Are you going to follow to Annual Academy Awards show?

What makes you believe that oscar awards are all pre arranged? It's interesting to hear your story!

I don't have any real reasons to believe it. It's just that some years the movies and actors that win are just so inferior to the other offerings that I can hardly believe it! Sometimes I think they choose winners depending on how much the movie made. Then again, my tastes are different from most people so what I think is worthy of an award isn't usually a belief held by most other people and certainly not the judges.

I am asking and putting this into a debate since I was listening to a radio discussion about this on BBC. I have the impression that its not always the best actor, actress or movie that wins but one that has created much hype about it.

I can agree with you. I have not seen them all so I can't say who is the best. I have the same feeling regarding Avatar. There is so much hype about it.

Exactly. I mean, I'm not saying it's not a good film or anything, I really want to see it when it comes out in the appropriate format, but it's like they've all gone mad... By the way, have you seen Looking for Eric? I'm watching it right now. Loving it.

I have not watched that film. What is your judgement of "Looking for Eric"? How do you rate it?

HI hellcowboy, sometimes its fun to watch them to try and guess which movie will get the awards. The results have been announced a few weeks ago...Thanks for posting. Here are the winners Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart (Read Interview) Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo'Nique, Precious Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal Adapted Screenplay: Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher Animated Feature Film: Up Foreign Language Film: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) Original Score: Up Original Song: "The Weary Kind," Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart (Watch Video) Art Direction: Avatar Cinematography: Avatar Costume Design: The Young Victoria Makeup: Star Trek Film Editing: The Hurt Locker Documentary Feature: The Cove Animated Short Film: Logorama Documentary Short Subject: Music By Prudence Live Action Short Film: The New Tenants Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker Visual Effects: Avatar http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-news/2010/03/oscars.php

Thank you my friend for posting the results and I am surprised by some of the winners but I know everyone one who won deserved it because they worked hard and even if my picks did not win,I am happy for those who did win,and can not wait until the next awards.

I do believe that awards are subjective. Every type of competition is subjective. Sometimes its hard to choose between two excellent movies.

Hi AmbiePam, I do share your views regarding Avatar. It will be interesting to see how the awards are going to be won this year. Unfortunately the show starts in the early hours of the morning when I am fast asleep. So I will read the results on the internet early morning. thanks for your feedback.

LOL I guess so! I still have my favourite actress and actors....Not all are but the majority! :)

The English Patient was a really good movie and the actress had an immaculate interpretation. I will try to read the news tomorrow. The show would be too late for me to watch. I hope that the best ones win. Takes for sharing.

It would be early morning in my country. So I can't follow it live. I don't know if you can watch it online. Maybe some mylotters can enlighten us regarding this aspect.