And the Oscar goes to….

February 28, 2011 By Thelma Leave a Comment

2011 Academy Awards,Social Network,King's Speech,True Grit,The Fighter,Black Swan,Melissa Leo

Oscar the Grouch

Here’s the list of winners for the Academy Awards:

Best picture Winner:
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role Winner:
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role Winner:
Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)

Performance by an actress in a leading role Winner:
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role Winner:
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)

Best animated feature film of the year Winner:
“Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich [Read more…]

New Racetrack Odds on who’ll win the oscars

February 24, 2011 By Thelma Leave a Comment

By Gold Derby News Desk

Jan 26 2011 | 18:57 pm

Here are the latest racetrack odds on the top Academy Academy contests based upon the Oscar predictions of our team of experts from leading media. Click HERE to see their forecasts in all 24 categories

BEST PICTURE
“The King’s Speech” – 2/5
“The Social Network” – 4/1
“The Fighter” – 20/1
“True Grit” – 25/1
“Black Swan” – 40/1
“Inception” – 50/1
“Toy Story 3” – 80/1
“The Kids Are All Right” – 85/1
“127 Hours” – 90/1
“Winter’s Bone” – 100/1 [Read more…]

Goldderby.com Oscar predictions from top experts

February 23, 2011 By Thelma Leave a Comment

Here are the latest Oscar predictions from these top experts: Thelma Adams (Us Weekly, Thelmadams.com), Brooke Anderson (CNN), Tim Appelo (Hollywood Reporter), Erik Davis (Cinematical), Scott Feinberg (ScottFeinberg.com), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Tariq Khan (Fox News), Joseph Kapsch (Zap2It), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Peter Knegt (Indiewire), Kevin Lewin (WENN), Guy Lodge (In Contention), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby, The Envelope), Kevin Polowy (NextMovie), Steve Pond (The Odds, The Wrap), Paul Sheehan (Gold Derby), Keith Simanton (IMDB), Sasha Stone (Awards Daily), Kris Tapley (In Contention), Anne Thompson (IndieWire) Bob Tourtellotte (Reuters), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), Stu Van Airsdale (Movielie),Chuck Walton (Fandango), Jeffrey Wells (Hollywood-Elsewhere), Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today).

Click HERE to see the racetrack odds based upon these predictions. Click HERE to see how our pundits fared predicting nominations. (Congrats to Steve Pond for leading the way!)

BEST PICTURE
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception” — Simanton
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King’s Speech” — Adams, Anderson, Appelo, Feinberg, Hammond, Karger, Khan, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, Musto, O’Neil, Pond, Sheehan, Tapley, Thompson, Tourtellotte, Van Airsdale, Walton, Wloszczyna
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network” — Davis, Kapsch, Polowy, Stone, Travers, Wells
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
David O. Russell, “The Fighter”
Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” — Adams, Anderson, Ebert, Feinberg, Musto, Pond, Tapley, Van Airsdale, Walton, Wloszczyna
David Fincher, “The Social Network” — Appelo, Davis, Hammond, Kapsch, Karger, Khan, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, O’Neil, Polowy, Simanton, Stone, Thompson, Tourtellotte, Travers, Wells
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “True Grit” [Read more…]

From the Archives: Kate Mara

February 21, 2011 By Thelma Leave a Comment

Kate Mara, 127 Hours, Marie Claire, Iron Man 2,Giants,Steelers

Mara (by Jeff Vesp)

(Marie Claire, May 2010)

Kate Mara (Entourage, Nip/Tuck), 27, goes totally blockbuster in this month’s Iron Man 2 [and lends James Franco a hand in 127 Hours]. The multitalented NFL princess—one great-grandfather founded the Giants; another, the Steelers—tackles the MC questionnaire.

MC: You’ve sung the national anthem at Giants Stadium many times. What goes through your mind out there?

KM: Trying not to forget the words. I zone out and pretend there aren’t thousands of people there, because—oh, my God—what if I go blank?

