The last ten days have been an exciting time in the movie world. We've seen the announcement of the BAFTA and Academy Awards and the presentation of the Director's, Producer's, and Actor's Guild Awards. What felt like a set of clear front-runners ten days ago, now seems to be changing.
Before we get into the standings for the Fantasy Film Studio League, a brief rant about the Academy Award nominations....
REALLY?!? No nomination for Christopher Nolan for Best Director? Really? We can agree that Inception is a masterfully made picture (as evidenced by its glut of technical nominations). We can agree that it was a genre picture done very well by a man in total control of his craft. We can even agree that it was one of the year's Best Pictures. But we cannot give the credit to the man who orchestrated the entire affair? Crazy.
REALLY?!? No Editing nomination for Inception? Really? The last thirty minutes of that movie are a master's class in editing and nesting story structure.
REALLY?!? Julianne Moore out, Annette Bening in? This one should not shock me as this was the way the wind was blowing for much of the season. But with the BAFTAs giving a shout to both ladies I was hoping that the Academy would see the light. If any of you end up sitting through this movie, I think you'll agree with me.
REALLY?!? Best Make Up for Barney's Version, The Way Back, and The Wolfman?!? Really? With all of the films this year pushing the boundaries in make up and special effects, this is the best the Make Up branch could come up with to nominate? Ouch.
REALLY?!? No Best Visual Effects for Tron: Legacy? I thought for sure that the extremely designed visuals and/or the three versions of Jeff Bridges would put this one squarely on the map. Perhaps one branch thought it was more of an impressive Make Up effect and the other thought it was a Visual Effect. Neither voted for it. Who knows.
REALLY?!? The Illusionist for Best Animated Film? I suppose this should not come as a surprise since the animators often pick smaller, less traditional fair in their nominees (last year's The Secret of Kells anyone?). Still, I find it hard to believe that anyone other than Mike Palovcsik would vote The Illusionist for Best Animated Feature.
Ok, with that out of the way, I can post the new results. As I mentioned, things are starting to turn. The King's Speech has won three critical awards since the last update. It won the Producer's Guild and Director's Guild awards as well as taking home the Screen Actor's Guild award for best ensemble. What seemed like a slow slog to The Social Network's in-the-bag Best Picture just got intersting.
Also, the British seem to be more in tune with me and a few other movie moguls who saw their stocks rise with the BAFTA nominations. For the record, I tied with Erin and Steve with 7 BAFTA nominations. I also take the prize for having the most nominations without a single win so far this season. While it stinks for me, it is awesome for some of you. Check out the udpated standings below.
Name / Nominations / Wins / Points
Erin & Steve / 33 / 8 / 90
The Dekkers / 34 / 4 / 80
Paul Hogseth / 32 / 5 / 79
Mike Palovcsik / 32 / 4 / 76
Danny Sarnowski / 29 / 0 / 58
Dave Sarnowski / 25 / 2 / 56
Jake & Rachel / 21 / 4 / 54
Kristie Palovcsik / 19 / 3 / 47
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