Drawing a Proverbial Line...

Hi!

Many of you who read this blog on a regular basis last year are friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter. Therefore I've explained to you that I have a new blog! But for those of you that aren't aware - here is the link to my new blog - http://emmyelizabeth.wordpress.com/

There may even be a review or two pop up every now and then! Next article is a lifestyle number on the top 5 cafe's in Downham Market and the surrounding area :)

Emma x

An Explanation...

Ok, so, I'm finally admitting why I haven't posted anything in soooo long with a little nudge from an old friend :)

I've been offered a place to study a Masters in Broadcast Journalism starting in September and being the geek I am, I already have textbooks.

So I figure, if I'm blogging, I'm not studying (serious guilt complex!) so I've been taking a blog break and will hopefully be back soon to annoy you some more once I have something interesting to say/have seen some more films.

:)

2012 Oscars Nominees/Predictions

Today I spent my afternoon with two lovely ladies, lunching in the O2 and seeing some Denzel and Ryan action at the Sky Superscreen. We spent a good amount of time chatting about how disappointing it is that we can't watch the Academy Awards this evening and about who we think will win that gorge golden statue. Off the back of my luscious afternoon here are the nominees and my predictions...

BEST PICTURE

The Artist - There's ridiculous amounts of love for The Artist and I would put money on this outcome.

The Descendant
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help 
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"- genuinely can't decide between these two guys, anyone in this
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" category could genuinely win here.
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" - smart money is on Christopher Plummer but I would love Nick Nolte to take home the glory.
Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" - This is the one I want it to be and the one I think it should be but Viola Davis is really being shouted about at the moment.
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"
 
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"- Complete shoo-in in my opinion, if she doesn't win it will be a massive shock.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski

ART DIRECTION

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo - But it'll probably be The Artist!!

Midnight in Paris 
War Horse

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Artist

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life - But it'll probably be The Artist!!
War Horse

COSTUME DESIGN

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo - But it'll probably be the Artist :)
Jane Eyre
W.E.

DIRECTING

"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius

"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement 
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad

Saving Face

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

 FILM EDITING

The Artist 

The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran

MAKE UP

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady

MUSIC (Original Score)

The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

MUSIC (Original Song)

"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"

"Real in Rio" from "Rio"

SHORT FILM (Animated)

Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

SOUND EDITING

Drive

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

SOUND MIXING

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

VISUAL EFFECTS

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

The Artist

Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation 
 
Pretty sure The Artist is going to clean up but I would LOVE there to be some big surprises. It's been an interesting year - here's hoping for an exciting end!

Awards season love - over and out! 

Beautiful...

Wonderful evening, enhanced through Stephen Fry's grace and the absence of Jonathan Ross' inappropriate behavior.

The Artist has reigned supreme in a year filled with incredible competition.

P.S. TEAM STREEP!

The Fellowship...

Martin Scorsese.

What an incredible body of work.

No more words are needed, the man is an amazing artist

Best Film...

Jackman with a beard - strangely arousing!

Jackman and Crowe - priceless!

The Winner is - The Artist

SHOCK!

Leading Actor...

The Winner is - Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Bloody hell! Gary Oldman was robbed but still a worthy winner!

Leading Actress...

The Winner is - Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady.

The Goddess does it again!! 

Even manages to remain fabulous after losing her shoe!

Gorgeous gorgeous woman.

Director...

The Winner is - Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

It's cleaning up!

Adapted Screenplay...

John Hamm you little cracker!

The Winner is - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Yessssssssssssssssssssss. Could have gone for a couple in that category but that's a result and a half.

Best Documentary...

Senna...

Was a bit of a cert. Massive luvvie here!

Orange Wednesdays Rising Star...

HA - Hendricks messed up her lines. Buxom Wench!

The Winner is - Adam Deacon!

Bit of a shock to be honest! Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! Lolage.

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema...

John Hurt.

Looking back at all of the amazing films he's been in and the amount of incredible performances he's treated audiences to just makes me feel very insignificant. What a talented man.

Beautiful speech.

Original Screenplay...

The winner is - The Artist - unsurprisingly!!

Pretty sure it's going to win everything.

Supporting Actress...

That was the most unjust introduction. Cringe out Radcliffe!

The winner is - Octavia Spencer - The Help.

A very worthy winner!

Outstanding British Film...

Bond girl O'Clock - Hotties!

The winner is - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Amaze! Lovely stuff, beaming about that one!

Supporting Actor...

Helena you fitty! Amazingly eccentric...

The winner is - Christopher Plummer - Beginners.

I'm losing tonight, thought the Branagh was going to win! Shitter.

Production Design...

Oh Viola I love you but you are wearing far too much make up. Eek.

And the winner is - Hugo...

Oh my darling, that was so embarrassing. This is awkward. Amazing.

Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer

I fucking LOVE Chris O'Dowd!!! What a beaut!

Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

Wanted it to be Richard Ayoade so I'm epically losing so far!

Special Visual Effects...

And the winner is...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Surprising actually, thought it would be War Horse - what do I know?!

Everybody Loves A Montage...

That sequence made me a little emotional. There have been so many amazing films this year.

Cuba acknowledging Whitney :'( Sob.

Stephen Fry...

I literally cannot gush about this man enough. What an absolute epitome of an English gent. Gorgeous human being. Ok that's enough...

The Silver Fox...

Tommy J opens the show showing he's still got it, opening the night beautifully...

The Cloon & the Pitt...

Suave & charismatic. LOVE.

Michelle Williams...

Stunning, so beautiful!! She looks fantastic in that dress but was cutting Edith a little short there, work with me Williams!

Viola Davis...

Is an amazing actress and a humble woman but what is up with the eye shadow and blusher situation!?

Michael Fassbender...

Such a sweetheart!! I did NOT expect him to be that gentle and genuine. Lovely interview :)

Gary Oldman...

WHAT A BABE... That is all!

BAFTA Nominees 2012

Good Evening me ol' muckers!

I'm getting all unnecessary about the BAFTAs this evening. It's just the BEST night - AND Stephen Fry is presenting, it's a win win situation.

Before the evening kicks off, here are the nominees - who do you think will win!?

Best Film

The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Outstanding British Film

My Week With Marilyn
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Tomas Alfredson - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lynne Ramsay - We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best Actor

Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame

Best Actress

Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn 
Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis - The Help

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Jim Broadbent - The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides of March

Best Supporting Actress
 
Carey Mulligan - Drive
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Judi Dench - My Week with Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer - The Help

Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer

Attack The Block - Joe Cornish (director/writer)
Black Pond - Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes (director)
Submarine - Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

Best Foreign Language Film

Incendies (Canada)
Pina (Germany)
Potiche (France)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best Animated Feature Film

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango

Best Original Screenplay

The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
The Guard - John Michael McDonagh
The Iron Lady - Abi Morgan
Midnight In Paris - Woody Allen

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Help - Tate Taylor
The Ides Of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Original Score

The Artist - Ludovic Bource
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Hugo - Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
War Horse - John Williams

Cinematography

The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo - Robert Richardson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Hoyte van Hoytema
War Horse - Janusz Kaminski

Editing

The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
Drive - Mat Newman
Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
Senna - Gregers Sall, Chris King
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Dino Jonsater

Production Design

The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Costume Design

The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
My Week With Marilyn
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Sound

The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Special Visual Effects

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
War Horse

Make Up and Hair

The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
The Iron Lady
My Week With Marilyn

Short Animation

Abuelas
Bobby Yeah Robert Morgan
A Morning Stroll

Short Film

Chalk
Mwansa The Great
Only Sound Remains
Pitch Black Heist
Two And Two

Rising Star Award

Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Chris O'Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hiddleston

BAFTAs 2012

Firstly I'd like to apologise for my distinct lack of bloggage commitment. I've been piss poor, I know.

So I've decided to attempt to redeem myself with live updates from the one and only British Academy Film Awards on Sunday!

The Red Carpet Show starts at 7.30pm on BBC3 and the actual Awards Ceremony starts on BBC1 at 9.00pm.

I'll be commenting on everything from fashion, odd acceptance speeches and behavior to who and what won what so if you fancy it I'm here :)

Adios Amigos!