Who knows what tonight’s Oscar telecast will be like but I’m pretty sure it won’t come anywhere close to providing a moment as powerful as this.
Enjoy!
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It Is Oscar Sunday
It’s Oscar Sunday. Again.
Can you tell how excited I am?
Yes, cats don’t really care about the Oscars or the movies. But some humans do! Actually, according to the flame-haired once, less humans care about the Oscars this year than ever before. It sounds like the Oscar humans really messed things up and now everyone is mad at them. As long as I get fed, I don’t get mad at anyone. Humans should be more like me. If you’re one of the few remaining humans who cares about the Oscars, the Shattered Lens has you covered today!
Happy Oscar Sunday to those who observe. If you watch the ceremony, don’t forget that the cat needs some attention too!
As for who I think is going to win this year …. meh. I haven’t seen any of the nominees but I’m sure they needed more scenes featuring hunting, stalking, and napping. Lots and lots of napping.
Paddies Final Oscar Predictions!
I’m going to start with
Short Documentaries because one of these hurt me deeply!
Nominations
“Audible” (Will win and should win best picture, but that is another argument!)
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball”
“Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”
So, onto my other big predictions:
Best Original Screen play:
Nominations:
“Belfast”
“Don’t Look Up” (probably will win)
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza” (would be my pick and should win!)
“The Worst Person in the World”
Best Animated Feature:
Nominations:
“Encanto” (This isn’t even close!)
"Flee
“Luca”
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
“Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Cinematography:
Nominations:
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog” (will win)
“The Tragedy of Macbeth” (my pick)
“West Side Story”
And now to my Final Picks!
Best Supporting Actress:
Nominated:
Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Judi Dench, “Belfast”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog” (Will win an should!)
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard
Best Supporting actor
Nominations
Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA” (will win and should!)
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog
Best Actress:
Nominated:
Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (will win)
Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”
Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers” (Should win)
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
Best Actor:
Nominated:
Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog” (I would’t be surprised here!)
Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick … Boom!”
Will Smith, “King Richard” (It’s his to lose, but...)
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Best Director :
Nominations are:
Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” (There should be any question about this!)
Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
And for the movie of the year:
The nominations are:
“Belfast”
“CODA” (Will win)*
“Don’t Look Up”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”
Like I said earlier, “Audible” Should be the movie of the year!
Happy Oscar Day and I hope you all get a well deserved trophy! We will see how my predictions (and hopes) go!
My Oscar Predictions
Well, since the big show is tomorrow, I guess it’s time for me to try to predict what I think will win. Up until four weeks ago, I would thought Power of the Dog would be the obvious front runner but CODA seems to be the film that people are responding too. The same is true of Penelope Cruz, who went from being an also-ran to the new front runner in just a matter of days.
In short, this Oscar race is up in the air. Almost anything could happen. It should be exciting, though I think most people will be tuning in not to see who wins but to see how bad the show is.
Anyway, here are my predictions! We’ll see how right I am (or how wrong I am) tomorrow night!
Best Picture — CODA
Best Director — Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best Actor — Will Smith, King Richard
Best Actress — Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Best Supporting Actor — Troy Kostur, CODA
Best Supporting Actress — Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Original Screenplay — The Worst Person In The World
Best Adapted Screenplay — CODA
Best Animated Feature Film — Encanto
Best International Film — Drive My Car
Best Documentary Feature — Attica
Best Documentary Short Subject — Audible
Best Live Action Short Film — The Long Goodbye
Best Animated Short Film — Affairs of the Art
Best Original Score — Dune
Best Original Song — Dos Origuitas from Encanto
Best Sound — West Side Story
Best Production Design — Dune
Best Cinematography — The Power of the Dog
Best Costume Design — Nightmare Alley
Best Makeup and Hairstyling — The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Film Editing — Don’t Look Up
Best Visual Effects — Spider-Man: No Way Home
