2011 Oscar Predictions: For Best Actor Nominations

Its time to make an early prediction for the 2011 Oscar Race. The guesses for Best Actor Nominations will really be exciting this time !

The 83rd Academy Awards will take place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Our list of favourites comprises of some of the renowned actors who have already captured the imagination of movie fans!

Our Predictions for 2011 Oscar Best Actor Nominees are:

Jeff Bridges For ‘True Grit’

Bridges will play U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn in the upcoming 2010 Western film, written and directed by the Coen brothers, named ‘True Grit’. The character was portrayed by John Wayne in the 1969 film, a performance which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film is an adaptation of the 1968 novel by Charles Portis.

James Franco for ‘127 Hours’

James Franco stars as a real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, in 2010 drama thriller film directed by Danny Boyle, ‘127 Hours’. In May 2003, hiker Aron Ralston became trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah for nearly five days in 2003. The film was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson. 127 Hours met with critical acclaim.

Jesse Eisenberg for ‘The Social Network’

Jesse Eisenberg appears as Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network’. The movie is about the founding of the Internet social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The Social Network has been received with critical acclaim. As of October 31, 2010 the film has grossed $79.7 million in the United States and $32.2 million overseas.

Colin Firth for ‘The King’s Speech’

‘The King’s Speech’ stars Colin Firth as King George VI. The film won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award. The movie is directed by Tom Hooper from a script by David Seidler.

Robert Duvall for ‘Get Low’

Robert Duvall stars as Felix Bush in ‘Get Low’. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Robert Duvall won the Hollywood Award (Best Actor). The film has had positive reviews from all critics.

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony may be one of the longest with 10 best picture nominees. It is more tough now to guess the contenders for Best Picture Nominations. The predictions will really be interesting this time !

We have sorted out ten movies as the contenders for Best Picture Nominees of 82nd Academy Awards.

Our Predictions for 2010 Oscar Best Picture Nominees are:

Avatar

Avatar is centered around the themes of imperialism and biodiversity. The movie had been in development since 1994 by Cameron, who wrote a 114-page scriptment for the film. Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The film received generally positive reviews from film critics.

Nine

The screenplay of this musical-romantic film is based on Arthur Kopit’s book for the 1982 Tony Award-winning musical of the same name. The star-studded cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman and Sophia Loren.

The Hurt Locker

The story of this American war thriller was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded with a bomb squad in the war in Iraq. The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, was shot in Jordan, within miles of the Iraq border. The movie has received widespread acclaim from film critics.

Precious

A film adaption of the award-winning 1996 novel Push: A Novel by Sapphire. Precious, directed by Lee Daniels, received largely positive reviews from critics. Precious has multiple producers – with twelve in total which includes     Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Heller and Tyler Perry.

Invictus

Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a biographical drama film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Morgan Freeman stars as the then South African President Nelson Mandela.

Up in the Air

‘Up in the Air’, directed by Jason Reitman, is about a corporate downsizer and his travels. George Clooney plays the role of Ryan Bingham, a man who travels around the country to various workplaces, a career transition counselor. the review for this movie have been generally positive.

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino, tells the story of two plots to assassinate the Nazi political leadership. This film is set in German-occupied France. Inglourious Basterds is currently Tarantino’s highest grossing film.

Brothers

Directed by Jim Sheridan, ‘Brothers’ is a drama-war film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. The film take inspiration from Homer’s epic poem ‘The Odyssey’.

The film is about relationship- between brothers, husband and a loving father of two, in a very sweet American family. Suddenly everything changes when Capt. Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) goes missing in Afghanistan and everyone assumes he is dead. Actually he was captured by Afgan rebels were he was forced to kill one of his own soldier.

In the meanwhile his wife Grace (Natalie Portman) gets attached to his brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal). But his unexpected return brings a twist in the story. At the end Sam says “only the dead has seen the end of war, I have seen the end of war ….. can I live again ?”

The Last Station

German biographical film about Leo Tolstoy, based on a 1990 biographical novel of the same name by Jay Parini. This movie is directed by Michael Hoffman.

Public Enemies

American crime film, co-written and directed by Michael Mann, focuses on the true story of Bureau of Investigation agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale)’s attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham), and Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum).

The film portrays American crime scenario of 1933 which was referred as “the golden age of bank robbery” for John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, but they were hunted down by federal agent Melvin Purvis . The flims ends with the dying words of John Dillinger – “bye bye black bird”  the last message for his girlfriend Billie Frechette.

Lets find out how many of our guesses are going to match the list in this category. The nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday February 2, 2010.

The ‘Spiderman’ actor has dispelled rumours he has signed up to play Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming movie adaptation of the prequel to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and insists he hasn’t even been asked about the role.

