Despicable Me Review

Despicable Me


Release Date: 9th September 2010 – Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Illumination Entertainment

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Animation/Family/

Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 minutes


Budget: $69,000,000

Box Office Gross: $544,174,973 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
A supervillain genius named Gru feels jealous over the success of a younger villain named Vector, who has not only stolen the Pyramid of Giza but continually mocks Gru's abilities. In response, Gru endeavours to pull off the greatest heist in the world, to steal the moon. He attempts this with his army of dimwitted minions and an old crazy scientist. As a spanner in the works, he comes across three orphaned young girls who inadvertently become Gru's responsibility. The girls prove more challenging

than any heist he's ever

pulled off.

Voice Cast
Steve Carell – Gru
Jason Segel – Vector
Russell Brand – Dr. Nefario
Julie Andrews – Gru's Mom
Will Arnett – Mr. Perkins
Kristen Wiig – Miss Hattie
Miranda Cosgrove – Margo
Dana Gaier – Edith
Elsie Fisher – Agnes
Pierre Coffin – Tim the Minion/Bob the Minion/Mark the Minion/Phil the Minion/Stuart the Minion
Chris Renaud – Dave the Minion
Jemaine Clement – Jerry the Minion
Jack McBrayer – Carnival Barker/
Tourist Dad
Ken Jeong – Talk Show Host
Danny McBride – Fred McDade
Mindy Kaling – Tourist Mom

Rob Huebel – Anchorman

Ken Daurio – Egyptian Guard

Crew
Director – Pierre Coffin

Additional Character Designer/Director – Chris Renaud
Based on a Story/Executive Producer – Sergio Pablos
Screenplay – Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul
Executive Producer – Nina Rappaport
Producers – John Cohen, Janet Healy
and Christopher Meledandri

Production Supervisor – Christelle Balcon

Production Managers – Christina DeSilva,

Jean-Luc Florinda and Jill Ragaway

Production Designer – Yarrow Cheney
Art Director/Additional Character

Designer – Eric Guillon
Character Designer – Carter Goodrich

Story Supervisor – Dave Rosenbaum

Animation Director – Lionel Gallat

Animation Supervisor – Laurent de la Chapelle

Supervising Animators – Pierre Avon,

Nicolas Baudin, Barthélémy Boirot,

Luc Degardin, Jean Hemez, Pierre Leduc

Elisabeth Patte and Julien Soret

Layout Supervisor – Kyle Balda

Computer Graphics Supervisor – Bruno Chauffard

Lighting Supervisor – Nicolas Brack
Editors – Gregory Perler and

Pam Ziegenhagen

Additional Editors – Steven Liu,

Patrick Voetberg and Claire Dodgson

Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/

Re-Recording Mixer – Christopher Scarabosio

Supervising Sound Editor – Dennis Leonard
Sound Design Consultant – Randy Thom

ADR Supervisor – Daniel Laurie

Sound Effects Editors – David C. Hughes,

Steve Bissinger and Jeremy Paul Bowker

Re-Recording Mixer – Tom Johnson

Original Songs and Themes/Score –

Pharrell Williams

Score – Heitor Pereira

Music Producer – Hans Zimmer

Music Supervisor – Kathy Nelson

Score Recordist and Mixer – Alan Meyerson

Review
Although I noticed that DESPICABLE ME had several common elements with other great animated comedies, it didn't stop this movie from having its distinct personality. Some of its humour is reminiscent of the Looney Tunes shorts. It also features rare heartfelt moments that could have come from a Pixar film. I praise Steve Carell's incredible voice performance as Gru. The hilarious scenes include Gru attempting to break into Vector's house, the tiny toilet and Dr. Nefario showing Gru his two new inventions.

DESPICABLE ME is an animated movie that's terrifically hilarious, and it came out in 2D & 3D. It has a heart and plenty of laughter that would amaze children and please adults.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Review

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Release Date: 7th August 1980 – Australia


Production Companies
Lucasfilm Ltd.

