Tuesday, January 6

An Insightful AIM Conversation

Maybe not the classiest model of my views on the Oscar race, but I feel it gives a decent idea about what I feel will go down in February. I'm MStEiNy1212 (shut up) and my friend is miniparks24. I like to think I'm slowly converting him into a film geek, like myself.

miniparks24 (2:38:54 PM): who will win best picture?
MStEiNy1212 (2:39:08 PM): thats a GOOD question
MStEiNy1212 (2:39:19 PM): i doubt benjamin button will...
miniparks24 (2:39:26 PM): i hope not
miniparks24 (2:39:34 PM): i hope milk does
MStEiNy1212 (2:39:34 PM): milk or slumdog
MStEiNy1212 (2:39:50 PM): don't be shocked if dark knight wins tho

miniparks24 (2:40:03 PM): it might not even get nominated
MStEiNy1212 (2:40:29 PM): yeah..i think if it DOES get nominated it will win..yet it may not get the nom
MStEiNy1212 (2:40:43 PM): idk..its a 3-horse race really


A race among Slumdog, Button and Milk (and Dark Knight?!?!?!?!).

miniparks24 (2:40:54 PM): frost/nixon?
miniparks24 (2:40:55 PM): ?
MStEiNy1212 (2:41:00 PM): nah...
MStEiNy1212 (2:41:07 PM): not enough buzz


Has anyone heard shit about Frost/Nixon? The old men of the Academy will proabably dig it...

miniparks24 (2:42:32 PM): wrestler?
MStEiNy1212 (2:42:46 PM): naw...doubt it gets a nom
MStEiNy1212 (2:42:54 PM): aronofsky could get a director nom tho
MStEiNy1212 (2:42:59 PM): POSSIBLY


Probably not.

miniparks24 (2:43:36 PM): doubt?
MStEiNy1212 (2:43:45 PM): i DOUBT it!
MStEiNy1212 (2:43:49 PM): no..not a chance it wins
MStEiNy1212 (2:43:56 PM): and i doubt it gets a nom
MStEiNy1212 (2:44:22 PM): maybe if it gets four acting noms (ei amy adams) but that unlikely
miniparks24 (2:44:44 PM): i think amy adams is hot

One of my favorite actresses, to be honest. May make my top five in supporting actress for Doubt, come time.

MStEiNy1212 (2:45:05 PM): not in her nun-garb...but yeah she is
miniparks24 (2:45:10 PM): lol

She actually did pull of the nun-garb. Yet, honestly, I felt the nun costumes in Doubt were a little too costumey.

miniparks24 (2:45:20 PM): wasnt she in talladega nights?

Oh, yes. Her landmark performance.

MStEiNy1212 (2:45:37 PM): oh yeah...the, like, assistant?
miniparks24 (2:46:24 PM): susan
MStEiNy1212 (2:46:32 PM): what?
miniparks24 (2:46:37 PM): her name in the movie
MStEiNy1212 (2:46:50 PM): oh lol
MStEiNy1212 (2:46:50 PM): wow

Who doesn't like that movie? Come on, Will Ferrell at his best...

miniparks24 (2:47:11 PM): is heath ledger a lock?
MStEiNy1212 (2:48:16 PM): oh yeah
MStEiNy1212 (2:48:20 PM): nearly a lock to win


Michael Shannon is really the main threat, but if the Revolutionary Road hate brigade continues, he probably won't have much of a shot. Or Dev Patel, anyone?

It's not chock-full of juicy insight, but I think it sort of gets the job done. Maybe someday I'll be a bit more proper and productive and make some official predictions, but for now..this will do?

2 comments:

RC said...

how funny...love your assessments.

if you read my most recent post...you will find that i think Benjamin Button WILL win the Oscar for best pic.

but i do agree...dark knight could somehow pull off a win with a nom...it's going to have a ton of nominations, and i'm sure best pic will be one of them.

Mark said...

Benjamin Button certainly has a chance, but I'd take Slumdog over it any day. You may be right though, Button might have enough of a "wow" factor (with the make-up and all) to take the big prize home.

And, yeah, slowly TDK is locking up a Best Pic nom. Yesterday it had the WGA Screenplay nod which is a big step forward and it also got the PGA nom, so things are looking good in that camp.

By the way, I CANNOT wait to see Jai-Ho performed at the Oscars! :P