Pulp Fiction

"Pulp Fiction" is probably Quentin Tarantino´s most famous movie. This movie is a classic. The film was nominated for 7(!!) Oscars. Starring a lot of stars at the beginning of their career, like Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta and Bruce Willis.
For more information go to Wikipedia.

It is a hilarious, brutal movie. I can only recommend it.

Training Day

Training Day is one of the best street/cop movies. Starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.

Public Enemy

I recommend this film especially to all , who are fans of the gangster crime genre. The movie is set during the great depression in the USA between 1933 and 1934 and the birth of the FBI. It chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger , played by Johnny Depp.

Oscars 2011 Nominations

Here are the nominations for the Oscars 2011.

Winter´s Bone

"Winter's Bone" got nominated for Best Picture ,  Actor in a Supporting Role  for John Hawkes and Actress in a Leading Role for Jennifer Lawrence.

The Kids Are All Right

"The Kids Are All Right" got nominated for Best Picture, Actor in a Supporting Role for Mark Ruffalo and Actress in a Leading Role for Annette Bening.

127 Hours

"127 Hours" got nominated for Best Picture,  Actor in a Leading Role for James Franco, Film Editing and Music (Original Score) for A.R. Rahman.

Check out my earlier post about this movie here.

"True Grit"

"True Grit" got nominated for 7(!!!) Oscars. For Best Picture,  Actress in a Supporting Role for Hailee Steinfeld, Actor in a Leading Role for Jeff Bridges, Cinematography,

Art Direction, Costume Design and Directing for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

Check out my earlieer post about this movie here.

"Biutiful"

 

"Biutiful" got nominated for best Actor in a Leading Role for Javier Bardem and as best Foreign Language Film.

 

"The Town"

"The Town" a film starring and directed by  Ben Affleck was nominated for best Actor in a Supporting Role for Jeremy Renner.

Check out my earlier post about this movie here.

"Blue Valentine"

Michelle Williams got nominated for best Actress in a Leading Role in "Blue Valentine.

"Rabbit Hole"

Nicole Kidman got nominated for best Actress in a Leading Role in "Rabbit Hole".

"Animal Kingdom"

Jacki Weaver got nominated Actress in a Supporting Role in "Animal Kingdom.

"How to Train Your Dragon"

"How to Train Your Dragon" was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film and Music (Original Score) (John Powell ).

Check out my earlier post about this movie here.

"The Illusionist"

"The Illusionist" was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"  was nominated for Best Art Direction.

"Alice in Wonderland"

Also nominated for Best Art Direction was "Alice in Wonderland", which was also nominated for Best Costume Design (Colleen Atwood).

Check out my earlier post about this movie here.

"I Am Love"

"I Am Love" was nominated for Best Costume Design (Antonella Cannarozzi).

"The Tempest"

Also nominated for Best Costume Design was "The Tempest".

 Foreign Language Films

  

Foreign Language Film"Dogtooth," Greece

Foreign Language Film"Incendies," Canada

Foreign Language Film"Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)," Algeria 

  Documentaries (Feature) 

That Banksy´s and Jaimie D'Cruz "Exit through the Gift Shop"got nominated for Best Documentary (Feature) was a real surprise for me. Banksy is a street artist and is considered as the best right now. His real identity is still unknown. 

He doesn´t do exactly graffiti but it´s street art. A long way from the Bronx to the Oscars.

Documentary (Feature) "Gasland," Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic

Documentary (Feature) "Restrepo," Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger

Documentary (Feature) "Waste Land," Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley 

Documentaries (Short Subject)

Documentary (Short Subject) "Killing in the Name

Documentary (Short Subject)  "Poster Girl"  

Documentary (Short Subject) "The Warriors of Qiugang" 

Documentary (Short Subject) "Sun Come Up"

Short Films (Animated) 

 Short Film (Animated) "Day & Night," Teddy Newton

Short Film (Animated) "The Gruffalo," Jakob Schuh and Max Lang

 Short Film (Animated) "Let's Pollute," Geefwee Boedoe 

Short Film (Animated) "Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)" Bastien Dubois 

Short Films (Live Action)

 

Short Film (Live Action) "The Confession," Tanel Toom

Short Film (Live Action) "The Crush," Michael Creagh

Short Film (Live Action) "Na Wewe," Ivan Goldschmidt

Short Film (Live Action) "Wish 143," Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite  

I left out the following categories , because it was getting too much : Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, Writing (Adapted Screenplay) and Writing (Original Screenplay. Enjoy!!