Sunday, January 16, 2011

2010 Movies Awards

It's that time of year again!  I feel as though I saw a much better and larger selection of films this year, but I still missed some of the potential Oscar contenders.

Without further adieu, here are my totally made up movie awards for 2010 (winners of each category in italics):

Stinker of the Year
Iron Man 2
Get Him to The Greek

Dumbest but Funnest
Machete
The A-Team
Piranha 3-D
Predators

Best Oscar Bait
127 Hours
The King's Speech
Shutter Island
The Kids Are All Right
The Ghost Writer

Best Comic/Children's Book Adaptation
Kick Ass
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Best Actor
Jesse Eisenberg - "The Social Network"
Jeremy Renner - "The Town"
Colin Firth - "The King's Speech"
Leonardo Dicaprio - "Inception"
Jeff Bridges - "True Grit"

Best Actress
Hailee Stienfeld - "True Grit"
Natalie Portman - "Black Swan"
Anne Hathaway - "Love and Other Drugs"
Annette Bening - "The Kids Are All Right"
Rebecca Hall - "The Town"

Best Score/Music
Carter Burwell - "True Grit"
Clint Mansell - "Black Swan"
Hans Zimmer - "Inception"
Trent Reznor and Atticus Rose - "The Social Network"
Jeff Beck - "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World"

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky - "Black Swan"
David Fincher - "The Social Network"
Christopher Nolan - "Inception"
Ben Affleck - "The Town"
Lee Unkrich - "Toy Story 3"

Top 10 Movies of the Year (In order)
1. The Social Network
2. Black Swan
3. Toy Story 3
4. Inception
5. The Town
6. The King's Speech
7. Piranha 3-D
8. True Grit
9. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
10. Love and Other Drugs

Movies that I missed that likely have shots at the top 10: Buried, The Fighter, Winter's Bone, Restrepo, Rabbit Hole, Blue Valentine, Biutiful, Let Me In.