Independent Spirit Awards 2011 Nominations

                   The moment i was waiting for came today when the nominations for Independent Spirit Awards were announced. i really like them and think that they are quite real and honest in giving nominations to the movies that deserve it but also to those movies that you never think would when anything big. well this year, the silent black and white movie and the apocalyptic psychological drama The Artist and Take Shelter both got 5 nominations, leading the race.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2011

                Well Yesterday, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced with The Artist, Moneyball and The Tree Of Life as their big winners. They moved their announcement 3 weeks earlier than usual while the award giving ceremony would be held on Jan 9.

Academy Awards 2012 (Best Animated Movie) Predictions

Edited - November 21st

Well below are my predictions right now for Best Animated movies. which i am not quite sure about this year or the last year was spot on for me with Toy Story 3, How To Train Your Dragon and The Illusionist all of them were predicted by me right.

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Academy Awards 2012 (Best Screenplay) Predictions

November 14th

Well below are my predictions for Original and Adapted Screenplay.....

Academy Awards 2012 (Best Supporting Actress) Predictions

Edited - November 21st

Supporting categories are often hard to predict, but here are some of my guesses.

- Green: Strong Contenders according to me.
- Blue: Good Chance for Nomination.
- Orange: Somewhere in the middle right now.

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Academy Awards 2012 (Best Supporting Actor) Predictions

Edited - November 21st

- Green: Strong Contenders according to me.
- Blue: Good Chance for Nomination.
- Orange: Somewhere in the middle right now.

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Here are some of my predictions for now:

Academy Awards 2012 (Best Lead Actress) Predictions

Updated - December 10th

Well here are my predictions of Best Actress Oscar for now. based on what i saw, heard from critics and the whole festival buzz. will update it soon if there are some developments.

My Top 20 Movies Of 2010

Below is the list of my Top 20 favorite movies of the year 2010 followed by some Honorable Mentions. Note that i can change the list whenever i want.

Top 20 Movies:

1. The Social Network:
                                             Coming from David Fincher, i knew this movie would be in my Top 5 at the end of the year. Wasn't sure at first since the idea of making a movie on how Facebook was formed would make a ridiculous teenage college geeks kind of a movie with added cliches. But i was surprised at how amazingly this movie unfolds the story in such a grand way, it feels like a biopic to be honest. The movie basically features flashbacks by Mark Zuckerberg the CEO who is on trial on how he got the idea, how he pursued it and what he did on the way. The Slow burning drama with a flawless screenplay, the best editing for a movie i have seen in years followed by one of the most terrific score and some amazing performances, specially by Jesse Eisenberg makes this movie phenomenal. I can't stop watching it, the sharp dialogues by Sorkin is a cherry on the top. This movie should have won Best Picture Oscar like it did everything else ... period!

2. Black Swan:
                             One of the most amazing experiences i have ever had watching a movie was when i watched Black Swan. Truly the best indie movie of the year that reaches a place that makes it the masterpiece that it is. The story of a struggling ballerina trying to make it big in a play while battling it out with the her insecurities as she ages and the competition she faces, her trainer, her obsessed mother etc is a shocking, twisted, scary and almost surrealist orgasmic experience that you would ever have. Natalie Portman outshines in the performance of her career. The movie scared me like no other horror movie ever did, i constantly got goosebumps watching a girl slowly dragging herself to the depths of despair, darkness and in her words "achieving the perfection". I laughed at many people getting scared of the "Ballet Dance can be Deadly" aspect of it, what they don't get is that this movie in its insanity tells us what happens in this particular or any profession as you age and you need to prove of your worth to yourself first more than anyone else. Call it a Psychological thriller or a horror movie, it is an unforgettable experience.

British Independent Film Award Nominations 2011

well the nominations of BIFA have been announced. i am paying more attention this year because look at the incredible work by English filmmakers and actors. some very strong contenders that i wish gets some Oscar attention too.

here is the list of Nominees: