Sunday, March 10, 2024

Oscar Predictions 2024

Oscar Predictions

Actor in a Supporting Role

Sterling K. Brown — American Fiction
Robert De Niro — Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling — Barbie
Mark Ruffalo — Poor Things

Costume Design

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Makeup and Hairstyling

Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow

Live Action Short Film

The After
Invincible
Night of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Animated Short Film

Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War is Over

Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction — Cord Jefferson
Barbie — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Oppenheimer — Christopher Nolan
Poor Things — Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest — Jonathan Glazer

Original Screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall — Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Holdovers — David Hemingson
Maestro — Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
May December — Sammy Birch and Alex Mechanik
Past Lives — Celine Song

Actress in a Supporting Role

Emily Blunt — Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple
America Ferrera — Barbie
Jodie Foster — Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers

Original Song

“The Fire Inside” — Flamin’ Hot
“I’m Just Ken” — Barbie
“It Never Went Away” — American Symphony
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” — Killers of the Flower Moon
"What Was I Made For?” — Barbie

Original Score

Jerskin Fendrix — Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson — Oppenheimer
Laura Karpman — American Fiction
Robbie Robertson — Killers of the Flower Moon
John Williams — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Documentary Feature Film

Bobi Wine: The People’s President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol

Documentary Short Film

The ABCs of Book Banning

The Barber of Little Rock
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó

International Feature Film

Io Capitano — Italy
Perfect Days — Japan
Society of the Snow — Spain
The Teachers’ Lounge — Germany
The Zone of Interest — United Kingdom

Animated Feature Film

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Production Design

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Film Editing

Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Visual Effects

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon

Cinematography

El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Actor in a leading role

Bradley Cooper — Maestro
Colman Domingo — Rustin
Paul Giamatti — The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening — Nyad
Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller — Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan — Maestro
Emma Stone — Poor Things

Directing

Jonathan Glazer — The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things
Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet — Anatomy of a Fall

Best Picture

American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Fall into Winter

I listened to one book that lead to listening to app-recommended books of a similar theme. Maybe it had something to do with my milestone birthday?

1. What Fresh Hell is This?
by Heather Corinna

2. I'm So Effing Tired
by Amy Shah

3. The Galveston Diet
by Mary Claire Haver, MD

4. Skin Game
by Jim Butcher

5. Peace Talks
by Jim Butcher

6. All Your Worth
by Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi

7. Wonton Terror
by Vivien Chien 

8. Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer

9. Enola Holmes: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
By Nancy Springer

10. Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker, PhD

Friday, December 01, 2023

Summer Reading

Get ready for back to back posts since I forgot to update this at the end of the summer!

1. High School
by Sara Quin & Tegan Quin

2. Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellion
by Gloria Steinem

2. Spare
by Prince Harry

3. Witchy Whiskers
by Danielle Garrett

4. Hexed Hiss-tory
by Danielle Garrett

5. Cursed Claws
by Danielle Garrett

6. Purr-fect Potions
by Danielle Garrett

7. Furry Fortunes
by Danielle Garrett

8. The Princess Bride -S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The "Good Parts" Version) (Abridged)
by William Goldman

9. Talisman Tails
by Danielle Garrett

10. Hangry
by Sarah Fragoso and Brooke Kalanick

Monday, June 26, 2023

Nook friendly finds


All listens this time but the next update might have an ebook or two!

1. Dim Sum of All Fears
by Vivien Chien

2. Inheriting Clutter
by Julie Hall

3. Changes
by Jim Butcher

4. Ghost Story
by Jim Butcher

5. Cold Days
by Jim Butcher

6. Dear Girls
by Ali Wong

7. My Life on the Road
by Gloria Steinem

8. Persist
by Elizabeth Warren

9. Murder Lo Mein
by Vivien Chien 

10. The Innocence of Father Brown
by G.K. Chesterton

Sunday, March 12, 2023

95th Oscars

Predictions for tonight in Bold. I watched most of these on the tv or tablet. Maybe next year I'll see them on the big screen!

Best Picture

All Quiet on the Western Front 
Avatar: The Way of Water 
The Banshees of Inisherin 
Elvis 
Everything Everywhere All at Once 
The Fabelmans 
Tár 
Top Gun: Maverick 
Triangle of Sadness 
Women Talking 

Best Directing

The Banshees of Inisherin — Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans — Steven Spielberg
Tár — Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness — Ruben Östlund

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Austin Butler in Elvis
Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Paul Mescal in Aftersun
Bill Nighy in Living

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett in Tár
Ana de Armas in Blonde
Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau in The Whale
Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Costume Design

Babylon — Mary Zophres
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Ruth Carter
Elvis — Catherine Martin
Everything Everywhere All at Once — Shirley Kurata
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris — Jenny Beavan

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water 
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick 

Best Original Score

All Quiet on the Western Front — Volker Bertelmann
Babylon — Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin — Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All at Once — Son Lux
The Fabelmans — John Williams

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front — Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Written by Rian Johnson
Living — Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
Top Gun: Maverick — Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
Women Talking — Screenplay by Sarah Polley

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin — Written by Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once — Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans — Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
Tár — Written by Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness — Written by Ruben Östlund

Best Live-Action Short Film

An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase

Best Animated Short Film

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

Best Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio 
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 
The Sea Beast 
Turning Red 

Best Original Song

“Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
“This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

Best International Feature Film

All Quiet on the Western Front — Germany
Argentina, 1985 — Argentina
Close — Belgium
EO — Poland
The Quiet Girl — Ireland

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
Elvis 
The Whale 

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front 
Avatar: The Way of Water 
Babylon 
Elvis 
The Fabelmans 

Best Cinematography

All Quiet on the Western Front — James Friend
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths — Darius Khondji
Elvis — Mandy Walker
Empire of Light — Roger Deakins
Tár — Florian Hoffmeister

Best Visual Effects

All Quiet on the Western Front 
Avatar: The Way of Water 
The Batman 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
Top Gun: Maverick 

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes 
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed 
Fire of Love 
A House Made of Splinters 
Navalny 

Best Documentary Short Subject

The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year? 
The Martha Mitchell Effect 
Stranger at the Gate

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Elvis — Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
Everything Everywhere All at Once — Paul Rogers
Tár — Monika Willi
Top Gun: Maverick — Eddie Hamilton

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Your Reading Heart

Somewhat out of order, I think. I was bad at record keeping!

1. The Lost Book of Adana Moreau

By Micheal Zapata


2. Hard Choices

By Hillary Rodham Clinton

3. The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande
By Adam Gidwitz

4. Postcards from the Edge

By Carrie Fisher


5. My Beloved World

By Sonia Sotomayor


6. The Joy of Movement

By Kelly McGonigal


7. Turn Coat

By Jim Butcher


8. Life After Suicide
By Jennifer Ashton, MD

9. Death by Dumpling
By Vivien Chien

10. The Data Detective
By Tim Harford

Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Twenty-two skidoo

Late in posting as usual. Book ten was finished in March! More to come this year... I hope!

1. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
by Michelle McNamara


2. Broken Horses

by Brandi Carlile


3. Becoming

By Michelle Obama 


4. White Magic

By Elissa Washuta


5. Thursday Night Murder Club

By Robert Osman


6. Giant

By Edna Ferber


7. Chasing Hillary

By Amy Chozick


8. What Happened

By Hillary Rodham Clinton


9. How Y’all Doing?

By Leslie Jordan


10. From Cradle to Stage

By Virginia Hanlon Grohl