Distribution

20th Century Fox Australia

Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: PG

Runtime: 124 minutes
                 126 minutes
                 (Special

                 Edition)

                 127 minutes

                 (2004 Edition)

Budget: $30,500,000

Box Office Gross: $550,016,086 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary

The Rebels have suffered a devastating attack by the Empire on the frozen planet of Hoth, forcing them to retreat. Luke Skywalker goes to the swamp world of Dagobah to look for the mysterious Jedi Master Yoda and receive his training. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Princess Leia find themselves in hot pursuit by the Imperial fleet but manage to outrun them and head to the beautiful Cloud City of Bespin.

Wanting to convert Luke to the dark side, the evil Darth Vader captures his friends and sets a trap for him. Amidst a ferocious lightsaber battle with the Sith Lord, Luke faces a terrible family secret.

Cast
Mark Hamill – Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford – Han Solo
Carrie Fisher – Princess Leia Organa

Billy Dee Williams – Lando Calrissian

Anthony Daniels – C-3PO

David Prowse – Darth Vader

James Earl Jones – Darth Vader (Voice) (Uncredited)

Peter Mayhew – Chewbacca

Kenny Baker – R2-D2
Frank Oz – Yoda (Voice)
Alec Guinness – Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi

Jeremy Bulloch – Boba Fett/Lt. Sheckil

Jason Wingreen – Boba Fett (Voice) (Uncredited)
Temuera Morrison – Boba Fett (Voice) (2004 Edition) (Uncredited)

John Hollis – Lobot, Lando's Aide

Jack Purvis – Chief Ugnaught

Des Webb – Snow Creature

Marjorie Eaton – The Emperor (Uncredited)
Clive Revill – The Emperor (Voice)

Ian McDiarmid – The Emperor (2004 Edition) (Uncredited)

Kenneth Colley – Admiral Piett

Julian Glover – General Veers

Michael Sheard – Admiral Ozzel

Michael Culver – Captain Needa

John Dicks – Imperial Officer

Milton Johns – Imperial Officer

Mark Jones – Imperial Officer

Oliver Maguire – Imperial Officer

Robin Scobey – Imperial Officer

Bruce Boa – Rebel Force

General Rieekan

Christopher Malcolm – Rebel Force Zev (Rogue 2)

Denis Lawson – Rebel Force Wedge (Rogue 3)

Richard Oldfield – Rebel Force Hobbie (Rogue 4)

John Morton – Rebel Force Dak (Luke's Gunner)

Ian Liston – Rebel Force Janson (Wedge's Gunner)

John Ratzenberger – Rebel Force Major Derlin

Jack McKenzie – Rebel Force Deck Lieutenant

Jerry Harte – Rebel Force Head Controller

Norman Chancer – Other Rebel Officer

Norwich Duff – Other Rebel Officer

Ray Hassett – Other Rebel Officer

Brigitte Kahn – Other Rebel Officer

Burnell Tucker – Other Rebel Officer

Mark Capri – Officer M'Kae (Captain Needa's

Communications Officer) (Uncredited)

Maurice Bush – Dengar (Uncredited)

Alan Harris – Bossk/Bespin Security Guard

(Uncredited)

Chris Parsons – 4-LOM/K-3PO/

E-3PO/Stormtrooper/Snowtrooper (Uncredited)

Richard Bonehill – Stormtrooper/

Snowtrooper/Rebel Soldier (Uncredited)

Cathy Munroe – Zuckuss/Wiorkettle

(Uncredited)

Paul Klein – IG-88 (Bounty Hunter Droid)

(Uncredited)

Quentin Pierre – Edian – Bespin Guard

Arresting Stormtroopers (Uncredited)

C. Andrew Nelson – Darth Vader

(Special Edition) (Uncredited)

Harold Weed – Wampa (Special Edition)

(Uncredited)

