A few more days and the world will be tuning in to the prestigious awards night that is now on its 84th edition, THE ACADEMY AWARDS or better known as "The Oscars".
The line up for Best Picture nominees are really of great caliber, with a cast comprised of the biggest Hollywood stars. One couldn't help but wonder what film will be the big winner for this year's most coveted award in the movie industry. Here's a list of the awesome film nominees...
The
Artist
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps
into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The
star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are
surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?"
and Peppy is inspired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio.
However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of
talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down.
Written by L. Hamre
The Descendants
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident,
Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to
Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an
affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
Written by realndn06
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New
York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his
father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
The
Help
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern
society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but
turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when
she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives
taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's
best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of
her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's
life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue
their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their
stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way,
unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not
before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they
become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing
times.
Written by Walt Disney Pictures
Hugo
Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in the
1930s in Paris. He fixes clocks and other gadgets as he learned to from
his father and uncle. The only thing that he has left that connects him
to his father is an automaton that doesn't work; Hugo has to find its
heart-shaped key. On his adventures, he meets with a cranky old man who
works in the train station and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo
finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the
automaton, and as he discovers it, the old man starts remembering his
past and his significance to the world of film-making.
Written by napierslogs
Midnight in Paris
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents'
business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on
his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should
move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic
notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When
Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and
discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing.
Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the
heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry.
Written by napierslogs
Moneyball
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary
constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy
must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on
its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the
players he picks for the team.
Written by Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)
The Tree of Life
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film
follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence
of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a
complicated relationship with his father (
Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by
Sean Penn)
finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the
origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Written by alfiehitchie
War Horse
Dartmoor,1914: To his wife's dismay farmer Narracott buys a thoroughbred
horse rather than a plough animal, but when his teenaged son Albert
trains the horse and calls him Joey, the two becoming inseparable. When
his harvest fails, the farmer has to sell Joey to the British cavalry
and he is shipped to France where, after a disastrous offensive he is
captured by the Germans and changes hands twice more before he is found,
caught in the barbed wire in No Man's Land four years later and freed.
He is returned behind British lines where Albert, now a private, has
been temporarily blinded by gas, but still recognizes his beloved Joey.
However, as the Armistice is declared Joey is set to be auctioned off.
After all they have been through will Albert and Joey return home
together?
Written by don @ minifie-1
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Scheduled to be aired on February 26, 2012 via US time, we will be able to watch it in this side of the world on Tuesday, 9:30 PM on Velvet Channel. Live streaming will also be available via http://watch-oscar-online.com/. So don't forget to create a memo alarm in your calendar, and hit the nearest Taters branch near you before Tuesday to get an ALL-STAR BUCKET to snack on while you enjoy the awards night at the comforts of your home!
Credits: IMDB.com
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