He said: “I have not met or spoken to the director Guillermo del Toro or the producer Peter Jackson or anybody. Nobody has given me a script or approached me about it.”

It was recently reported the 34-year-old actor’s agency had confirmed he was in preliminary talks with movie producers about starring in the project.

Another website posted an alleged interview with the star, which claimed Tobey had told them he had met with the director personally and was interested in the role.

But Tobey admits these stories left him confused.

He explained to US TV show ‘Access Hollywood’: “Somebody actually sent me that link that said that I had a conversation with the director and it was just not true. I was wondering if maybe there was a miscommunication, I was talking about another director or something.”

‘The Hobbit’ is due to be filmed next year – at the same time Tobey is supposed to be filming superhero movie ‘Spiderman 4’.

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The comedy drama – in which Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizer who travels the country delivering bad news – is up for six awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actor for Clooney and Best Director for Jason Reitman.

Reitman said: “I can’t put into words how exciting it is to feel and to know that I’ll be going to the Golden Globes with everyone I worked with on this film.

“This was one of those ensembles that we really enjoyed working together. We’re a tight-knit family. The idea that we’re going together is just wonderful.”

‘Up in the Air’ is closely followed by new musical movie ‘Nine’ which is named in five categories and science fiction film ‘Avatar’ and Quentin Tarantino’s World Ward II parody ‘Inglourious Basterds’ which both have four nods.

Up for Best Actress are Emily Blunt for her performance in ‘The Young Victoria’, Sandra Bullock for ‘The Blind Side’, ‘Last Station’ actress Dame Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan for her role in ‘An Education’ and Gabourey Sidibe, who starred in ‘Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire’.

In the equivalent male category, Morgan Freeman, Tobey Maguire, George Clooney, Colin Firth and Jeff Bridges are all vying for the prize.

Commenting on his nomination, Morgan – who was nominated for his performance in ‘Invictus’ – said: “I suspect we will do a little bit of celebration, not a whole lot, you know. But it’s wonderful.”

Meryl Streep has been nominated twice in the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical category for her roles in ‘It’s Complicated’ and ‘Julie and Julia’.

The ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on January 17 and will be hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Main list of nominees for the 67th Golden Globe Awards:

Best Motion Picture:

‘Avatar’

‘The Hurt Locker’

‘Inglourious Basterds’

‘Precious

‘Up In The Air’

Best Actress:

Emily Blunt – ‘The Young Victoria’

Sandra Bullock – ‘The Blind Side’

Helen Mirren – ‘The Last Station’

Carey Mulligan – ‘An Education’

Gabourey Sidibe – ‘Precious’

Best Actor:

Jeff Bridges – ‘Crazy Heart’

George Clooney – ‘Up In The Air’

Colin Firth – ‘A Single Man’

Morgan Freeman – ‘Invictus’

Tobey Maguire – ‘Brothers’

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical:

‘(500) Days Of Summer’

‘The Hangover’

‘It’s Complicated’

‘Julie and Julia’

‘Nine’

Best Actress – Comedy Or Musical:

Sandra Bullock – ‘The Proposal’

Marion Cotillard – ‘Nine’

Julia Roberts – ‘Duplicity’

Meryl Streep – ‘It’s Complicated’

Meryl Streep – ‘Julie and Julia’

Best Actor – Comedy Or Musical:

Matt Damon – ‘The Informant’

Daniel Day-Lewis – ‘Nine’

Robert Downey Jr. – ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – ‘(500) Days Of Summer’

Michael Stuhlbarg – ‘A Serious Man’

Best Animated Feature Film:

‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’

‘Coraline’

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

‘The Princess And The Frog’

‘Up’

Best Supporting Actress:

Penelope Cruz – ‘Nine’

Vera Farmiga – ‘Up In The Air’

Anna Kendrick – ‘Up In The Air’

Mo’nique – ‘Precious’

Julianne Moore – ‘A Single Man’

Best Supporting Actor:

Matt Damon – ‘Invictus’

Woody Harrelson – ‘The Messenger’

Christopher Plummer – ‘The Last Station’

Stanley Tucci – ‘The Lovely Bones’

Christoph Waltz – ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow – ‘The Hurt Locker’

James Cameron – ‘Avatar’

Clint Eastwood – ‘Invictus’

Jason Reitman – ‘Up In The Air’

Quentin Tarantino – ‘Inglourious Basterds’

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The 34-year-old star – who is best known for his role as Peter Parker in the ‘Spider-Man’ films – believes he must have a familiar face because fans always get his name wrong, but he doesn’t mind because he just carries on the pretence.

He said: “I’m been mistaken for so many different actors, it’s just wild. I’ve gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, ‘Loved you in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. I’ve had that. I can’t remember all of them, but Elijah Wood is another.