Treat Williams – Echo Base Trooper

(Uncredited)

Mac MacDonald – Rebel Pilot (Uncredited)

Joe Johnston – Captain Shawn Valdez –

Hoth Rebel (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Harrison Ellenshaw – Hoth Rebel (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Michael Pangrazio – Rebel Pilot (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Ralph McQuarrie – General McQuarrie

(Cameo) (Uncredited)

Jim Veilleux – Imperial Officer Canonhaus

(Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Director – Irvin Kershner
Story/Executive Producer – George Lucas

Screenplay – Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan

Associate Producers – Robert Watts

and Jim Bloom
Producer/Assistant Director (Uncredited)/
Director: Studio Second Unit (Uncredited) –
Gary Kurtz
Producers – Howard G. Kazanjian (Uncredited)

and Rick McCallum (Special Edition)

Casting Directors – Bob Edmiston,

Irene Lamb and Terry Liebling

Production Designer – Norman Reynolds

Design Consultant and Conceptual Artist/

Matte Artist: Miniature and Optical Effects Unit –

Ralph McQuarrie

Art Directors – Leslie Dilley,

Harry Lange and Alan Tomkins

Assistant Art Directors – Fred Hole and

Michael Lamont

Sketch Artist – Ivor Beddoes

Draftsmen – Ted Ambrose, Michael Boone,

Reg Bream, Steve Cooper and Richard Dawking

Set Decorator – Michael Ford
Costume Designer – John Mollo

Makeup and Special Creature Design –

Stuart Freeborn

Chief Makeup Artist – Graham Freeborn

Makeup Artists – Kay Freeborn,

Nick Maley and Rick Baker (Uncredited)

Chief Hairdresser – Barbara Ritchie

Director of Photography – Peter Suschitzky

Director of Photography: Location Second Unit –

Geoff Glover

Director of Photography: Studio Second Unit –

Chris Menges

Operating Cameramen – Kelvin Pike and

David Garfath

Assistant Cameramen: Location Second Unit –

Mike Brewster and John Campbell

Second Assistant Cameramen – Kate Robinson

and Madelyn Most

Production Supervisor – Bruce Sharman

Assistant Production Manager – Patricia Carr

First Assistant Director – David Tomblin

Second Assistant Directors – Roy Button and

Steve Lanning

Assistant Directors: Location Second Unit –

Ola Solum and Bill Westley

Location Manager – Philip Kohler

Director: Location Second Unit – Peter MacDonald

Directors: Studio Second Unit – John Barry

and Harley Cokeliss

Stunt Coordinator – Peter Diamond

Pilot – Marc Wolff

Mechanical Effects Supervision: Production

and Mechanical Effects Unit – Nick Allder

Robot Fabrication and Supervision: Production

and Mechanical Effects Unit – Ron Hone and

Andrew Kelly

Senior Effects Technicians: Production and

Mechanical Effects Unit – Neil Swan

and David H. Watkins

Chief Creature Maker: ILM (Special Edition) –

Harold Weed

R2-D2 Builder – Tony Dyson (Uncredited)

Fabricator: Yoda – Wendy Midener

Performing Assistant: Yoda – Kathryn Mullen

Special Visual Effects – Brian Johnson

and Richard Edlund

Visual Effects Producer: ILM (Special Edition) –

Tom Kennedy

Art Director: Visual Effects, Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Joe Johnston

Visual Effects Art Director: ILM (Special Edition) –

George Hull

Assistant Art Director: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Nilos Rodis-Jamero

Assistant Visual Effects Art Director: ILM

(Special Edition) – Alexander Laurant

Effects Director of Photography: Miniature and

Optical Effects Unit – Dennis Muren

Effects Cameramen: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Ken Ralston and Jim Veilleux

Camera Operators: Miniature and Optical Effects

Unit – Don Dow and Bill Neil

Assistant Cameramen: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Selwyn Eddy, Jody Westheimer,

