubbling up: Hollyoaks, Downtown Abbey and Desperate Housewives

Runner-up: Eastenders

Winner: CORONATION STREET

 

and finally, TV ICON of 2011:

Two got their 2011 popularity through a reality show, 2 made name from being ordinary people of Essex and 1 is the ‘god’ of TV!

Bubbling up: Amy Childs, Tulisa and Mark Wright

Runner-up: Gary Barlow

Winner: SIMON COWELL

 

Moving on… MUSIC

Most  promising musician of the year:

I have a personal choice for the winner in this category and it turned out that the Brit agreed with me

Bubbling up: Cher Lloyd, One Direction and The Wanted

Runner-up: Nikki Minaj

Winner: ED SHEERAN

 

Best pop music video of the year:

Two from Queen Adele, 1 from the Gaga, 1 from Miss B and 1 from Ed Sheeran… Well, who will it be?!

Bubbling up: Run The World, The A Team and Someone Like You

Runner-up: Rolling in the Deep

Winner: THE EDGE OF GLORY

 

Best male artist of the year:

Can the newbie Ed trump the likes of Bruno and Bieber?!

Bubbling up: Olly Murs, Neyo and David Guetta

Runner-up: Justin Bieber & Ed Sheeran

Winner: BRUNO MARS

 

Best female artist of the year:

Four of them can dance…. the other one, can’t. BUT CAN SHE WIN IT?!

Bubbling up: Rihanna, Beyonce and Katy Perry

Runner-up: Lady Gaga

Winner: ADELE

 

Bets group of the year:

The kiddies take on the oldies with some middies on the side

Bubbling up: Take That, JLS and One Direction

Runner-up: Coldplay

Winner: THE WANTED

 

2011 SONG of the year:

This is the ultimate award for this category. Two nominated songs came from Queen Adele, 1 each for Rihanna, Gaga and Bruno… so, will it be Adele?

Bubbling up: We Found Love, Grenade and Edge of Glory

Runner-up: Rolling in the deep

Winner: SOMEONE LIKE YOU

 

And finally…. the MOVIES – oh yeah!

Best animated feature:

My personal favourite SHOULD WIN THIS and I don’t know why the Oscars have ignored it…

Bubbling up: Shrek 4-ever, Rango and The Adventures of Tin-tin

Runner-up: Rio

Winner: KUNG FU PANDA 2

 

Best performance by an artist in a supporting role:

Everyone says Octavia and Christopher are both shoo-in for this category but what if we combine the categories? Who will get it?!

Bubbling up: Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Marion Cotillard (Contagion) and Christopher Waltz (Water for Elephants)

Runner-up: Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Winner: CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER (BEGINNERS)

 

Best director:

Straight to the winner please….

Bubbling up: Martin Scorsese (Hugo), Steven Spielberg (War Horse) and Phylidda Lloyd (The Iron Lady)

Runner-up: Alexander Payne (The Descendants)

Winner: MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS (THE ARTIST)

 

Best performance by an actor in a leading role:

Here we go again… but this time I have included performances who were snubbed by the Academy!

Bubbling up: Leonardo Di Caprio (J Edgar), Robert Pattinson (Water for Elephants) and Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Runner-up: George Clooney (The Descendants)

Winner: JEAN DUJARDIN (THE ARTIST)

 

Best performance by an actress in a leading role:

Once again…. VIOLA OR MERYL? or GLENN?

Bubbling up: Kate Winslet (Contagion), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Viola Davis (The Help)

Runner-up: Gwyneth Paltrow (Contagion)

Winner: MERYL STREEP (THE IRON LADY)

 

2011′s Best Picture:

Five different stories: a story about the golden age of cinema, a story about the joys and miseries of circus life, a story of the Gods and Goddesses, a story of British’ Iron Lady and a story of a sexy but mysterious detective…

Bubbling up: Immortals, The Iron Lady and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Runner-up: Water for Elephants

Winner: THE ARTIST

 

There you have it… No Glenn Close in the list – hahahaha.

