DISQUS

Mom · 2 years ago

Very good Nate, can not wait to see some of those movies!

Ryan · 2 years ago

I haven't scoured the web yet, but on December 26th, PTA releases 'There Will Be Blood'. Oscar worthy...maybe?

Rickster · 2 years ago

Great list! I've seen only 3.

Chi · 2 years ago

Wow, my intuition has you so wrong on so many of these... good thing you're not betting any real money on them.

Evan! · 2 years ago

Really original. Yeah. And of course, I'm sure that you didn't read this before you wrote your little list.

Cormanicus · 2 years ago

American Gangster will win Best Picture! You heard it here first:)

esch · 2 years ago

re: "Things We Lost in the Fire" -- Is it too much effort to use a person's actual country of origin instead of just calling them "foreign"? (As if there's 2 kinds of movies, American and foreign.) This kind of thing affirms us Americans' obliviousness to the world outside our borders.

Sorry to be harsh, but it's gotten to the point where that word just feels radioactive.

Opmt · 2 years ago

I saw a test screening of Elizabeth: Golden Age. I don't normally like this type of film, but it was pretty awesome and will be hard to top.

Alex (FirstShowing.net) · 2 years ago

Not a good set of selections but I think there are some "discrepancies." First off, where's Rendition?! The one with Reese Witherspoon?! That looks way Oscar worthy - I have a feeling Reese is definitely going to be nominated.

Secondly, In the Valley of Elah is DEFINITELY going to be nominated. It's not going to be missed. In fact, it's going to take the place of Elizabeth: The Golden Age - what the HECK?! This movie looks awful, it's a BORING period piece, it does NOT have a place in the Oscars at all!! And Atonement, doesn't feel like it should either... but who knows, I've heard good things, I want to see it.

And lastly, Lust, Caution for the win? Are you sure... I'm sure it's great, but not a win. A foreign language film will NOT win over In the Valley of Elah, a downright look at how f'ed up America is... C'mon Nate!

Sean · 2 years ago

no way an nc-17 movie in mandarin wins best picture. its just not going to happen.

El Bicho · 2 years ago

Put money on TLJ getting Best Actor nomination, although I am not sure what Alex is talking about Elah being a look at America. That's quite a stretch.

I've heard good things about 3:10.

Gerard · 2 years ago

I know it was early in the year, but has Chris Cooper's performance in BREACH been bested? I don't think so.

Rab · 2 years ago

and Irish actor James McAvoy

James McAvoy was born and raised in Scotland, not Ireland.

http://imdb.com/name/nm0564215/

I realise that the accents are difficult to distinguish for Americans, but please, a bit of research wouldn't have gone amiss.

Grendel · 2 years ago

Beowulf? Are you off your nut? That trailer looks god-awful.

Dave Greiman · 2 years ago

Much, much too soon to be even talking Oscars yet. Plus you are hyping up movies you haven't even seen yet. That'll burn you.

Jonathan · 2 years ago

Beowulf looks like the last 10 movies of it's type to come out. Not impressed.

http://www.dtmdb.com