Rick Fichter, Clint Palmer, Michael J. McAlister,

Richard Fish and Chris Anderson

Assistant Cameraman/Model Maker: Miniature

and Optical Effects Unit – Paul Huston

Optical Photography Supervisor: Miniature

and Optical Effects Unit – Bruce Nicholson

Optical Supervisors (Special Edition) –

Chris Bushman and Philip Feiner

Matte Painting Supervisor: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Harrison Ellenshaw

Matte Artist: Miniature and Optical Effects Unit –

Michael Pangrazio

Matte Photography: Miniature and Optical Effects

Unit – Neil Krepela

Matte Photography Assistants: Miniature and

Optical Effects Unit – Craig Barron and

Robert Elswit

Chief Model Maker: Miniature and Optical Effects

Unit – Lorne Peterson

Model Maker: Miniature and Optical Effects Unit/
Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM (Special Edition) –

Dave Carson

Miniature Pyrotechnics: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Joe Viskocil, David Pier and

Thaine Morris

Animation and Rotoscope Supervisor: Miniature

and Optical Effects Unit – Peter Kuran
Stop Motion Animation: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Phil Tippett and Jon Berg

Stop Motion Technicians: Miniature and Optical

Effects Unit – Doug Beswick and Tom St. Amand

Computer Graphics Supervisor: ILM (Special

Edition) – Tom L. Hutchinson

Visual Effects Editorial Supervisor: Miniature and

Optical Effects Unit – Conrad Buff IV

Effects Editor: Miniature and Optical Effects

Unit – Michael Kelly

Special Project Coordinator: Miniature and

Optical Effects Unit – Stuart Ziff

Supervising Stage Technician: Miniature and

Optical Effects Unit – Ted Moehnke

Stage Technicians: Miniature and Optical Effects

Unit – William Beck, Ed Breed, Dick Dova,

Bob Finley III, Edward Hirsh and Leo Loverro

Editors – Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas (Uncredited)

and T.M. Christopher (Special Edition)

Assistant Film Editors – Duwayne Dunham,

Phil Sanderson, Barbara Ellis, Steve Starkey

and Paul Tomlinson

Sound Design and Supervising Sound Effects

Editor/Sound Designer (Special & 2004

Editions) – Ben Burtt

Supervising Sound Editor (2004 Edition) –

Matthew Wood (Uncredited)

Supervising Assistant (2004 Edition) –

David Acord (Uncredited)

Sound Editors – Richard Burrow and

Bonnie Koehler

Sound Editor (1980, 1997 & 2004 Editions) –

Teresa Eckton

Production Sound – Peter Sutton

Re-Recording – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow

and Gregg Landaker

Re-Recording Mixer (2004 Edition) –

Tom Myers (Uncredited)

Dialogue Editors – Curt Schulkey,

Leslie Shatz and Joanne D'Antonio

Foley Editors – Scott Hecker and

Robert R. Rutledge

Foley Assistants – John Roesch and

Edward M. Steidele

Sound Effects Recording – Gary Thom

Recording Technician/Re-Recording Mixer

(Special Edition) – Gary Summers

Recording Technicians – Kevin O'Connell

and Howie Hammerman

Digital Mix Technician (Special Edition) –

Gary A. Rizzo

Film Restoration Supervisor (Special Edition) –

Pete Comandini

Film Restoration Consultant (Special Edition) –

Leon Briggs

Music – John Williams

Music Supervisor – Lionel Newman (Uncredited)

Supervising Music Editor – Kenneth Wannberg


Awards

1981 Academy Awards
Best Sound – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow,

Gregg Landaker and Peter Sutton (Won)

Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects –

Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren

and Bruce Nicholson (Won)

----------------
Best Art Direction – Norman Reynolds,

Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins

and Michael Ford (Nominated)

Best Original Score – John Williams (Nominated)

Review

The fans of the Star Wars franchise were right. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was the best of the original trilogy and the whole series. This cinematic masterpiece has left its mark on the film industry and pop culture. It has everything the first movie didn't have, such as a brilliant story, a dark tone, and more character development.

I loved the film's characters, such as Yoda, Lando Calrissian, and Boba Fett, who (excluding the latter, who already debuted in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special) were introduced in the series. The action sequences in this movie are as exciting as ever. Most of the visuals have stood the test of time, and the performances from actors like Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher were even more astonishing than in the original Star Wars movie. Also, Billy Dee Williams was terrific as Lando. Composer John Williams never ceases to amaze me by delivering one of the most famous movie scores with the recognisable "Imperial March" theme music.

The most notable scenes include the Battle of Hoth between the Imperial AT-AT walkers and the Rebel snow-speeders, Han in the Millennium Falcon getting chased by the Imperial fleet in the asteroid belt, and the cliffhanger ending. Not to mention the lightsaber duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, which has the shocking and iconic reveal where Vader says in his infamous quote to Luke, "No, I am your father."

EMPIRE has been considered a classic sci-fi film and is now one of my all-time favourites. It is simply one of the best movie sequels ever made. I highly recommend this film to Star Wars fans and non-fans alike, some of whom haven't seen it yet.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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Fantasia Review

Fantasia


Release Date: 21st August 1941 - Australia


Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Animation/Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 124 minutes


Budget: $2,280,000

Box Office Gross: $83,320,408 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
FANTASIA is an anthology film featuring multiple animated shorts set to classical music. These pieces include "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with Mickey Mouse, "The Rite of Spring" about the evolution of life on Earth up to the death of dinosaurs, and many others.


Cast
Leopold Stokowski - Himself - The Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Deems Taylor - Himself -
Narrative Introductions
The Philadelphia Orchestra - Themselves
Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (Voice) (Uncredited)

Crew
Directors - Samuel Armstrong
("Toccata and Fugue in D
Minor & The Nutcracker
Suite"), James Algar ("The
Sorcerer's Apprentice"), Bill
Roberts and Paul Satterfield
("The Rite of Spring"), Ford
Beebe, Jim Handley,
David Hand ("Meet the
Soundtrack") (Uncredited),

Hamilton Luske ("The Pastoral
Symphony"), T. Hee ("Dance of the Hours") and Wilfred Jackson ("Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria")
Director ("Meet the

Soundtrack")/Producer

(Uncredited)/Production

Supervisor - Ben Sharpsteen
Director/Animation

Supervisor - Norman

Ferguson ("Dance of the Hours")

Story Direction - Joe Grant and
Dick Huemer

Story Development - Phil Dike ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" & "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria"), Lee Blair ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"), Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Norman Wright, Albert Heath, Bianca Majolie and Graham Heid ("The Nutcracker Suite"), Perce Pearce and Carl Fallberg ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice"), Otto Englander, Webb Smith, Erdman Penner, Joseph

Sabo, Bill Peet and Vernon

Stallings ("The Pastoral

Symphony"), Campbell Grant

and Arthur Heinemann ("Night on

Bald Mountain/Ave Maria")

Story Development and
Research ("The Rite of
Spring") - William Martin,
Leo Thiele, Robert Sterner
and John McLeish
Story Development ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor")/Character Designer ("The Nutcracker Suite") - Elmer Plummer

Concept/Designer/Visual Development ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") - Oskar Fischinger (Uncredited)

Producer - Walt Disney (Uncredited)

Cinematography - James Wong Howe (Uncredited)
Choreographer ("The Nutcracker Suite") -

Jules Engel (Uncredited)
Art Directors - Robert Cormack ("Toccata

and Fugue in D Minor" & "The Nutcracker

Suite"), Bruce Bushman, Arthur Bryam,

Curt Perkins and Al Zinnen ("The Nutcracker
Suite"), Tom Codrick, Charles Philippi,

and Zack Schwartz ("The Sorcerer's

Apprentice"), John Hubley, Dick Kesley

and McLaren Stewart ("The Rite of Spring"),

Ken Anderson, Yale Gracey, Hugh Hennesey,

Gordon Legg, Lance Nolley and Herbert

Ryman ("The Pastoral Symphony"), Harold

Doughty, Ernie Nodli and Kendall O'Connor

("Dance of the Hours"), Kay Nielsen,

Charles Payzant, Thor Putnam and Terrell

Stapp ("Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria")

Character Designers - John Walbridge ("The

Nutcracker Suite"), John P. Miller and Lorna

S. Soderstrom ("The Pastoral Symphony"),

James Bordero ("The Pastoral Symphony" &

"Dance of the Hours"), Martin Provensen, 

Duke Russell and Earl Hurd ("Dance of the

Hours")

Character Designer/Background Artist

("The Nutcracker Suite") - Ethel Kulsar

Background Artists - Dick Anthony ("The Pastoral

Symphony" & "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave

Maria"), John Hench and Nino Carbe

("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" & "The

Nutcracker Suite"), Claude Coats ("The

Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "The Pastoral

Symphony"), Charles Conner ("Dance of the

Hours"), Merle Cox, Ray Lockrem,

Robert Storms, ("Night on Bald Mountain/

Ave Maria"), Al Dempster ("The Sorcerer's

Apprentice" & "Dance of the Hours"),

Joe Stahley ("Toccata and Fugue in D

Minor"), Stan Spohn and Eric Hansen ("The

Sorcerer's Apprentice"), Ed Levitt, Brice Mack

and Ed Starr ("The Rite of Spring"), Roy Forkum,

Ray Huffine, Gerald Nevius and Art Riley ("The

Pastoral Symphony")

Animation Supervisor ("The Rite of Spring")/

Animator ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor")/

Effects Animator ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice")

(Uncredited)/Special Animation Effects ("Night

on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") - Joshua Meador
Animation Supervisor ("The Pastoral

Symphony")/Animator ("The Nutcracker

Suite") - Art Babbitt
Animation Supervisors - Fred Moore
("The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "The Pastoral

Symphony"), Bill Tytla ("The Sorcerer's

Apprentice" & "Night on Bald Mountain/

Ave Maria"), Wolfgang Reitherman ("The Rite

of Spring"), Ollie Johnston, Eric Larson,

Don Towsley and Ward Kimball ("The Pastoral

Symphony")

Conductor - Leopold Stokowski
Musical Direction - Edward H. Plumb

Musical Film Editor - Stephen Csillag

Recordists - William E. Garity,

J.N.A. Hawkins and C.O. Slyfield


Awards

1942 Academy Awards
Honorary Awards - Leopold Stokowski (and his

associates), Walt Disney, William E. Garity and

J.N.A. Hawkins (Won)

Review
One of Disney's great animated classics, FANTASIA mixes classical music and animation and is an extraordinary film. It's unlike anything you have ever seen before. I give particular praise to four of its eight animated segments, which are: "The Nutcracker Suite", "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria", "Dance of the Hours", and last but not least, my favourite of all, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". This segment starred Mickey Mouse and is the most famous and best piece of all the sequences in the original FANTASIA.

With all its beautiful images and a dash of creativity, FANTASIA is one of the most groundbreaking films Walt Disney has ever made. I describe it as a work of art. It will never have to be forgotten by anyone, especially families and Disney lovers. If you're a fan of this animated feature, you can buy or hire FANTASIA and its sequel, Fantasia 2000, on Blu-ray & DVD.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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83rd Academy Awards

Broadcast - Australia - 28th February 2011


Actor in a Leading Role

• Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
• Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
• Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
• Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
• James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
• John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
• Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
• Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
• Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
• Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
• Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film

• “How to Train Your Dragon” - Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” - Sylvain Chomet
• “Toy Story 3” - Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

