District 9 at the Oscars
March 4, 2010 by Nic Haralambous
It’s that time of the year again, Oscar time, or Academy Award time apparently.
I haven’t been this excited for an Oscar awards night since Tsotsi was nominated (and won) an Oscar. This year is bigger though. This year is badder. This year is going to be a battle for Neil Blomkamp and his breakout movie blockbuster, District 9.
He’s got some competition. But before I list the competition let’s see what District 9 is nominated for this year:
Film Editing
Best Picture
Visual Effects
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Obviously the big one there for us fans is the Best Picture nomination.
The competitors for Best Picture are:
Avatar
James Cameron and Jon Landau
The Blind Side
Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson
An Education
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro
Inglourious Basterds
Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness
A Serious Man
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up
Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air
Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman
In my opinion I think that District 9 has a fight on its hands against the behemoth that is Avatar. I have a bad feeling that the brilliance of Blomkamp is going to be overlooked, much like Martin Scorsese was overlooked for decades in spite of his brilliance. But with that said, my full and unbridled support is behind the South African smash hit.
Taking away any of the oscars that District 9 is nominated for will be a triumph for Neil and his team. They deserve every success. I’ll be watching and waiting patiently for the winners to be announced.Similar Posts:
