The 82nd Academy Awards & STAR TREK

[JarodRussell]

Nah, I'm sure it will be nominated. And it will probably win Best Editing and Best Cinematography. I find it hard to believe world returned to sanity.

 

[thumbtack]

Maybe Avatar will be nominated for both Best Picture and Best Animated Picture.

 

[MvRojo]

Maybe Avatar will be nominated for both Best Picture and Best Animated Picture.

Even if it could, it wasn't on the short list.

 

[cooleddie74]

How about an Oscar for raping my childhood?

THE ENGLISH PATIENT already got that one.

 

[Kegg]

How about an Oscar for raping my childhood?

With Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation and G.I. Joe, this is a very competitive field and I doubt Star Trek will even garner a nod. It's too early to tell, but I suspect Transformers 2's notoriety will put it ahead in the race to an assured win.

 

[Phoenicianknight]

How about an Oscar for raping my childhood?

With Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation and G.I. Joe, this is a very competitive field and I doubt Star Trek will even garner a nod. It's too early to tell, but I suspect Transformers 2's notoriety will put it ahead in the race to an assured win.

Other than GI Joe, those other shows were way after my time...

 

[MvRojo]

How about an Oscar for raping my childhood?

With Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation and G.I. Joe, this is a very competitive field and I doubt Star Trek will even garner a nod. It's too early to tell, but I suspect Transformers 2's notoriety will put it ahead in the race to an assured win.

Other than GI Joe, those other shows were way after my time...

They're all from the 80's.

 

[Phoenicianknight]

With Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation and G.I. Joe, this is a very competitive field and I doubt Star Trek will even garner a nod. It's too early to tell, but I suspect Transformers 2's notoriety will put it ahead in the race to an assured win.

Other than GI Joe, those other shows were way after my time...

They're all from the 80's.

I was in High Schooli n the early 80's, the Transformers were a Saturday Monrning cartoon (I thinK) and I beleive the Terminator Salvation is a spin off from the ol dArnold movie in the 80's, but I think Terminator Salvation was not in the 80's.

 

[MvRojo]

Other than GI Joe, those other shows were way after my time...

They're all from the 80's.

I was in High Schooli n the early 80's, the Transformers were a Saturday Monrning cartoon (I thinK) and I beleive the Terminator Salvation is a spin off from the ol dArnold movie in the 80's, but I think Terminator Salvation was not in the 80's.

I wouldn't call Terminator Salvation anymore of a spin-off than I would call Star Trek (2009) a spin-off. Same characters as the rest of the Terminator series, just with new actors.

 

[MvRojo]

‘Avatar’ could get nine Oscar nominations
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34522246/ns/entertainment-movies/

A large part of the rationale for opting for an Oscar Top 10 was the hope that Academy voters would embrace mainstream hits, thereby expanding the potential audience for the broadcast while avoiding the cries of protest from jilted fanboys who felt robbed when "The Dark Knight" failed to earn a best picture nomination last time around.

But then another "Dark Knight" failed to materialize immediately. Consider: Pixar's "Up," released in May and now the No. 3 domestic grosser of 2009, is regarded as a possible contender — if it isn't relegated to the animated feature category. "The Hangover," the year's biggest comedy at No. 4, with $277 million, would have to overcome the hurdle that it is the year's biggest comedy. "Star Trek" might have attracted appreciative reviews and a No. 6 rank at the box office, but it doesn't seem to have inspired much Oscar buzz in the top categories.


So how big could "Avatar's" footprint be when the Academy noms are announced Feb. 2?

Right now, the number that's being bandied about is nine — drawn from a menu that includes best picture, director, visual effects, editing, art direction, sound, sound editing, score and song. (Cinematography, costumes and makeup are more of a stretch, given how much of that work was done digitally.)

 

[Eddie Roth]

Most of these nominations are actually very likely for Avatar! Star Trek, I now believe, is headed for three, possibly four: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing (sure things if you ask me - and most other people), Visual Effects, and maybe Score. That is, if Academy members feel that nominating Michael Giacchino twice isn't overkill (his more likely nomination will be Up).

 

[MvRojo]

Most of these nominations are actually very likely for Avatar! Star Trek, I now believe, is headed for three, possibly four: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing (sure things if you ask me - and most other people), Visual Effects, and maybe Score. That is, if Academy members feel that nominating Michael Giacchino twice isn't overkill (his more likely nomination will be Up).

They've only given two nominations to one person once since they consolidated the two score categories into one in 1999, so it is possible. Michael Giacchino will definitely get one for Up, if anything.

I'm still not positive Trek will get a Visual Effects nod, just because it is essentially fighting for the one open spot against 12 other films (Avatar and Transformers 2 are sure bets to get the other two slots).

 

[MvRojo]

EW Article: "Whose Oscar hopes has 'Avatar' killed?"

I’ve never been a believer in the theory that Oscar voters have “slots” that they look to fill in the Best Picture race each year — the indie film, the blockbuster, the biopic, etc. That would imply that the entire voting body somehow decides on these things together, which obviously isn’t the case. But I do think the argument can be made that Avatar’s newly-cemented status as a Best Picture frontrunner along the lines of The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air does have ramifications for other contenders that push similar buttons. For instance, Avatar’s popularity among Academy members is likely the death knell for Star Trek and District 9’s Best Picture hopes, since there probably won’t be room for two sci-fi films in the list of 10. Likewise, other box-office smashes like The Hangover and The Blind Side now seem quite pale by comparison to James Cameron’s visionary work.