• “Alice in Wonderland”
  Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
  Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• “Inception”
  Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
• “The King's Speech”
  Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
• “True Grit”
  Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Cinematography

• “Black Swan” - Matthew Libatique
• “Inception” - Wally Pfister
• “The King's Speech” - Danny Cohen
• “The Social Network” - Jeff Cronenweth
• “True Grit” - Roger Deakins

Costume Design

• “Alice in Wonderland” - Colleen Atwood
• “I Am Love” - Antonella Cannarozzi
• “The King's Speech” - Jenny Beavan
• “The Tempest” - Sandy Powell
• “True Grit” - Mary Zophres

Directing

• “Black Swan” - Darren Aronofsky
• “The Fighter” - David O. Russell
• “The King's Speech” - Tom Hooper
• “The Social Network” - David Fincher
• “True Grit” - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)

• “Exit Through the Gift Shop” - Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
• “Gasland” - Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
• “Inside Job” - Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• “Restrepo” - Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
• “Waste Land” - Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “Killing in the Name” - Jed Rothstein
• “Poster Girl” - Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block
• “Strangers No More” - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
• “Sun Come Up” - Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
• “The Warriors of Qiugang” - Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Film Editing

• “Black Swan” - Andrew Weisblum
• “The Fighter” - Pamela Martin
• “The King's Speech” - Tariq Anwar
• “127 Hours” - Jon Harris
• “The Social Network” - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Foreign Language Film

• “Biutiful” (Mexico)
• “Dogtooth” (Greece)
• “In a Better World” (Denmark)
• “Incendies” (Canada)
• “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Algeria)

Makeup

• “Barney's Version” - Adrien Morot
• “The Way Back” - Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
• “The Wolfman” - Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)

• “How to Train Your Dragon” - John Powell
• “Inception” - Hans Zimmer
• “The King's Speech” - Alexandre Desplat
• “127 Hours” - A.R. Rahman
• “The Social Network” - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)

• “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyrics by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
• “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Glenn Slater
• “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyrics by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

Best Picture

• “Black Swan” - Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
• “The Fighter” - David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
• “Inception” - Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• “The Kids Are All Right” - Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
• “The King's Speech” - Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
• “127 Hours” - Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• “The Social Network” - Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Toy Story 3” - Darla K. Anderson, Producer
• “True Grit” - Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• “Winter's Bone" - Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

• “Day & Night” - Teddy Newton
• “The Gruffalo” - Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
• “Let's Pollute” - Geefwee Boedoe
• “The Lost Thing” - Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
• “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” - Bastien Dubois

Sound Editing

• “Inception” - Richard King
• “Toy Story 3” - Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
• “TRON: Legacy” - Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
• “True Grit” - Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
• “Unstoppable” - Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing

• “Inception” - Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “The King's Speech” - Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
• “Salt” - Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
• “The Social Network” - Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
• “True Grit” - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects

• “Alice in Wonderland” - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
• “Hereafter” - Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
• “Inception” - Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
• “Iron Man 2” - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “127 Hours” - Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• “The Social Network” - Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
• “Toy Story 3” - Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
• “True Grit” - Written for the Screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Winter's Bone” - Adapted for the Screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “Another Year” - Written by Mike Leigh
• “The Fighter” - Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
  Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
• “Inception” - Written by Christopher Nolan
• “The Kids Are All Right” - Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
• “The King's Speech” - Screenplay by David Seidler

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In Memory of John Barry (1933-2011)

John Barry (1933-2011)


John Barry, the Oscar-winning film
score composer known for
composing the score of the 11
James Bond movies and
arranging the "James Bond theme",
died of a heart attack at his home
in Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.

on the 30th of January 2011. He

was 77 years old.

John began composing the Bond movies starting with "Dr. No". He has scored every Bond movie (except for "Live and Let Die", "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "For Your Eyes Only"), right up to his last Bond score on "The Living Daylights", which is Timothy Dalton's first Bond movie in the series. He also composed film scores for "Midnight Cowboy", "Out of Africa", and "Dances with Wolves".

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