Oscar Predictions 2010

The Envelope Please:

 Who Will Win, Who Deserves to Win, Who Was Snubbed

 by Kam Williams

 

            Although Avatar and The Hurt Locker landed 9 Academy Award nominations each, I foresee the former and director James Cameron enjoying a clean sweep. Breaking all box-office records, Avatar is a juggernaut that nobody will be able to stop on Oscar night. This means that The Hurt Locker, which was directed by Cameron’s ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, might very well be shut out entirely, unless the Academy decides to split their votes between the two in the Best Director and Best Picture categories. 

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The heavily anticipated 52^nd Annual Grammys arrived with amazing success and quite possibly the best produced shows in its history.  A Best Dressed Survey  of Pre-Grammt arrivals was presented earlier and winners are now live on www.Disilgold.com.

 Some of the highlights included performances by Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Zach Brown band, Jamie Foxx, Elton John, Pynk, Taylor Swift,  usher, Smokey Robinson and more.

 One of my favorite performances was by the Zach Brown band that sang, America with blue-eyed soul before introducing Leon Russell that reminds me of a modern day Ray Charles, but from the Dixie era. This is the music folks love and listen to in their country cabin homes most kids don’t know about. Add a recession and this band is just killing airwaves with harmony.

Absolutely love this live band that plays violins, guitar, piano, drums and fiddle. Something like the Jonas Brothers, but more seasoned. Crazy  talent.

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Wasn’t Laz Alonzo’s role as Zoe’s brother just as instrumental for this movie to be a hit?  Watch the movie again? When will Hollywood celebrate this actor. Biggest movie of the year and no one mentioned Laz Alonzo.

2010 Golden Globes Recap

 by Kam Williams

 

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            Let’s face it, although the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hands out annual awards in a variety of television and film categories, most people really consider the Golden Globes a fashion show and an early indicator of Academy Award potential. Judging by this year’s results, Avatar, which won for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director (James Cameron), emerged from the evening with the most Oscar buzz.

            In the acting categories, perennial-nominee (24) Meryl Streep took home her 7^th trophy for Julie & Julia, while Sandra Bullock won one for the first time in 4 tries for The Blind Side. Mo’Nique was a shoo-in for Precious in the supporting actress category, as was Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds.

            Lead actor-honorees Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Robert Downey, Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) appear headed for a showdown at the Oscars, although common sense says George Clooney will remain in the mix. Still, Bridges enjoy the early edge given his body of work, his pedigree, and the fact that he’s been an Academy Awards also ran on several occasions.

            As for the evening gowns, most were understandably subdued, given the ongoing tragedy over in Haiti, with glaring exceptions Halle Berry and Mariah Carey turning heads in low-cut outfits ostensibly designed to draw a lot of attention to their golden globes. Rest assured, decadence and excess will be back in fashion on the red carpet by the time the Oscars roll around, so brace yourself for a perfunctory parade of gaudy baubles and gratuitous cleavage on March 7^th.

 

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