As awards season becomes nearer and nearer we are starting to get more of an idea of who and what may be among the frontrunners. At the moment, it seems that The Social Network or The King's Speech are the most likely to walk away with most of the awards after receiving rave reviews all across the board. Therefore, it's fair to say that the former's lead actor, Jesse Eisenberg, who gives a brave performance as Mark Zuckerberg, is very likely to receive a nomination in the Best Actor category.
In terms of my predictions, he will be replacing Mark Wahlberg who I initially believed could garner some recognition for his role in The Fighter. However, the reviews are in from AFI Fest this week and they have been reluctant to praise him. Cinemablend suggest that the performances by the supporting cast, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams, overshadow him, In Contention says he is "capable" yet "unremarkable" and IFC say he is far less interesting that Leo and Bale who steal his scenes from beneath him.
My current predictions now stand as this:
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Robert Duvall - Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
In the Best Picture category, Sofia Coppola's newest release Somewhere has dropped out of my predictions on the back of poor reviews from the London Film Festival. It made its way into my list after winning the Golden Lion in Venice, however, in retrospect, very few films that have taken this award have gone on to be Best Picture nominees. Neither The Wrestler or Lust, Caution, for example, received any kind of nod from the Academy. It has instead been replaced by The Kids Are All Right, one of my favourites of the year and a film that has been so well-received by both audiences and critics alike that the Oscars are sure to recognise it.
Let's run over my new predictions for Best Picture:
127 Hours
Another Year
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
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