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Oscars – who got it right?

The 84th Academy Awards have come and gone. Billy Crystal hosted and we laughed or we cried but either way we found out who won the golden man for those oh so pivotal categories. As you’ve seen for the past few weeks, we here at Geek for E have done our own countdown to the Oscars. So who got it right? Let’s find out after the break…

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Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Best Picture

he 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

This is the big one…the one we’ve all been waiting for. Who will win for Best Picture??
And with that…the nominations go to…

Our picks for the Oscars – Actor in a Leading Role

The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we continue our push to the Oscars and the big 6! That’s right, the categories we’ve been waiting for. And the push continues as we make our picks for Actor in a Leading Role.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for best Director (Directing)

The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we continue our push to the Oscars and the big 6! That’s right, the categories we’ve been waiting for. And the push continues as we make our picks for Directing
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Screenplay: Original & Adapted

The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we go back to the “two for one” as we look at the Screenplay (Original) and Screenplay (Adapted) categories.
Screenplay (Original) is an original script that is written for the movie. The writers came up with all characters and situations that the characters find themselves in.  Screenplay (Adapted) is a script based off of source material generally from a novel. The script attempts to personalize the characters and story from the pages to the big screen.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Film Editing

The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we are going to look at Film Editing. Film Editing is the art of making sure that the story flows no matter if liner, out of order, or in reverse with the images that are on the screen in front of us. A bad edit or jumpy movie can ruin the experience and distract from the story.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Movie Review: The Descendants

Hawaii.  Land of the Lost, land of palm trees and black sand beaches, spam and shave ice, natives and haole.  In The Descendants, a family whose lineage in the islands goes back for generations (but looks about as haole as Gwynneth Paltrow in Micronesia) deals with changes within and without the nuclear family.  As a man who must figure out how to go on when his wife is diagnosed with an untreatable brain injury, George Clooney gives a performance that will surely have the Academy sitting up and taking notice.

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