So the awards season has officially come to a close, and ‘The Hurt Locker’ comes out on top with six awards in total, including Best Picture and Best Director. Honestly, the results were no surprise, we’ve heard nothing but Hurt Locker buzz for the past few weeks. Though my personal opinion holds that I feel that 20 years from now, it’ll be Avatar we’re talking about and not Hurt Locker, it is always great to see a smaller film take home the gold.
I was a bit surprised to see Sandra Bullock take home Best Actress, other then that though, there wasn’t anything else that truly shocked me, overall the ceremony was fairly predictable. I was a bit disappointed that ‘White Ribbon’ didn’t take home Foreign Film or Cinematography, but I was happy with who won. Overall, a great but fairly predictable telecast. Now, lets cross our fingers for Shutter Island and next years awards!
Oscar Results:
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique, Precious
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal
Adapted Screenplay: Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
Animated Feature Film: Up
Foreign Language Film: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)
Original Score: Up
Original Song: “The Weary Kind,” Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Makeup: Star Trek
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Short Film: Logorama
Documentary Short Subject: Music By Prudence
Live Action Short Film: The New Tenants
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar