For years the Oscars had 5 nominees and not too many people complained. Then The Dark Knight didn't get a Best Picture nomination and The Reader did, so they expanded the field to 10 and sometimes there was obvious filler like The Blind Side. So this year they changed things again. There would not be a set number of nominees, only movies that got a certain number of votes would get nominations. The goal was to only have movies with widespread support get in but it backfired and a few niche movies with small but vocal supporters got nods like The Tree Of Life and Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close. I don't like the new way, I say stick with 5 or 10 and not this gray area in between. Every year comes down between 2 or 3 films anyway so giving a movie a consolation nomination seems superfluous. This was the year The Artist swept up on our shores and enchanted audiences with a throwback to old school Hollywood film making.
You can see my GABBY winners and nominees HERE
BEST PICTURE
9. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close - Not only does this movie not deserve a Best Picture nomination, I think this movie deserves some Razzie nominations. This is not a good film at all. I can see why some people may have been manipulated by it but I found it just ugly and distasteful. A young boy on the Autism spectrum loses his father on 9/11. He has trouble communicating with the outside world but his dad has left him this scavenger hunt/puzzle that he needs to figure out. He makes friends with a mute man who communicates with "Yes" and "No" tattooed on his hands, why he can't just nod or shake his head I don't know, Good idea Max Von Sydow, tattoo words on your hands that you could easily communicate with your face. This guy turns out to be his grandfather and it is just one of the most manipulative and infuriating movies I ever sat through.
8. War Horse - Steven Spielberg adapts a story about a horse and its experiences before and during WWI. This is a story that just seems boring on film. The book is told through the eyes of the horse, ala Black Beauty, and the stage show had big giant puppets that gave it spectacle. The movie is just a boy and his horse and horses going off to battle. All you are left with is the story and there's no much to it. This seems like a filler nomination and if Spielberg wasn't behind this I doubt it would have gotten a spot here.
7. The Tree Of Life - When I watch movies like this I ask the question, What do you want out of a film? Do you want beautiful images? Do you want to be left with questions? Or, do you want a story? This movie has plenty of pretty pictures and definitely leaves you scratching your head as to what you're watching but it's not so much a movie you can recommend to someone. It's definitely ambitious, try to explain the meaning of life in 2 hours, but it's not something I would ever watch again.
6. The Help - I have mixed feelings about this movie. On the one hand, you're telling the story of black America during our country's darkest era. I actually feel that slavery was more forgivable than how we treated people after the civil war. At least before, they were honest about treating human beings like animals in this point in our history we were giving certain people a little bit of freedom but not total freedom but still acting like that was okay. Anyway, the reason I don't like this film is because at the center of all this pain and frustration and injustice is one pretty white lady that thinks the situation is wrong. She needs to do something about it, she's gonna write a book and tell everyone how bad we are. Those are just my personal grudges with the movie, also I thought Emma Stone's performance was garbage. The movie itself isn't terrible, it's a fairly entertaining romp and has some good moments but there's no reason it needed to be nominated here.
5. Midnight In Paris - Every 5-10 years Woody Allen comes out with a movie that everyone kind of agrees is really good. This is one of his more imaginative efforts in the vein of The Purple Rose Of Cairo. Owen Wilson is a terrific Woody surrogate as he plays a screenwriter who every night at midnight gets transported to 1920s Paris where he hangs out with all of idols like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's a magical and funny film and since it's highbrow Woody it makes you feel a little smarter for watching. I don't have to visit a Paris museum, I can just watch this movie.
4. Hugo - This is Martin Scorsese's love letter to film told through the eyes of a little boy. The movie is similar to Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close except that it doesn't use a national tragedy as a cheap narrative device and you feel for the boy because the story takes place in a whimsical universe. This was also Scorsese's foray into 3D and that is one of the reasons I don't want to vote for it. Seeing the movie in theaters was a visual treat but then watching it on my TV, it lacked the spectacle. Scorsese will probably tell me that I shouldn't be watching movies on a TV and they can only truly be enjoyed in a dark cinema but I disagree. The story should translate to any medium. This feels less like a film and more like Scorsese playing with some new toys. It's a fun movie but it didn't hold up on second viewing.
3. Moneyball - I love baseball films, I'm split on Aaron Sorkin scripts, but I really enjoyed this movie. It's based on the true story of how the Oakland A's started using sabermetrics, a complicated mathematical equation, to scout players rather than the old school way. Brad Pitt plays the general manager who, faced with a limited budget, starts winning games with a group of players that were mostly considered washed up or not good club assets. So it's a mix of an Aaron Sorkin script about math, a rags to riches sports movie ala Major League and a family drama. The movie works on all levels and is a really great watch.
2. The Descendants - George Clooney has to take sole responsibility of his two daughters after his wife goes into a coma. While she's in the coma he finds out that she was cheating on him. A heartfelt, sad, funny and wonderful road trip commences. I absolutely adored this movie. Alexander Payne continues to be one of Hollywood's best storytellers. He just takes simple stories about ordinary people and crafts them into beautiful love stories about the American spirit.
1. The Artist - This is a black and white, silent French film. There's no reason why this movie should have become a cultural phenomenon but it did because it was inventive while staying true to the reasons why movie goers first fell in love with film. The plot is similar to Singin' In The Rain, a silent film actor is having difficulty transitioning into talkies, he falls in love, he dances a lot. The movie is just magical and since it is a silent film there is nothing that gets lost in translation. Any person of any nationality can enjoy this movie. I remember seeing it in the theater and the first laugh came when the movie started and the audience was dead silent. Someone coughed and we all realized that we were part of a film going experience.
It's hard to pick between The Artist and The Descendants. I actually saw both of them the same day at the same theater within 20 minutes of each other and thought they were 2 of the best movies of the year. That's probably why I went with 50/50 for my favorite movie of the year, but it was a real close decision. Both are terrific movies, one is a heartfelt family drama and one is just a delightful treat for the senses. I know The Artist sort of feels like a gimmick but I just fell for it. I'm picking The Artist but would love to have seen The Descendants win too.
Oscar Winner: The Artist
My Vote: The Artist
GABBY Winner: 50/50
BEST ACTOR
5. Brad Pitt - Moneyball - This is kind of like Tom Cruise getting nominated for Jerry Maguire. Pitt is great at playing a natural Brad Pitt character and he's so good he doesn't even seem like he's acting. So it's hard to vote for him. He's up against guys playing complicated characters and he's just being a movie star. Pitt's good at "capital A acting" too so I'm pretty sure he'll get a win sometime in his career but it's hard to compete with the rest of this lineup.
BEST ACTOR
5. Brad Pitt - Moneyball - This is kind of like Tom Cruise getting nominated for Jerry Maguire. Pitt is great at playing a natural Brad Pitt character and he's so good he doesn't even seem like he's acting. So it's hard to vote for him. He's up against guys playing complicated characters and he's just being a movie star. Pitt's good at "capital A acting" too so I'm pretty sure he'll get a win sometime in his career but it's hard to compete with the rest of this lineup.
4. Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Solider Spy - A lot of people loved this movie, I couldn't wrap my head around it and I know that's probably my own fault. It's a spy thriller and there's a lot of espionage going on and Oldman is trying to figure out who is a double agent. I thought the film was well made but I had a lot of trouble following the plot. This was Oldman's first nomination despite 30 years of solid performances. I feel like this is a nomination for the actor more than the role and it's hard for me to vote for it. In a weaker year, maybe, but not here.
3. Jean Dujardin - The Artist - Dujardin became the first French actor to receive a Best Actor award. He doesn't speak in the movie, because it's a silent film, but he does tremendous acting with his face and body. We feel for his character solely through his eyes and his incredible dancing skills.
2. Demian Bichir - A Better Life - Bichir plays an undocumented immigrant worker who is striving for a better life for him and his son. He works as a gardener and borrows a large sum of money to buy a truck and some tools to start his own business. The truck gets stolen, his son gets involved with gang members and the whole movie revolves around him trying to find his stolen truck, take care of his son all the while worried that he may get deported. He can't go to the police because the police are not on his side. Bichir is incredible here. He gives a very quiet performance and his character is just someone we want to see succeed and overcome adversity. The movie works because Bichir is so sympathetic.
1. George Clooney - The Descendants - Clooney plays a father who finds out that his wife was cheating on him while she is in a coma. He also has to step up and be the sole caretaker of his 2 daughters. I picked Clooney as my winner the minute I saw the film. There is a scene where he is talking to his comatose wife where I just went, there's no better performance this year. Clooney uses all his Clooney mannerisms to create an incredibly sympathetic character. Unlike Brad Pitt this year, who I saw as Brad Pitt playing a character, this is a guy who looks like George Clooney giving an emotionally raw and complex performance. He's one of the most charismatic actors in the world playing a guy who isn't suave or elegant. He's been giving solid performances for years now, focusing more on making good movies than collecting a paycheck, I'm referring to everything after Batman And Robin, of course.
I know Clooney already had an Oscar at this point but that was a gimme Oscar they gave him for having a great year. This is his best performance to date. Dujardin is fun but I am fairly sure we won't see him here again. In 20 years we'll look back at this year and go Jean Du-who? Wait, Gary Oldman still hasn't won an Oscar?
3. Jean Dujardin - The Artist - Dujardin became the first French actor to receive a Best Actor award. He doesn't speak in the movie, because it's a silent film, but he does tremendous acting with his face and body. We feel for his character solely through his eyes and his incredible dancing skills.
2. Demian Bichir - A Better Life - Bichir plays an undocumented immigrant worker who is striving for a better life for him and his son. He works as a gardener and borrows a large sum of money to buy a truck and some tools to start his own business. The truck gets stolen, his son gets involved with gang members and the whole movie revolves around him trying to find his stolen truck, take care of his son all the while worried that he may get deported. He can't go to the police because the police are not on his side. Bichir is incredible here. He gives a very quiet performance and his character is just someone we want to see succeed and overcome adversity. The movie works because Bichir is so sympathetic.
1. George Clooney - The Descendants - Clooney plays a father who finds out that his wife was cheating on him while she is in a coma. He also has to step up and be the sole caretaker of his 2 daughters. I picked Clooney as my winner the minute I saw the film. There is a scene where he is talking to his comatose wife where I just went, there's no better performance this year. Clooney uses all his Clooney mannerisms to create an incredibly sympathetic character. Unlike Brad Pitt this year, who I saw as Brad Pitt playing a character, this is a guy who looks like George Clooney giving an emotionally raw and complex performance. He's one of the most charismatic actors in the world playing a guy who isn't suave or elegant. He's been giving solid performances for years now, focusing more on making good movies than collecting a paycheck, I'm referring to everything after Batman And Robin, of course.
I know Clooney already had an Oscar at this point but that was a gimme Oscar they gave him for having a great year. This is his best performance to date. Dujardin is fun but I am fairly sure we won't see him here again. In 20 years we'll look back at this year and go Jean Du-who? Wait, Gary Oldman still hasn't won an Oscar?
Oscar Winner: Jean Dujardin
My Vote: George Clooney
GABBY Winner: George Clooney
BEST ACTRESS
5. Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - This is a movie I just felt wasn't made for me and it didn't do anything to make itself accessible. I'm sure if you love the book or the work of David Fincher or the music of Trent Reznor or all 3, then you loved this film. I never read the books, I am ambivalent towards Fincher and find Reznor's music disturbing for the most part. Mara plays a computer hacker who helps a journalist uncover a mystery. Granted I saw this movie at the end of the year in my mad rush to see all nominated films, but it didn't do much of anything for me. Mara is solid but this is a first nomination for an actress who may gone on to a great career.
4. Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady - Meryl plays Margaret Thatcher.
3. Viola Davis - The Help - This movie is about a group of maids in the south and the nice white lady who understood their plight and wrote a book about it. Calling Viola Davis the lead of the movie is a bit of a stretch, it's Emma Stone's story and Davis is just the maid with the most screen time. She's good in the movie and she's an actress who deserves an Oscar but I'm glad this isn't the role she won for.
2. Glen Close - Albert Nobbs - I did not care for this movie but I know 2 things. Close does a great job playing a woman masquerading as a male butler and Glenn Close deserves an Oscar for her career of great performances. This was a passion project for the actress who first originated the role off-Broadway in the 80s, helped pen the screenplay and also produced the film. It's one of those cases where I love the actress, I respect the performance, I just wish the movie was better. I would have no problem with her winning here but I would still think that she deserved a win in the 80s more.
1. Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn - When I heard that Michelle Williams was going to be starring in a Marilyn Monroe biopic I thought that there was no way that this was going to work. Man, does she nail this part. The movie takes place during the filming of The Prince And The Showgirl and her relationship with Laurence Olivier and a production assistant, the titular "My". I definitely wanted more Marilyn and less My in the movie but we're just talking about Williams's performance here. What I loved about it is that it's less about doing an impression of Marilyn and more about getting in to her head as an actress. She's constantly followed around by her acting teacher and she really wants to be convincing but because of factors in her life she can't quite nail takes. Williams has to not only play Monroe, she has to play Monroe playing another character, so she's acting on 2 different levels. It's a really great performance from an actress who continues to surprise me.
So, they needed to give Meryl a 3rd Oscar more than they needed to give a first one to Glenn Close, Viola Davis or Michelle Williams. Is Meryl that great or was she that great in this movie? If I were to rank all her nominated performance this would not be anywhere near the top of the list. On the plus side, we can continue to ignore the random Meryl Streep nominations for another decade or so but all these other actresses deserve some love too. Worst part is that Davis and Williams both delivered awesome performances in 2016 and were up against each other again. If Williams wins here then Davis can skate to a win in 2016 and Streep can be happy with the stuff she's already got on her mantle.
Oscar Winner: Meryl Streep
My Vote: Michelle Williams
GABBY Winner: Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
5. Jonah Hill - Moneyball - I liked Moneyball, but what the hell is this nomination? Jonah plays the assistant GM who basically comes up with the idea of using sabermetrics. He has some nice subtle moments but he's just kind of there in the film. If we needed to choose an actor from the film why not go with Philip Seymour Hoffman? This is a faith nomination. You got your start in comedy, you toned it down for a drama, welcome to the club, but let's wait and see what else you can do. He most assuredly earned the next nomination he got but this one just seems weird.
4. Max Von Sydow - Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close - Now I would probably vote for Jonah Hill over this performance but just the fact that he's Max Von Sydow moves him up to number 4. There is no way I would ever vote for this. He plays a mute old man who communicates with a notepad and the words "yes" and "no" written on his hands. He's doing some nice silent acting but this movie is just crap and I didn't like the twist of who his character truly is. No vote, no way, but glad he's still alive and acting.
3. Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn - Kenneth Branagh has been pretty much playing Laurence Olivier for 30 years now. This is just a case of perfect casting. There's not much to the part other than Olivier getting upset over his star's erratic behavior and Branagh nailing the voice and mannerisms. It goes beyond impression as Branagh creates a fully formed character while also doing a pitch perfect imitation.
2. Nick Nolte - Warrior - Nolte went from handsome leading man to grizzled old character actor almost overnight. Everything after The Prince Of Tides has had Nolte growling his lines. Warrior is about two estranged brothers who compete against each other in a mixed martial arts competition. It's very Rocky like in its story structure and Nolte is kind of like the Mickey of the movie. He's the father of both brothers, he's a recovering alcoholic who used to be an abusive piece of shit. It's a perfect late Nolte performance and it really stinks that he's never won an Oscar. Unfortunately for him, there's one person on this list who is older and more overdue.
1. Christopher Plummer - Beginners - There was no beating Christopher Plummer come Oscar time. He's an old man with a legendary career who has never won an Oscar. This was only his 2nd nomination in a career that spanned over 50 years. Plummer plays an old man who finally comes out of the closet after his wife dies, he starts dating a younger man, and the movie is about Ewan McGregor, his son, dealing with all of this. Plummer is fantastic in the film. He ought to be after 50 years in film.
Plummer's win was half career achievement but it's completely okay because the performance is great as well. This isn't a Don Ameche style win, this is a James Coburn style win. A great actor with an incredible resume finally gets that role that he nails and wins an Oscar for it. It's impossible to complain about Plummer winning here, he deserved it and he didn't take a win from a more deserving performance.
