Well, we are here. The big show. The last day. The 83rd Academy Awards are tonight. Despite what your opinions may be about James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosting, or about Christopher Nolan getting snubbed for Best Director, we are here. For the Fantasy Film League, that means one last chance to grab some points.
Last night we had the Independent Spirit Awards. Black Swan and Winter's Bone were big winners. Darren Aronofsky took director, and Black Swan took Best Picture and Best Actress. That meant a few more points for Kristie Palovcsik, a Best Picture win for Steve and Erin, and a few wins for ME! FINALLY, I am at least on the board and will not end the season with a goose egg. I know that was keeping many of you up at night.
Here are the standings going into the Academy Awards tonight:
Name / Nominations / Wins / Total Points
Steve & Erin / 34 / 13 / 107
Paul Hogseth / 33 / 8 / 90
The Dekkers / 35 / 6 / 88
Mike Palovcsik / 33 / 4 / 78
Jake & Rachel / 22 / 7 /65
Danny Sarnowski / 29 / 2 / 64
Dave Sarnowski / 26 / 3 / 61
Kristie Palovcsik / 19 / 5 / 53
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The British Have Spoken
Well, to absolutely nobody's surprise, The King's Speech was the runaway winner at last weekend's BAFTA awards. The BAFTAs, the equivalent of the Academy Awards in England, recognize film excellence and even have special awards for British stars and filmmakers.
The King's Speech took home awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay (all of which it has won previously this season). It also took home awards for Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), and Best Score. These have all been solid nominees for the film, but rarely, if ever, winners. This was all good news to several members of our Film League who took home some additional points based on all of this. Kudos, also, to Mike Palovcsik who got David Fincher for Best Director (he held off Tom Hooper for a total The King's Speech run on the awards) and to Kristie Palovcsik who has gotten some serious mileage out of Natalie Portman's performance in Black Swan (Best Actress).
The BAFTA awards, along with the Writer's Guild Award winners (The Social Network for adapted and Inception for original screenplay), are some of the last of the season. We have the Indpendent Spirit Awards, which are presented the day before the Academy Awards, and then the big show on the 27th. The score board has been updated below. I think we still have a good chance for additional movement based on those last two awards shows and it still could be up for grabs. Not by me, who is the only studio to have ZERO wins of any kind from any award this season. A new record. Also, please be sure to swing over to the other site to capture your picks for the Academy Awards if you'd like to participate in the pool (www.thesarnowskis.com/oscars)
Names / Nominations / Wins / Total Points
Erin & Steve / 34 / 12 / 104
Paul Hogseth / 22 / 8 / 90
The Dekkers / 35 / 5 / 85
Mike Palovcsik / 33 / 4 / 78
Jake & Rachel / 22 / 7 / 65
Dave Sarnowski / 26 / 3 / 61
Danny Sarnowski / 29 / 0 / 58
Kristie Palovcsik / 19 / 4 / 50
The King's Speech took home awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay (all of which it has won previously this season). It also took home awards for Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), and Best Score. These have all been solid nominees for the film, but rarely, if ever, winners. This was all good news to several members of our Film League who took home some additional points based on all of this. Kudos, also, to Mike Palovcsik who got David Fincher for Best Director (he held off Tom Hooper for a total The King's Speech run on the awards) and to Kristie Palovcsik who has gotten some serious mileage out of Natalie Portman's performance in Black Swan (Best Actress).
The BAFTA awards, along with the Writer's Guild Award winners (The Social Network for adapted and Inception for original screenplay), are some of the last of the season. We have the Indpendent Spirit Awards, which are presented the day before the Academy Awards, and then the big show on the 27th. The score board has been updated below. I think we still have a good chance for additional movement based on those last two awards shows and it still could be up for grabs. Not by me, who is the only studio to have ZERO wins of any kind from any award this season. A new record. Also, please be sure to swing over to the other site to capture your picks for the Academy Awards if you'd like to participate in the pool (www.thesarnowskis.com/oscars)
Names / Nominations / Wins / Total Points
Erin & Steve / 34 / 12 / 104
Paul Hogseth / 22 / 8 / 90
The Dekkers / 35 / 5 / 85
Mike Palovcsik / 33 / 4 / 78
Jake & Rachel / 22 / 7 / 65
Dave Sarnowski / 26 / 3 / 61
Danny Sarnowski / 29 / 0 / 58
Kristie Palovcsik / 19 / 4 / 50
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