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moarplease
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Who is going to take it home?
Nominees

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
127 Hours
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Feb 24 2011 11:31PM
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Bonzalo
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Best picture? why not best movie...
Feb 24 2011 11:35PM
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Anathema
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kings speech
Feb 25 2011 12:00AM
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thugaim
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Who gives a shit?
Feb 25 2011 12:04AM
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dergblerp
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I've actually watched all 10.  I think it should go to Toy Story 3, but it will probably go to the Social Network.
Feb 25 2011 12:06AM
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-Mugatu
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2 girls one cup.












jk. my lil homies over at pixar and toy story 3
Feb 25 2011 12:06AM
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Balto
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inception
Feb 25 2011 12:07AM
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Steve-Brown
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yup

Feb 25 2011 12:16AM
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eldridge
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Feb 25 2011 12:17AM
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skier_boy26
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The Social Network

Maybe, maybe The King's Speech will win.
Feb 25 2011 12:18AM
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WillStart
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lol wut.

and OP, i wish i had an answer. really need to catch up on seeing movies..
Feb 25 2011 12:19AM
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r0dubs
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127 hours was way better than all of those
Feb 25 2011 1:03AM
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Bonzalo
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That nobody cares about the Oscars, good movies are good movies, not because they win a fucking prize they are better.
So instead of asking which one is going to win, we should ask which one is the best in your opinion.
Feb 25 2011 1:10AM
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wuj.
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Banksy is going to drop a sick piece outside during the oscars.
Feb 25 2011 1:13AM
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TaySwift
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the kings reach
made by mtv live canada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roi5GNsTphs
Feb 25 2011 1:14AM
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canterbury
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the king's speech
Feb 25 2011 1:15AM
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eastAR5
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/claim: i got 2 invitation tickets this year..... but am not going. I'd sell em here but obviously it doenst work like that
Feb 25 2011 1:16AM
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WillStart
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you did not convey that at all in your first post? is that what you were trying to say?

it sounded like you were saying it should be called best movie instead of best picture.

And actually a lot of people care about the Oscars, it's not the Grammys. The Academy Awards are a huge deal.

The first part of your post doesn't really even make sense. Good movies are good, yes. But the award goes to the best. Nobody thinks that because a movie wins the award, it's the best. They think that the best movie wins the award. It may not always be your favorite movie, but chances are it's one of the most, if not the most, well-rounded film of the year. So even if you didn't like Hurt Locker last year, it had great writing, photography, editing, sound editing, acting, and Bigelow just did a solid job of directing it. That's why it won.
Feb 25 2011 1:19AM
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JIBpsy^^
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Either Inceptions toy story or social network. IMO social network was entertaining but not oscar worthy
Feb 25 2011 1:25AM
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Kangbang
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Feb 25 2011 1:27AM
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Squaw6
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Inception or the Social Network, but I haven't seen many of the listed movies.
Feb 25 2011 1:43AM
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moarplease
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Usually the movie you think is going to win is the best in your opinion...
Feb 25 2011 10:44AM
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TechnoPotamus
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i really hope it takes some awards, that was a great movie
Feb 25 2011 10:50AM
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Canepski
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tht would be fucking sick!!
Feb 25 2011 12:33PM
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uh_lis_uh
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Toy Story 3 or 127 Hours

but it will probably be The Social Network or Inception

Inception will def get best cinematography
Feb 25 2011 12:36PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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winters bone is the only i havent seen. but...i liked black swan the most. i thought the kings speech was the best, and i think social network will win. I thought true grut was very dissapointing. I would be very happy if toy story 3, black swan, or the kings speech won.
Feb 25 2011 1:24PM
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JamesR
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"This movie is a perfect example of a film that's very existence isn't to be thought-provoking or an accurate portrayal of history, or even to be entertaining; it exists to win oscars.  
 
Lets run down the oscar bait checklist shall we?  
 