Plummer's win was half career achievement but it's completely okay because the performance is great as well. This isn't a Don Ameche style win, this is a James Coburn style win. A great actor with an incredible resume finally gets that role that he nails and wins an Oscar for it. It's impossible to complain about Plummer winning here, he deserved it and he didn't take a win from a more deserving performance.
Oscar Winner: Christopher Plummer
My Vote: Christopher Plummer
GABBY Winner: John C. Reilly for Cedar Rapids
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
5. Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs - Albert Nobbs is about a woman pretending to be a man. On her journey she meets up with Janet McTeer who is also really a woman pretending to be a man. Based on performance alone, I really liked her, she might be my favorite thing about the movie. I could never vote for her though. If Janet McTeer won an Oscar for the movie that Glenn Close wrote, produced and starred in and Close went home empty handed for a 6th time, that would seem really shitty.
4. Jessica Chastain - The Help - This was Chastain's breakout year, she was also in Take Shelter and The Tree Of Life, so it makes sense that she got a nomination for this, the movie that was most on the Academy's radar. She plays a bored housewife who is sympathetic to the help and ostracized from her fellow white housewife community. There are several supporting females in the movie that I would consider nominating, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Sissy Spacek, but Chastain is 4th on my list. It sort of makes sense as she's a more sympathetic character to Howard's bitch but I see this as more of a nomination for an up and coming actress rather than for the actual performance.
3. Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids - Much like with Chastain, McCarthy isn't my favorite supporting performance in her film. I loved the arcs that Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne had much more than hers. McCarthy is definitely funny in the role. The part was written completely different before she was cast and then they tailored it to fit her comedic style. She's a big, brassy and gruff bridesmaid who speaks her mind and is unapologetic. She has some stand out funny moments in the film but it kinda stinks that she was the only one who got singled out. Kristen Wiig would have fit right in the Best Actress category.
2. Berenice Bejo - The Artist - Fred Astaire wouldn't have worked without Ginger Rogers. The same can be said for this movie and Berenice Bejo. She actually has a lot asked of her. She needs to be so beautiful and charming without saying a word that we as the audience will fall in love with her just like the audience in the film does. She's an incredible force visually and because of her dancing. It's hard to vote for an actor in a silent film because I don't know what they sound like, same reason I couldn't vote for Dujardin. I respect the performance but don't want to anoint them an Oscar winner until I see them in something else.
1. Octavia Spencer - The Help - Spencer is the no-nonsense maid. She's opinionated and doesn't tow the line when it comes to the separation between the white home owners and the black servants. She has the most satisfying scene in the movie when she bakes her poop into a pie and serves it to the main antagonist. It's hard to watch the movie and not find joy in this scene and root for Spencer's character.
Well, I wasn't in love with any performance so it's hard to vote for what my favorite was. Let's look at the actresses themselves. Only McTeer has a prior nomination but I ain't voting for her and not Glenn Close. I could blame a The Help vote split and pick either Bejo or McCarthy but I don't want to do that. I'll side with the Academy and go with Spencer, and why not, she's a good actress, her role is fun and any chance we have to honor a black actor is good.
Well, I wasn't in love with any performance so it's hard to vote for what my favorite was. Let's look at the actresses themselves. Only McTeer has a prior nomination but I ain't voting for her and not Glenn Close. I could blame a The Help vote split and pick either Bejo or McCarthy but I don't want to do that. I'll side with the Academy and go with Spencer, and why not, she's a good actress, her role is fun and any chance we have to honor a black actor is good.
Oscar Winner: Octavia Spencer
My Vote: Octavia Spencer
GABBY Winner: Ellen Page for Super
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius beats out Alexander Payne, Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick and Woody Allen for directing the French silent film The Artist. He's the one name on that list that most people would not recognize and, at least, not know how to spell but I gotta say he deserved it. The Artist is such an achievement in directing. Not only did he take a dead art form and make it something beautiful but he created a film of beauty that will stand the test of time.
Best Original Screenplay/Adapted Screenplay
Woody Allen wins his 3rd writing Oscar off of 16 nominations in the category for Midnight In Paris. No complaints here, Bridesmaids would have been my second choice. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash win in the adapted category for The Descendants which is the best choice in the category and it gave an Oscar win to Dean Pelton from Community.
