TurquoiseB wrote: > For those who are interested, here's a link to the > IMDB users' poll results -- who film freaks think > will win the major awards in Sunday's party. IMDB > users tend to be pretty savvy, and I agree with > pretty much all of their picks here except one. > Given all the behind-the-scenes machinations and > posturing re "The Hurt Locker" (rumors of a system- > atic smear campaign against it, and then when its > producer sent an email to Academy Members urging > them to ignore the smear campaign, banning him > from the ceremony), I think that Best Director > might very well go to Kathryn Bigelow. I think that > "Avatar" is still going to win for Best Picture, > though. > > http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/poll/oscarpoll-results > > Personally I think that "Up In The Air" should beat > out "District 9" for Best Adapted Screenplay, but > that's about the only possible surprise of the night. > "Avatar" is pretty much a lock for Best Pic, and the > others have "popular appeal" going for them.
I never watch these awards shows or maybe just a few minutes of them. They seem like extended high school graduation ceremonies. The Oscars are more about the financials than art.
