AVATAR can’t buy an Oscar?
Out of the Top Ten All Time Worldwide Box Office grosses (excluding current topper Avatar), only two have been recognised by the Academy Awards as…
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AVATAR’S surge
All Time Domestic Figures (07.01.01)
12. Spider-Man $373,585, 825
13. The Passion of the Christ $370,782,930
14. Avatar $367,536,685.
15. Jurassic Park $357,067,947
16. LOTR: Two Towers $341,786,758
Oscar Picks
BEST PICTURE
Public Enemies
Up in the Air
Inglourious Basterds
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Up
A Serious Man
Broken Embraces
Funny People
In The Loop
BEST DIRECTOR
Mann (Public Enemies)
Reitman (Up in the Air)
Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Bigelow (Hurt Locker)
Coens (A Serious Man)
BEST ACTOR
Clooney (Up in the Air)
Freeman (Invictus)
Depp (Public Enemies)
Rockwell (Moon)
Stuhlberg (A Serious Man)
BEST ACTRESS
Mulligan (An Education)
Cruz (Broken Embraces)
Ronan (Lovely Bones)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Capaldi (In the Loop)
Molina (An Education)
Gandolfini (In the Loop)
Tucci (Lovely Bones)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Weisz (Lovely Bones)
Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)
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The Five
There is of course an undeniable truth about the 10 Academy Award nominations that is worth noting. Only five of the choices really matter. The…
War in the Middle East finally done right – Martyn reviews THE HURT LOCKER!
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- Ray: @ Smike – The international box office sustains many films that underperform domestically. However, the domestic returns are generally regarded as the litmus...
- Ray: @ Yori – Aniston did get some acclaim in 2002 for her role in GOOD GIRL, which featured her as a plain, unglamorous cashier. However, you’re right –...
- Ray: I just can’t help but think this AVENGERS movie would be really goofy-looking. I’m sure it has its fans, but the whole thing sounds dumb.
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- The Glove: What about Chris Nolan?….I’m joking.