Best Animated Feature Film
Rango wins against a sequel (Kung Fu Panda 2), a spinoff film (Puss In Boots) and two movies nobody has ever heard of (A Cat In Paris and Chico And Rita).
Best Original Score/Song
The Artist deservedly wins Best Score as pretty much the whole film has music underneath. There were only 2 nominees in the Best Song category a Sergio Mendes penned tuned from the forgettable animated film Rio and the deserving winner Man Or Muppet from The Muppets.
Best Sound Mixing/Sound Editing
Hugo wins both awards and with no musicals to compete with and the biggest summer action movie nominated being the abysmal Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (yep that piece of crap got as many Oscar nominations as A Fish Called Wanda), it's a worthy winner.
Best Art Direction/Cinematography
There was a lot of love for Hugo as it wins both of these categories as well. The Artist had exceptional Art Direction and Cinematography but Scorsese's 3D spectacle must have wowed voters a little more but not enough for it to win in the main categories.
Best Makeup
The Iron Lady wins in a weak category. The final Harry Potter installment and Albert Nobbs were the other nominees. The Iron Lady turned Meryl Streep into Margaret Thatcher though, which apparently was a huge stretch.
Best Costume Design
The Artist wins against Hugo and the very forgettable Anonymous, Jane Eyre and Madonna's directorial debut W.E.
Best Film Editing
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is kind of a surprise winner. It was the only nominated film to not have a Best Picture nomination to go along with it. The Artist, The Descendants, Hugo and Moneyball were the other nominees. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo had the most stylish editing but I really liked how the editing in Moneyball took a rather mundane subject matter and kept the story moving.
Best Visual Effects
Hugo wins because it's the classiest movie with special effects. Again, who would vote for Transformers: Dark Of The Moon?
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Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius beats out Alexander Payne, Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick and Woody Allen for directing the French silent film The Artist. He's the one name on that list that most people would not recognize and, at least, not know how to spell but I gotta say he deserved it. The Artist is such an achievement in directing. Not only did he take a dead art form and make it something beautiful but he created a film of beauty that will stand the test of time.
Best Original Screenplay/Adapted Screenplay
Woody Allen wins his 3rd writing Oscar off of 16 nominations in the category for Midnight In Paris. No complaints here, Bridesmaids would have been my second choice. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash win in the adapted category for The Descendants which is the best choice in the category and it gave an Oscar win to Dean Pelton from Community.
Best Animated Feature Film
Rango wins against a sequel (Kung Fu Panda 2), a spinoff film (Puss In Boots) and two movies nobody has ever heard of (A Cat In Paris and Chico And Rita).
Best Original Score/Song
The Artist deservedly wins Best Score as pretty much the whole film has music underneath. There were only 2 nominees in the Best Song category a Sergio Mendes penned tuned from the forgettable animated film Rio and the deserving winner Man Or Muppet from The Muppets.
Best Sound Mixing/Sound Editing
Hugo wins both awards and with no musicals to compete with and the biggest summer action movie nominated being the abysmal Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (yep that piece of crap got as many Oscar nominations as A Fish Called Wanda), it's a worthy winner.
Best Art Direction/Cinematography
There was a lot of love for Hugo as it wins both of these categories as well. The Artist had exceptional Art Direction and Cinematography but Scorsese's 3D spectacle must have wowed voters a little more but not enough for it to win in the main categories.
Best Makeup
The Iron Lady wins in a weak category. The final Harry Potter installment and Albert Nobbs were the other nominees. The Iron Lady turned Meryl Streep into Margaret Thatcher though, which apparently was a huge stretch.
Best Costume Design
The Artist wins against Hugo and the very forgettable Anonymous, Jane Eyre and Madonna's directorial debut W.E.
Best Film Editing
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is kind of a surprise winner. It was the only nominated film to not have a Best Picture nomination to go along with it. The Artist, The Descendants, Hugo and Moneyball were the other nominees. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo had the most stylish editing but I really liked how the editing in Moneyball took a rather mundane subject matter and kept the story moving.
Best Visual Effects
Hugo wins because it's the classiest movie with special effects. Again, who would vote for Transformers: Dark Of The Moon?
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