Oscar nominations!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014578.html?categoryId=3284&cs=1&nid=2854 My personal picks (in the main categories)… BEST PICTURE: “Up” (although they’ll never give it to an animated film, so if I have to pick a live-action film: “Inglorious…
My personal picks (in the main categories)...
BEST PICTURE: "Up" (although they'll never give it to an animated film, so if I have to pick a live-action film: "Inglorious Basterds"
ACTOR: Jeremy Renner ("The Hurt Locker")
ACTRESS: Gabourney Sidibe ("Precious")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Waltz ("Inglorious Basterds")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Monique ("Precious")
DIRECTOR: I'm torn between James Cameron, who did an amazing job and deserves some kind of recognition, and Quentin Tarantinio, because I like "Inglorious Basterds" better than "Avatar." I think. It depends on my mood. But right now, I'm gonna go with Quentin Tarantino.
SCREENPLAY: Bob Peterson & Pete Doctor ("Up")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell ("District 9") (Although I think this will probably go to "Precious"... which bums me out a bit. While I loved the performances in that movie, and it had some amazing moments, I actually thought a lot of it was slow and boring...)
Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).