The question everyone is now asking: Can Avatar win? Gregory Ellwood over at Hitfix.com is raking me over the coals for still having Up in the Air as my No. 1 contender on Movie City News’ Gurus o’ Gold chart. One thing’s for sure, though: With a bona fide blockbuster squarely in the hunt for the biggest Oscar of all, you can guarantee the telecast’s producers are doing cartwheels right now.

 

[OneBuckFilms]

Star Trek will easily get the Sound awards, and will be nominated for VFX, though Avatar or Transformers 2 provide really stiff competition.

Actually, Cinematography, Production Design and Costume Design are likely nominations also.

I suspect Avatar may easily win VFX, and (dispute Up deserving them more) Best Score and Best Song.

I would LVE to see JJ Abrams get Best Director, but that may go to Avatar, or something I haven't seen or heard of.

 

[MvRojo]

Star Trek will easily get the Sound awards, and will be nominated for VFX, though Avatar or Transformers 2 provide really stiff competition.

Actually, Cinematography, Production Design and Costume Design are likely nominations also.

I suspect Avatar may easily win VFX, and (dispute Up deserving them more) Best Score and Best Song.

I would LVE to see JJ Abrams get Best Director, but that may go to Avatar, or something I haven't seen or heard of.

After having seen Avatar in IMAX 3-D, I can't imagine any film, including Trek,being serious competition for Visual Effects or Sound awards. The film was totally immersive. I hope something else wins Best Song though since I was not impressed with it (catchy, but not that good). I also hope Up wins Best Score.

I don't see Trek getting nods for Cinematography or Costume Design. The Cinematography tends to always go to films with a lot of outdoor shooting (i.e. not so many soundstage pieces). The costumes weren't that spectacular since there were only a handful of variations. There is no Production Design award.

Unfortunately, Abrams has ZERO chance of a director's nod. There's just too many better choices.

 

[chrisspringob]

I would LVE to see JJ Abrams get Best Director, but that may go to Avatar, or something I haven't seen or heard of.

Based on the early critics' awards, Kathryn Bigelow (director of The Hurt Locker) looks like the frontrunner for best director. I think she would be the first woman to win best director. It would be rather ironic since Bigelow's ex-husband is.....James Cameron.

 

[Eddie Roth]

I don't see Trek getting nods for Cinematography or Costume Design. The Cinematography tends to always go to films with a lot of outdoor shooting (i.e. not so many soundstage pieces). The costumes weren't that spectacular since there were only a handful of variations. There is no Production Design award.

Of course there is. It's called Achievement in Art Direction.

Also, don't expect Transformers to be much competition for the nomination in VFX. The overall reception of a film plays a certain role even in these below-the-line categories. Since Transformers was widely despised and Star Trek widely liked, I say (and certain precursor awards back this up) that ST is a safer bet for a nom than Transformers.

 

[MvRojo]

I don't see Trek getting nods for Cinematography or Costume Design. The Cinematography tends to always go to films with a lot of outdoor shooting (i.e. not so many soundstage pieces). The costumes weren't that spectacular since there were only a handful of variations. There is no Production Design award.

Of course there is. It's called Achievement in Art Direction.

Also, don't expect Transformers to be much competition for the nomination in VFX. The overall reception of a film plays a certain role even in these below-the-line categories. Since Transformers was widely despised and Star Trek widely liked, I say (and certain precursor awards back this up) that ST is a safer bet for a nom than Transformers.

Yeah, forgot about that. I was looking for Production Design and didn't connect them.

But as for the Visual Effects Oscar, A LOT of crap (or generally not good movies) has gotten nominated, including Hollow Man, Poseidon, Pearl Harbor, the first Transformers, and all the SW prequels. And that's just this decads.

 

[Eddie Roth]

http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=17368

STAR TREK has just been nominated by the Producers Guild of America for their top award! While a nomination from them doesn't assure Oscar attention (producers tend to more often include successful big-budget films than the Academy does), it is a prestigious honor all of its own and serves as a reminder to Academy voters, who are just now filling out their nominations ballots, that Star Trek is a film that is worth taking seriously.

 

[MvRojo]

Here's the Hollywood Reporter's take on the PGA nod:

Taking its cue from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Producers Guild of America revealed 10 films, instead of the traditional five, when it announced its nominees for its top movie award on Tuesday.

"Avatar" led the pack, listed alphabetically, for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, followed by, "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Invictus," "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire," "Star Trek," "Up," and "Up in the Air."

The PGA decision to open up the list of nominees to a wider field was a boon for sci-fi films, with the mega-grossing "Avatar," the gritty allegory "District 9" and the summer hit "Star Trek" all securing berths.

The awards will be presented Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium. In past year, the PGA noms have served as harbingers of the eventual Oscar noms for best picture, but it remains to be seen whether that will hold true in the new age of ten nominees.