Friday, February 28, 2014

And the Oscar goes to....!


If you are a Movie Aficionado , you truly are as excited as I am then. And Academy awards are definitely the most prestigious award an entity on Celluloid can receive , not that the other awards are not important but an Oscar is indeed the maximum you can go.
So , yeah they are just a couple of days away , and I had this urge to write a post depicting my excitement and off course some guesses are on the way too.
Like we do for our home awards like IIFA ,Stardust etc. For me , Farhan Akhtar’s role in the Biopic was a clear winner and also a definite favorite for many too. Wasn’t sure about the best actress in a leading role , my top considerations would have been Sonakshi Sinha for Lootera and Deepika for Ram-leela I guess. But was sure about the Best film though , It had to be Bhaag Milkha Bhaag for it’s direction and screenplay . I personally wanted “The Lunchbox” to win the Best film award, but then again since I know how the Jury have been in the past years, odd were against it. A little commercial touch has to be there , to make it to the top. People say , Indian audience needs to be mature now, I say “Jury , you guys be mature first”. My best Bollywood films from the year 2013 are : The Lunchbox , Madras Café , D-day and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. And the movie that I can watch again and again, has to be Yeh Jawaani hain Dewaani , don’t know why but lately that movie is definitely my feel good movie after Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara .:D
Now, coming back to the 86th Annual Academy Awards , the year 2013 has indeed had some epic roles/performances  and there have been movies being tagged as “Cult” Classics. Plus  the movies this year being nominated are not particularly that exact “Oscar type” material as many may see. It’s like when I ask one of my friends  to tag along for a academy award nominated movie , he says“ I am not in for that slow,  boring , sadistic stuff man , I would rather sleep here on this couch”. It is the case with many , most of us think that an Oscar movie has to be Slow and extremely boring . But that is definitely not the case ,ones who appreciate it as a work of art rather than just  a commercial stuff would know the difference for sure. And what I could feel this year was , most of the movies being nominated are equally enjoyable too. Like American Hustle , The Wolf of Wall Street, Gravity, Her, Nebraska ….these movies were intriguing and engaging to almost everybody.
And from last couple of years , I do make sure I watch every single movie nominated for the academies. It’s kind of a ritual now. :p At least all the ones being nominated for Best Picture, I make sure I cover ‘em.”Watch ‘em all before the Red Carpet event”. So unlike last year I successfully watched every single one of ‘em this year . It gives you a feeling of content when you are actually watching the award ceremony and you can know who’s being acknowledged for what.
So here are my guesses or let say my gut feeling about the main event.
Best Picture – 12 years a slave
Best director – Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity
Best Actor Male – Matthew McConaughey  for Dallas Buyers Club
Best actor Female – Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine / Sandra Bullock for Gravity
Best Actor Supporting male – Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actor Supporting female -  Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen/Original Screenplay -  Her
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year – Frozen
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Gravity
Best Costume – American Hustle/The Great Gatsby
Phewww….that’s a hell lot of guesses . Yeah , let’s see what’s in store for us.
Sadly ,there are chances that  Leonardo Di Caprio will miss out again , after yet another worthy performance for the Academy Award.  The Aviator and The Wolf of wall street are his career best performances so far,according to me.  On one side we have Leonardo Di Caprio , who hasn’t got an Oscar yet , and on the other hand we have Meryl Streep being nominated for the 18th time now, though she has won 3 Oscars. Yep , you heard that right , 3 Oscars for real. Caprio , it’s not like your career has been torpedoed by other performers , it’s just hard luck man . We all know you are one of the finest actors and we do understand your level of frustration too (by the sarcastic  comments he made on some actors) , so there….there…I sincerely wish ,you get it this year.
P.S. – I know people , for whom watching an Oscar winning movie scares the living daylights out of ‘em. But it is not true from a last couple of years atleast. They are deserving and equally enjoyable too. J
I still consider myself as naïve in watching some serious stuffs , but over the years I have learned to enjoy ‘em .
So do watch ‘em if you get a chance. :D
Another Important thing : When can you catch the event screening live?....If you are in India then make sure you do ‘ve a strong …strong cup of coffee for the event ‘coz you gotta tune into Star Movies  at 5:30 a.m.3rd Feb March 2014 Indian time and 2nd Feb March 2014 8:30 p.m U.S. time.
P.P.S – Eagerly waiting for “And the OSCAR goes to….” J

21 comments:

  1. Nikhil, That's pretty good analysis!
    Hindi Movie Awards are popular Awards & judged on the basis of popularity.
    Oscar Awards have a different style of judging :)
    Star Movies has a contest where you need to mention your guesses & if you are lucky, you can win a trip to the Oscars next year :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yep , here , what's popular is the one that has the max. chances of winning an award. In a way that's good too , entertainment is the prime motive. :)
      But Oscars , they emphasize on Originality.
      Wish I knew about the contest earlier.

      Delete
  2. I second your guesses except for Best Actor Male....I think the " Oscar goes to " Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf Of Wall Sterrt . :-P..anyway..let's see....

    P.S. "coz you gotta tune into Star Movies at 5:30 a.m.3rd Feb 2014 Indian time and 2nd Feb 2014 "..just a small edit please..It is March 2014... :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Haha, thanks for pointing out the err part. Look , I changed it :)
      Thank you for dropping by ! :)

      Delete
  3. My guess for best picture is Captain Philips.. :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Even it was a worthy contender Krishna! :)

      Delete
  4. Hi Nikhil

    Nice post! I wish Di Caprio gets at least one Oscar before he announces his retirement from the movies :P
    I just love DiCaprio!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hey Ankita ,

      Trust me when I say this "Caprio is definitely gonna win an Oscar before he retires, maybe more than one..who knows"
      He is too fine an actor and definitely a worthy contender for the academy award anytime. :)

      Delete
  5. I am not a movie aficianado but I liked your compilation...Can decide to watch some of these when i get time..:)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you for your kind words Preethi. :)
      You should definitely give 'em a try! :)

      Delete
  6. Awww..Nikhil I am a die-hard fan of Caprio and I wish him luck too. Not to underestimate other actors, why he does never get the Golden Boy, I do not understand.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The only reason that I can think of is " He gives a good performance but everytime there is someone with a little better performance". Let's wish him luck for the upcoming ones.

      Delete
  7. Nice Analysis. Check out mine pls !http://filmbuff27.blogspot.com/2014/02/oscar-2014.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Devang! :)
      Will definitely check out your version too. :D :)

      Delete
  8. Ayyyy 12 years a slave... your hunch was right. And thanks for visiting my blog - Cheers :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes , it was :D :D
      Pleasure's all mine! :)

      Delete
  9. Thank you Ravi for stopping by! :)

    ReplyDelete