See you all later at the Oscars

 

 

 

Oscars 2012: Prince of all Media’s winners are…

At last! I’ve come to that point where my mind and heart have agreed who to win this year’s Academy Awards. As always, the Best Actor and Best Actress categories are the toughest to choose from. I’ve seen majority of the nominated films and performances and done my bit to research on the others so I guess I am in a position to weigh things up and lay down my cards…

First stop, Best Supporting Actor:

This category, although there are five actors nominated, is a 2-man battle… shall I say a strict 2-man battle. I’ve seen 4 of the 5 splendid performances and I think the media and critics will agree with me if I say it’s a toss between Christopher Plummer and Jonah Hill. Now, we’re down to which performance has actually captivated the heart of the academy. Based on their respective roles, Plummer’s character is more interesting and dramatic in that sense, however, Hill’s portrayal in Moneyball was a revelation. Who deserves the award more? The late-bloomer or the man who has more to show…

The Prince of all Media’s choice is…. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER!

 

Then of course Jonah Hill is my second choice. I’d like to see Kenneth Branagh in that top spot too though I don’t think he will snatch the Oscars this year. As for Max Von Sydow…. next category please.

 

Best Supporting Actress:

This is so cool! I’ve seen all five performances and I kinda like each one of them. I have my very personal favourite and I also have my eyes on someone who, so far, has swept the awards for this category. Unlike the Best Supporting Actor category, this lot is more like a 3-woman race. Jessica Chastain is so pretty that you can easily fall for her performance despite it being a so-so acting in general. Berenice Bejo, on the other hand, won my heart with her timeless beauty and expressive eyes as Pippa Miller in The Artist but that doesn’t mean she can reign supreme in this year’s awards night especially under the threat of The Help’s Octavia Spencer who, in my opinion, should have been nominated as Best Actress instead as she shared the spotlight with Viola Davis in the said film. Enough blah-blah-blah…

Prince of all Media’s choice is… OCTAVIA SPENCER!

 

I’d love to see Berenice to win it but I highly doubt that because Octavia is just a sure winner this year. Possible upset? I think they all deserve to win so no one could surprise us.

 

Best Director/Best Picture:

It’s always a question whether the Best Picture and Best Director winner should always come from the same film. This year, I think that is safe to say. All 9 nominated films were created by 9 brilliant directors. The seniors; Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese gave us their remarkable masterpieces whilst newbie Michel Hazanavicius dared to present us something different. I was surprised not to see George Clooney in this category for Ides of March as I thought it wasn’t too bad for a non-director to come up with such quality of a film. As for the nominated movies, there are only two films which I think will go head-to-head – that doesn’t mean though the other nine are crap. Is it the film that tackles the ups and downs of being a father or the film that challenges the viewers by presenting a magnificent story minus the words?!

Prince of all Media’s choices for Best Director and Best Picture are… MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS & THE ARTIST!

I believe The Artist has pretty much secured its win but Michel’s victory is still uncertain, Martin could easily snatch that statuette away from him should the Academy decide to pay tribute to him as one of the Hollywood’s living legends.

 

Best Actor:

Will it be George? Will it be Brad? Will it be Jean? The awards season started with Brad Pitt as the ultimate choice for this category but his best pal, George Clooney entered the picture and even won the Golden Globe award. People started thinking its going to be George and Brad for this race but here we go again, another contender came into the race and is now the frontrunner, after his SAG victory… Jean Dujardin for The Artist. I’ve seen all three performances, in fact, all five nominees for this category. George’s acting is so good that you actually forget it was George Clooney. Brad’s performance on the other hand is one of the best I’ve seen from him although the character and the role is not that big to push him on top of the stage. And finally, Jean is just as amazing as the film. The Artist would have been a massive flop if not for Jean’s outstanding performance. My personal favourite is also who I think will win the Oscars so I guess I’m in a good place for this one.

Prince of all Media’s choice is… JEAN DUJARDIN!

