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David Poland

By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com

Best Picture Chart

BEST PICTURE
Picture
Studio
Director
Stars
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
Dec 25
Nine
TWC
Marshall
Day-Lewis
Et al
With all the trouble, still looking like the pedigree choice
2
open
Up
Disney
Docter
Petersen
-
Just have to keep reminding people that its okay to vote animated
3
Dec 18
Avatar
Fox
Cameron
?
Could still come up way short… but could also come up Rings
4
Nov 13
Up In The Air
Par
Reitman
Clooney
Solid contender
5
open
An Education
SPC
Scherfig
Mulligan
Sarsgaard
Old School fave
6
Nov 6
Precious
LG
Daniels
Sidibe
‘Nique
Media loves it
7
Dec 11
Invictus
WB
Eastwood
Freeman
Is it Mandela Time yet?
8
open
A Serious Man
Focus
Coens
Stuhlbarg
Kind
Some Jewish pushback, but with 10, a strong pick
9
Nov
A Single Man
TWC
Ford
Firth
Right there at the edge
10
open
The Hurt Locker
Sum
Bigelow
Renner
Will there be enough push to get the votes it deserves?
11
open
Inglourious Basterds
TWC
Tarantino
Waltz
Could be damaged by an Avatar surge
12
Dec 25
The Lovely Bones
Par/DW
Jackson
Weiss
Ronan
Wahlberg
Tucci
In-house word of mouth improved… we’ll know when we see it.
13
open
Julie & Julia
Sony
Ephron
Streep
Adams
Could easily sneak in
The Chasers (by release date)
open
District 9
Sony
Blomkamp
Copley
Sony wants to believe it
Nov 6
Men Who Stare At Goats
Over
Heslov
Clooney
Bridges
Nov 20
Broken Embraces
SPC
Almodovar
Cruz
Nov 25
The Road
TWC
Hillcoat
Theron
Mortensen
Nov 20
The Blind Side
WB
Hancock
Bullock
Bates
Dec 4
Brothers
Lions
Sheridan
Maguire
Gyllenhaal
Dec 4
Everybody’s Fine
Mir
Jones
DeNiro
Dec 25
Sherlock Holmes
WB
Ritchie
Downey
Dec 25
It’s Complicated
U
Meyers
Streep
Baldwin
Martin
?
The Last Station
-
Hoffman
Plummer
Giamatti

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