Dave Van Ronk as sung by Oscar Isaac. Which can only mean it's that time of year again: Oscar Nominations Eve. My dream ballot is below, chosen from
AMPAS' list of eligible films. There are some titles still outstanding that I'd like to get around to (OUT OF THE FURNACE, SPECTACULAR NOW, FRUITVALE, BLING RING, FROZEN, WALTER MITTY, WAY WAY BACK) and some that I may or may not bother with, depending on which names are read in a few hours' time (PHILOMENA, SAVING MR. BANKS, RUSH). Onwards!
Best Picture
AMERICAN HUSTLE
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
FRANCES HA
GRAVITY
HER
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
MUD
NEBRASKA
SHORT TERM 12
Special mentions:
ENOUGH SAID
THE HEAT
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen - INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Alfonso Cuaron - GRAVITY
Spike Jonze - HER
Alexander Payne - NEBRASKA
David O. Russell - AMERICAN HUSTLE
Special mentions:
Noah Baumbach - FRANCES HA
Destin Cretton - SHORT TERM 12
Paul Greengrass - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Richard Linklater - BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Jeff Nichols - MUD
Best Actor
Christian Bale - AMERICAN HUSTLE
Matthew McConaughey - DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Bruce Dern - NEBRASKA
Oscar Isaac - INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Joaquin Phoenix - HER
Special mentions:
Tye Sheridan - MUD
Leonardo DiCaprio - THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Tom Hanks - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Ethan Hawke - BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Simon Pegg - THE WORLD'S END
Mark Wahlberg - PAIN & GAIN
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - BLUE JASMINE
Sandra Bullock - GRAVITY
Julie Delpy - BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Greta Gerwig - FRANCES HA
Brie Larson - SHORT TERM 12
Special mentions:
Sandra Bullock - THE HEAT
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - ENOUGH SAID
Melissa McCarthy - THE HEAT
(the rest after the jump)
