Thursday, January 30, 2014

2013: IF I HAD AN OSCAR BALLOT


Picture
All is Lost
The Counselor
Lone Survivor
Captain Phillips
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Gravity
Her
Prisoners
Man of Steel

Director

JC Chandor, All is Lost
Ridley Scott, The Counselor
Peter Berg, Lone Survivor
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Alexander Payne, Nebraska

 
Actor
Robert Redford, All is Lost
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Hugh Jackman, Prisoners
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

 
 Actress
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Judy Dench, Philomena

 
Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Jake Gyllenhaal, Prisoners

 
Supporting Actress
Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Lupita N’yongo, 12 Years a Slave
June Squibb, Nebraska
Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street

 
Original Screenplay

Her
All is Lost
The Counselor
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

Adapted Screenplay
Before Midnight
The Wolf of Wall Street
Lone Survivor
Captain Phillips
Philomena


Cinematography

Gravity
All is Lost
The Counselor
Lone Survivor
Man of Steel


Editing

Captain Phillips
All is Lost
The Counselor
Lone Survivor
Her


Score

Man of Steel
Rush
12 Years a Slave
All is Lost
Gravity

 
Production Design
Her
12 Years a Slave
Elysium
The Great Gatsby
Man of Steel



Costumes

The Great Gatsby
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The Wolf of Wall Street
Man of Steel



Visual Effects
Gravity
The Wolf of Wall Street
Man of Steel
Elysium
Star Trek: Into Darkness


7 comments:

Nick's Dad said...

I agree with nearly every one of your choices. Well done sir!

Actionman said...

Hahahahaha!

Gary said...

Not a fan of "12 Years A Slave?" Was it you and not Armond White screaming vitriol at McQueen from the back of that fateful room?

No, but seriously, "12 Years..." was one of the best films of the year. I'd like to know Actionman's thoughts.

Btw, totally agree with you on "All Is Lost." Transcendent filmmaking.

Actionman said...

I thought 12 Years a Slave was masterful filmmaking. Fassbender tore it up -- had a helluva year in general. Lupita was heart breaking. It felt Gump-ish, not in a bad way, but in an episodic manner. Wonderful Bobbit cinematography. McQueen is an visual artist. The final few mins with Northrup are very intense. I thought it was excellent and it lands just outside of my top 20 for the year, in the 20-30 grouping.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

pretty nice blog, following :)

Actionman said...

thanks!