The Oscars 2011 - How did we do?

Last night, the Academy Awards took place. A few weeks ago we confidently and rather arrogantly made our predictions as to who would be the big winners. So, how did we do? Well, let's find out, shall we?

BEST PICTURE
The winner was: The King's Speech
Were we right?
We couldn't have been more wrong. We hedged our bets and mentioned three films when predicting this category. Toy Story 3, Inception and The Social Network. Pretty pathetic predicting really. We stand by the fact that Toy Story 3 was the best film though.

BEST ACTOR
The winner was: Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Were we right?
Emphatically, yes. We said, "Sometimes the Oscars throw up dead certs. Colin Firth will win Best Actor. No doubt." Well done us.

BEST DIRECTOR
The winner was: Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Were we right?
Emphatically, no. We said: "We're going all out on Fincher. Mark our words."

BEST ACTRESS
The winner was: Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Were we right?
While we desperately wanted Jennifer Lawrence to win, we knew that it was never going to happen and so said that, "Natalie Portman will probably walk away with it." Right again.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The winner was: Christian Bale - The Fighter
Were we right?
We favoured Geoffrey Rush or the brilliant Mark Ruffalo so, no, we weren't.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The winner was: Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Were we right?
We were kinda bored of predicting by this stage, so we lazily suggested that Helena Bonham Carter might sneak it. We were not right.

So, what have we learnt here? Well, with only two out of six correct, we have learnt that we aren't very good at predicting stuff. We're also just starting to realise that, if you are going to get two-thirds of your predictions wrong, then it's not the wisest idea to write a post highlighting the fact. We shoulda kept schtum really, hey? As if anyone would've remembered what we'd said all those weeks ago.

In the other categories, we're pleased Toy Story 3 won the consolation prize of Best Animated Picture (although it would have been an absolute travesty had it not) and we're also happy that Aaron Sorkin was recognised for The Social Network and that the movie also deservedly picked up the Film Editing award. Inception was criminally overlooked, but at least it got a nod for Visual Effects. Where the heck was 127 Hours though?

Anyhoo, here are the results of all the other categories that we couldn't be arsed to speculate on in the build-up.

Foreign Language Film - In a Better World - Denmark
Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
Original Screenplay David Seidler - The King's Speech
Animated Feature Film - Toy Story 3
Art Direction Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography Inception
Sound Mixing Inception
Sound Editing Inception
Original Score The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Original Song We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman.
Costume Design Alice in Wonderland
Documentary Feature Inside Job
Documentary (short subject) Strangers No More
Film Editing The Social Network
Makeup The Wolfman
Animated Short Film The Lost Thing
Live Action Short Film God of Love
Visual Effects Inception

Words by Rob Townsend

Academy Award Nominations

Ah yes, the ill-advised dresses, the massive egos, the fake sincerity, the hours of boredom before we reach the part of the show that anyone cares about... we love The Oscars at BobbySix.com. So we were obviously excited when this year's nominations landed this week. Pleasingly enough, it's actually a pretty strong field this time round and some of the categories are tough to confidently call.

Here is a list of the big six's nominations along with BobbySix.com's bold predictions as to who will walk away with the gold statues when the ceremony takes place in March. If only Ricky Gervais was hosting...

BEST PICTURE
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
INCEPTION
THE FIGHTER
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER’S BONE

Our hearts tell us that Toy Story 3 should win. Our heads tell us that it is hard to look far beyond Inception. If we were betting folk though, we'd have a sneaky few quid on The Social Network.

BEST DIRECTOR
DARREN ARONOFSKY - BLACK SWAN
DAVID FINCHER - THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOM HOOPER - THE KING’S SPEECH
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN - TRUE GRIT
DAVID O. RUSSELL - THE FIGHTER

We're going all out on Fincher. Mark our words.

BEST ACTOR
JEFF BRIDGES - TRUE GRIT
JAVIER BARDEM - BIUTIFUL
JESSE EISENBERG - THE SOCIAL NETWORK
COLIN FIRTH - THE KING’S SPEECH
JAMES FRANCO - 127 HOURS

Sometimes The Oscars throw up dead certs. Colin Firth will win Best Actor. No doubt.

BEST ACTRESS
ANNETTE BENING - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
NICOLE KIDMAN - RABBIT HOLE
JENNIFER LAWRENCE - WINTER’S BONE
NATALIE PORTMAN - BLACK SWAN
MICHELLE WILLIAMS - BLUE VALENTINE

It would be totally amazing - and fully deserved - if Jennifer Lawrence won this. However, she is probably too young to get the nod as the Academy will see her as someone with potential that they can reward at a later date. Shame, because her performance was magnificent in Winter's Bone. Therefore, Natalie Portman will probably walk away with it. Which we're happy enough about as well.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
CHRISTIAN BALE - THE FIGHTER
JOHN HAWKES - WINTER’S BONE
JEREMY RENNER - THE TOWN
MARK RUFFALO - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
GEOFFREY RUSH - THE KING’S SPEECH

Pretty much everything Geoffrey Rush does is close to perfection, so there is a good chance that it will be a Best Actor/Best Supporting Actor double for The King's Speech. However, Mark Ruffalo's performance in The Kids Are Alright does it for us. A good film and a fine turn as a man coming to terms - in his own inimitable way - with the fact that he is father of a couple of teens.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS - THE FIGHTER
HELENA BONHAM CARTER - THE KING’S SPEECH
MELISSA LEO - THE FIGHTER
HAILEE STEINFELD - TRUE GRIT
JACKIE WEAVER - ANIMAL KINGDOM

This one is the toughest to call of all, so take your pick. Is it lazy to just suggest that another award is heading to The King's Speech? Maybe, but we're gonna do it anyway.

Predictions by Rob Townsend. Agree? Disagree? Let us know below.