A cast of actors who had to be ripped from the pretentious boussom of some high-drama on broadway - check.  
 
some kind of obstacle or failing for the leading man to overcome that won't make him seem less attractive or morally righteous - check  
 
World war II - big check  
 
Film may only be a serious drama, no fantasy, sci-fi or horror allowed - check  
 
film may not have subject matter that may confuse or scare the academy's septuagenarian voting base, so none of that social media nonsense - check " -some commenter on The King's Speech

It has a good chance.
Feb 25 2011 1:39PM
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Afeld
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Feb 25 2011 7:55PM
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scratchproteen
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Toy story 3 for sure.
Feb 25 2011 7:59PM
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averagejoe
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I feel Inception is one of those films that everytime you watch it you are still satisfied.
Inception!
Feb 25 2011 8:48PM
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chuck_testa
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"winters bone" haha snl
Feb 25 2011 8:53PM
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punkrock32
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Check the betting odds.  Kings speech was at about 80% chance of winning last I checked.  And all the people saying Inception-not a chance.  It was at about .3%- not to be a debbie downer.
Feb 25 2011 8:56PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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i feel that the social network has a chance at this..
Feb 25 2011 8:59PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Tron without a doubt.
Feb 25 2011 11:00PM
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J.D.
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Would be nice to see Aronofsky take it down.
Feb 25 2011 11:16PM
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thugaim
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How exactly is The Kings Speech pretentious?
Feb 25 2011 11:19PM
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AwR
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Best Picture
Will win: The Social Network
Should Win: Black Swan

Best Actor
Will win: Colin Firth
Should win: Colin Firth

Actress
Will Win: Portman
Should Win: Portman

Supporting Actor
Will Win: Christian Bale
Should Win: Christian Bale

Supporting Actress
Will Win: Melissa Leo
Should Win: Melissa Leo


Feb 27 2011 2:50PM
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low_fidelity
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Best Picture
Will win: Kings Speech

Best Actor
Will win: Colin Firth

Actress
Will Win: Portman

Supporting Actor
Will Win: Christian Bale

Supporting Actress
Will Win: Melissa Leo


All guaranteed except actress. Could be Steinfield
Feb 27 2011 2:52PM
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Peter.
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inception or toy story
Feb 27 2011 2:53PM
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Mr.Luke
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Social Network

They eat those kind of movies up.
Feb 27 2011 2:55PM
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RalphLauren.
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true grit or toy story 3
Feb 27 2011 3:30PM
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db21
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steinfeild was unreal. imo she should win hands down
Feb 27 2011 3:34PM
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WillStart
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Really, really good chance it will be King's Speech.

To people saying Toy Story 3, I just don't think it's that likely that an animated movie will win this year.

To people saying True Grit, it doesn't seem like there's enough hype.

To people saying Black Swan, maybe. Given that it won at the Spirit awards last night, who knows.

To people saying Inception, it's possible, but the Academy has a history of not liking Christopher Nolan. The fact that he was nominated was sort of a big deal.

To people saying Social Network, I personally would like that to win as well. But the problem is that it came out a while ago and it doesn't have momentum anymore.

The problem with the Oscars is that it's often based on momentum. If a film came out early in the year and was really great, like Social Network, it will still have lost it's momentum by the time the Oscars roll around. But King's Speech just recently came out and still has sooo much hype and momentum, giving it a good shot at winning.

Granted, I haven't seen King's Speech so I have no clue if I would actually want it to win or not.
Feb 27 2011 3:35PM
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yellav
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black swan is about 3000 times better than all the other movies listed. toy story 3 is the only one close.
Feb 27 2011 5:26PM
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WillStart
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nah...let's dismount the black swan hype train. great film and deserving of the award, yes. that much better than all those others, no way
Feb 27 2011 8:49PM
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ALaw
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I'm guessing either The Social Network or The Fighter
Feb 27 2011 8:52PM
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skier_boy26
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IMO Black Swan is one of the lesser of the films. It was good, but not that good by any stretch.

I'm still thinking Social Network wins. It definitely doesn't have the momentum as mentioned, but we shall see.
Feb 27 2011 8:52PM
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WillStart
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i hope you're right
Feb 27 2011 8:53PM
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Chompo.
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inception
Feb 27 2011 8:54PM
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Kevski
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Haven't seen all of them, but from what I've seen I'm gonna guess King's speech. Inception was amazing too but didn't have as much depth as everyone seems to say.
Feb 27 2011 9:06PM
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klayer_9
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I would love to see 127 hours or inception take it.
Feb 27 2011 9:09PM
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