“When people ask me for my autograph and say, ‘Oh you were so great in such and such,’ which I wasn’t in, I usually just sign the other actor’s name and say, ‘Thank you very much.’ ”

Tobey – who stars with Jake in new movie ‘Brothers’ – also claims he is so busy he’s even started organising his life on paper and has been writing lots of lists so he can remember everything he’s done.

The actor – who has two children, three-year-old daughter Ruby and seven-month-old son Otis, with his wife, jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer – told Parade.com: “It’s just all a time issue. Recently, I’ve been putting my life down on paper, listing what I spend my time doing because I’m trying to edit some things out in order to make more time for the things that are important to me.

“It’s kind of a process of self-reflection on how I’m living and spending time with my wife and children, which is a number one priority. But, I love my work as well, so that’s very important too.”

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The two actresses share a kiss in the forthcoming ballet dancer drama and Mila – who is dating actor Macaulay Culkin – is already tiring of the attention the scene is attracting, but admits she understands why people are so interested.

She said: “It’s two girls making out and guys have a thing for that – it’s silly but I can see why people care.

“Natalie is like every guy’s dream. She’s a nerd’s idea of heaven.”

Natalie has also spoken out about the scene, saying that it is an “extreme” moment.

She said: “It’s a very extreme movie, it’s like very extreme situations. It’s not explicit in any way.”

While Natalie had no problems locking lips with Mila, she says it was “hard” having to smooch both Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in her latest movie ‘Brothers’.

She said: “I’ll be murdered if I say who was the better kisser. I’m probably the source of envy for getting to kiss both of those boys. It’s hard to be me.”

The 28-year-old actress also said she is now making a special effort to work on more demanding film roles in a bid to shed her “cute” title and embrace adulthood.

She explained: “I’m trying to find roles that demand more adulthood from me because you can get stuck in a very awful cute cycle as a woman in film – especially being such a small person. I’m a really late bloomer. In my own life, it’s only been the last couple of years where I’m like, I’m an adult.”

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Natalie Portman has confessed to smoking cannabis.

The actress tried the herbal drug in her 20s because she missed out on the usual experimental teenage experiences because she was making movies from the age of 11.

She confessed: “OK, so I didn’t really go to high school parties and, yeah, I didn’t touch pot until I was in my 20s. I didn’t get flat-out drunk until I went to college. But I think that’s a good thing in many ways.”

But Natalie, 28, has no regrets about starting work at such a young age, saying: “I was definitely working at a young age, but there’s a whole growth in that.”

Natalie – who made her film debut in the critically acclaimed 1994 assassin movie ‘Leon’ – admits her acting career gave her privileges that her high school peers never experienced.

The screen beauty – who stars in new war movie ‘Brothers’, alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal – told Marie Claire magazine said: “I’ve always been the lucky one with the Cinderella-ness of getting to borrow something awesome. Like a little Armani strapless thing I wore to the ‘Star Wars’ premiere and my high school prom.”

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The 28-year-old actress feels she has grown up and is finally responsible enough to settle down and start a family.

She said: “I feel like I’m coming into my womanhood, and I’m less afraid or maybe I’m just getting old. I think about having kids, but I think you can’t plan for that sort of thing. It’s not like you can work at it.”

The ‘Closer’ star recently played “strong” and maternal Grace Cahill in the war drama ‘Brothers’, alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Natalie has reconsidered her views on motherhood since starring in the movie.

She explained: “It was such a fantastic opportunity because so many parts written for females my age are just like the cute, girlish love interest. To get to play a real woman who’s really strong and a good mother was really a great opportunity. It was not that challenging to be mother-ish because I have the most maternal mom in the world. So I’ve had a role model for my entire life.”

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The actress loved hanging out with the actor – who is dating Reese Witherspoon – while filming their new movie ‘Brothers’ and praised his sense of humour and hair care advice, but insisted she doesn’t find him attractive.

She said: “Jake is the kind of guy who can do a spot-on impression of someone you work with that will make you giggle.

“He knows home remedies for distressed hair. He can build a cabinet from scratch. He plays guitar and has a great voice. Kids and dogs love him. He loves his mom and sister and girlfriend. He’s perfect. Too bad he’s ugly.”

Jake also enjoyed shooting ‘Brothers’, admitting he had wanted to work with Tobey Maguire, who plays his onscreen sibling, for a long time to prove they are not identical looking.

He quipped: “People have very often said to me that I look like Tobey. To all those cab drivers in New York, I’m not Spider-Man!

“We really just made the movie so I could say I look a little different than Tobey.”

Jake also spoke out about the attention he receives when out in public, insisting he will never complain as it comes with being an actor.

He said: “That’s just a little part of this job. It’s a part of the job, and there are days that are easier than other days. In terms of a funny guy jumping out of the corner somewhere and catching a photo of you, I can’t say anything bad about it.”

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