George, of course, is my second choice followed by poor old Brad

 

And finally, the most exciting category of the night… Best Actress:

First and foremost, let me just say that the Academy should’ve chosen Tilda Swinton instead of Glenn Close as the former was just brilliant in the weird film called ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ unlike Glenn Close, I mean, who is Glenn Close?! I’m happy anyway that they’ve recognized Rooney Mara’s acting in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (I have a review coming up for that film). Her performance was infectious and effortless and although I think she could win the award, the race for Best Actress is down to just two; the legendary and unparalleled Meryl Streep vs the incredible Viola Davis. Both actresses have proven their amazing talents in acting. They even had a showdown of brilliance in the film Doubt few years ago. The media’s opinion on this category is mixed. Meryl started off at the high and secured the Oscars by beating Viola in the Golden Globe while Viola has won the SAG and has posed a tough competition. Both performances showcased their strengths as an actress. I’d like to see both of them to win but that is impossible. I think I will have to base my judgement on who gave the most convincing acting and who gave justice to their role. It is very difficult. I’d like to see _______ to win but I think _________ will win! I’ll keep it that way.

Prince of all Media’s choice (based on giving justice to the role) is… MERYL STREEP!

 

I won’t be surprised though if Viola wins it. I’d like Rooney and Michelle too… Glenn Close? Who the hell is Glenn Close?!

There you go, last year, I predicted 4/6 so it wasn’t that good… I’m hoping my predictions will be much better this year (fingers crossed)

 

Movie Review: The Artist

THE ARTIST – When I first heard about the The Artist, I wasn’t too interested about it. Ever since, I was never a fan of the silent movies era as I personally find films under this genre a complete waste of time. I am a very loud person and sitting down watching a film ran and driven by musical scoring isn’t my thing. I’ll either get uber-stressed at the end or simply fall asleep. That’s why I am flabbergasted to find myself up and awake (and liking every single bit of it) up to the very last screen shot of this masterpiece from Michel Hazanavicius. The Artist is a classic and powerful gem that’ll certainly shape the trend we’re seeing in modern cinema.

For silent films, musical scoring, sound editing and sound engineering are vital. These elements must be 110% better than a standard film as these will help the viewers to connect and digest the message of the film. These serve as the bridge between the movie and the audience. And I felt The Artist succeed on this part and effortlessly communicated the message of the film despite the absence of dialogues. The storyline can also make or break a silent film. It’s got to be a dynamic plot and the subject needs to be very interesting to make it work. It must also jive well with music and therefore The Artist’s central storyline is picture-perfect as it tackles the glitz and the glamour of show business. One last factor that is imperative in the success of a silent film is the actors in it. They have to step up their performances and ensure that they connect with the viewers even without uttering a single word. Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo were correspondingly spectacular, exquisite, stunning and magnificent in this film. Dujardin in particular was extraordinary and deserves every recognition he is getting at the moment. His eyes were very expressive which can naturally speak a thousand words. He has the charisma and magnetism required from a silent movie actor. Bejo has also managed to exude and emanate a strong screen presence and was also outstanding. I wouldn’t classify her performance as a Best Actress material but a Supporting nod should be fine.

Can it win this year’s Academy Awards Best Picture? DEFINITELY! Without a shadow of a doubt. Its strongest contender would have to be The Descendants but apart from that, no other film has reached the same level of excellence as The Artist. It is on a league of its own and truly world-class.

9/10

Oscar nominees are out… Let the battle begin!

Best Picture
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“The Help”
“Moneyball”
“War Horse”
“The Tree of Life”

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

Best Actress
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Max Von Sydow, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

Best Director
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
JC Chandor, “Margin Call”
Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, “Bridesmaids”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”
John Logan, “Hugo”
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, “The Ides of March”
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, “Moneyball”
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughn, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”

Best Animated Feature
“A Cat In Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda 2″
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
“The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams
“The Artist,” Ludovic Bource
“Hugo,” Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse,” John Williams

Best Original Song
“Man or Muppet,” The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio,” Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
“The Artist”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“War Horse”

Best Achievement in Cinematography
“The Artist”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

Best Achievement in Costume Design
“Anonymous”
“The Artist”
“Hugo”
“Jane Eyre”
“W.E.”

Best Documentary Feature
“Hell and Back Again”
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
“Pina”
“Undefeated”

Best Documentary Short Subject
“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?”
“God Is the Bigger Elvis”
“Incident in New Baghdad”
“Saving Face”
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom”

Best Achievement in Film Editing
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Moneyball”

Best Achievement in Makeup
“Albert Nobbs”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
“The Iron Lady”

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film
“Pentecost”
“Raju”
“The Shore”
“Time Freak”
“Tuba Atlantic”

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
“Drive”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse”

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Moneyball”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse”

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
“Hugo”
“Real Steel”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

 

It is going to be a good battle especially for the Best Picture category. Please watch this space for my fearless forecast!