MC: Best memory of the Giants winning the Super Bowl in 2008?

KM: My whole life, I had never been allowed in the locker room—but at the Super Bowl, we went in. It was funny walking into one with my grandma!

MC: What’s your go-to karaoke song?

KM: This is really nerdy, but “A Whole New World” from Aladdin.

MC: What’s your best feature?

KM: My hair. Even when I was a kid, I had this insane head of flaming hair. It looked like a wig.

MC: What’s your favorite indulgence?

KM: Shoes! I just bought tan Christian Louboutin peep-toe pumps with fringe.

MC: What superhero power would you most like to have?

KM: Flying. Whenever I dream about flying, it’s the best feeling in the world.

MC: What’s your signature drink?

KM: Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.

MC: I can’t go to sleep until …

KM: My Boston terriers, Bruno and Lucius, are in bed with me. Bruno snores like an old man, but it’s become soothing—when I’m away, I have to sleep with the TV on because I’m used to the snoring.

Thelma Adams

goldderby.com final stretch Oscar predix

February 18, 2011 By Thelma 1 Comment

Predix from top experts

Here are the latest Oscar predictions from these top experts: Thelma Adams (Us Weekly, Thelmadams.com), Tim Appelo (Hollywood Reporter), Erik Davis (Cinematical), Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times), Scott Feinberg (ScottFeinberg.com), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Tariq Khan (Fox News), Joseph Kapsch (Zap2It), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Peter Knegt (Indiewire), Kevin Lewin (WENN), Guy Lodge (In Contention), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby, The Envelope), Kevin Polowy (NextMovie), Steve Pond (The Odds, The Wrap), Paul Sheehan (Gold Derby), Keith Simanton (IMDB), Sasha Stone (Awards Daily), Kris Tapley (In Contention), Anne Thompson (IndieWire) Bob Tourtellotte (Reuters), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), Chuck Walton (Fandango), Jeffrey Wells (Hollywood-Elsewhere), Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today).

Click HERE to see the racetrack odds based upon these predictions. Click HERE to see how our pundits fared predicting nominations. (Congrats to Steve Pond for leading the way!)

BEST PICTURE
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception” — Simanton
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King’s Speech” — Adams, Appelo, Ebert, Feinberg, Hammond, Karger, Khan, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, Musto, O’Neil, Pond, Sheehan, Tapley, Thompson, Tourtellotte, Walton, Wloszczyna
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network” — Davis, Kapsch, Polowy, Stone, Travers, Wells
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
David O. Russell, “The Fighter”
Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” — Adams, Ebert, Feinberg, Hammond, Khan, Musto, Pond, Tapley, Walton, Wloszczyna
David Fincher, “The Social Network” — Appelo, Davis, Kapsch, Karger, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, O’Neil, Polowy, Sheehan, Simanton, Stone, Thompson, Tourtellotte, Travers, Wells
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “True Grit”

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” — Adams, Appelo, Davis, Ebert, Feinberg, Hammond, Khan, Kapsch, Karger, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, Musto, O’Neil, Polowy, Pond, Sheehan, Simanton, Stone, Tapley, Thompson, Tourtellotte, Travers, Walton, Wells, Wloszczyna
James Franco, “127 Hours”

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” — Adams, Hammond, Thompson, Travers
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” — Appelo, Davis, Ebert, Feinberg, Kapsch, Karger, Khan, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, Musto, O’Neil, Polowy, Pond, Sheehan, Simanton, Stone, Tapley, Tourtellotte, Walton, Wells, Wloszczyna
Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, “The Fighter” — Adams, Appelo, Davis, Feinberg, Hammond, Kapsch, Karger, Khan, Knegt, Lewin, Lodge, Musto, O’Neil, Polowy, Pond, Sheehan, Simanton, Tapley, Thompson, Tourtellotte, Travers, Walton, Wells, Wloszczyna
John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner, “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech” — Ebert, Stone

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