BAFTA Nominations 2012

The awards season has officially began and this time, BAFTA is ready to hand in their trophies to the best of the best last year.

Best Film

The Artist

The Descendants

Drive

The Help

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Leading actor

Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

George Clooney – The Descendants

Jean Dujardin – The Artist

Michael Fassbender – Shame

Leading actress

Berenice Bejo – The Artist

Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn

Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin

Viola Davis – The Help

Supporting actor

Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady

Jonah Hill – Moneyball

Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn

Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides Of March

Supporting actress

Carey Mulligan – Drive

Jessica Chastain – The Help

Judi Dench – My Week With Marilyn

Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids

Octavia Spencer – The Help

Outstanding British Film

My Week With Marilyn

Senna

Shame

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

Attack The Block – Joe Cornish (director/writer)

Black Pond – Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)

Coriolanus – Ralph Fiennes (director)

Submarine – Richard Ayoade (director/writer)

Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

Foreign language film

Incendies

Pina

Potiche

A Separation

The Skin I Live In

Director

The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius

Drive – Nicolas Winding Refn

Hugo – Martin Scorsese

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson

We Need To Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay

Documentary

George Harrison: Living In The Material World

Project Nim

Senna

Animated film

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn

Arthur Christmas

Rango

Original screenplay

The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig

The Guard – John Michael McDonagh

The Iron Lady – Abi Morgan

Midnight In Paris – Woody Allen

Adapted screenplay

The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

The Help – Tate Taylor

The Ides Of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

Moneyball – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan

Original music

The Artist

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

Cinematography

The Artist

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

Editing

The Artist

Drive

Hugo

Senna

Tinker Tailor Solider Spy

Production design

The Artist

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

Costume design

The Artist

Hugo

Jane Eyre

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Make up & hair

The Artist

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

The Iron Lady

My Week With Marilyn

Sound

The Artist

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

Special visual effects

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

War Horse

Short animation

Abuelas

Bobby Yeah

A Morning Stroll

Short film

Chalk

Mwansa The Great

Only Sound Remains

Pitch Black Heist

Two And Two

The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award (previously announced, and voted by the public)

Adam Deacon

Chris Hemsworth

Chris O’Dowd

Eddie Redmayne

Tom Hiddleston

Meryl Streep is Golden Globe 2012′s Best Actress!

Here is the complete list of winners for the 69th Golden Globe Awards:

MOTION PICTURES

Motion Picture, Drama:

The Descendants

Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:
The Artist

Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:
George Clooney, The Descendants

Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Jean DuJardin, The Artist

Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Director:
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Screenplay, Motion Picture:
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Foreign Language Film:
A Separation, Iran

Animated Feature Film:
The Adventures of Tintin

Original Score, Motion Picture:
The Artist, Ludovic Bource

Original Song, Motion Picture:
“Masterpiece,” Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry; W.E.

TELEVISION

TV Series, Drama:
Homeland

TV Series, Comedy:
Modern Family

TV Movie or Miniseries:
Downton Abbey

Actor in a TV Series, Drama:
Kelsey Grammer, Boss

Actress in a TV Series, Drama:
Claire Danes, Homeland

Actor, TV Series Comedy:
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Actress in a TV Series, Comedy:
Laura Dern, Enlightened

Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie:
Idris Elba, Luther

Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie:
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie:
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

CECILE B. DEMILLE AWARD:
Morgan Freeman

Top 11 Hollywood Films of 2011

Anne Curtis and Christine Reyes’ No Other Woman topped my Top 11 Pinoy films of 2011. Now, it’s time to look back and count down the 11 incredible Hollywood masterpieces of 2011 that’ll surely make the Academy Awards 2012 more interesting than ever.

11. Drive

 

10. Tree of Life

 

9. Water for Elephants

 

8. The Hangover II

 

7. Friends with Benefits

 

6. The Adventures of Tintin

 

5. The Descendants

 

4. War Horse

 

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2

 

2. The Ides of March

 

1. The Artist