›› OSCAR CHALLENGE
And the WiNNERS are...
The official Pacific Sun Oscar Contest —are you up to the challenge?
H
ollywood isn’t known for its “part threes.” Sure, Toy Story 3 and Godfather III didn’t completely cast a pall over their heralded forebears. But for every Return of the King, there’s a K-9: P.I., Porky’s 3: Revenge and Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief. Still, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence notwithstanding, we’re confident the third installment of the Pacific Sun Oscar Challenge will be our most successful yet. Here’s the challenge: Select a winner in all 24 categories, and if you can correctly pick more than our on-staff movie experts—we’ll announce our predications in the Feb. 25 issue—you’ll win tickets for two to a film at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center. But that’s not all! Whoever gets the highest total out of all entries will receive a 2011 Gold Star membership to the California Film Institute, which includes discounts on regular screenings (two $5.50 tickets per membership all year!) and more. (Only one entry per person. Deadline for entries is Feb. 23, 5pm.) —Jason Walsh
Leading Actor
Cinematography
❏ 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”
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Supporting Actor
Costume Design
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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”
Leading Actress ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
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”
Supporting Actress ❏ 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 ❏ The Illusionist ❏ Toy Story 3
Art Direction ❏ Alice in Wonderland ❏ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ❏ Inception ❏ The King’s Speech ❏ True Grit
Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit
Alice in Wonderland I Am Love The King’s Speech The Tempest True Grit
Directing ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Black Swan The Fighter The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit
Documentary Feature ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Exit through the Gift Shop Gasland Inside Job Restrepo Waste Land
Documentary Short ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Killing in the Name Poster Girl Strangers No More Sun Come Up The Warriors of Qiugang
Foreign Language Film
Live Action Short Film
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Biutiful Dogtooth In a Better World Incendies Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)
Makeup ❏ Barney’s Version ❏ The Way Back ❏ The Wolfman
Music - Original Score ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
How to Train Your Dragon Inception The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network
Original Song ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
”Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “I See the Light” from “Tangled” “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”
Best Picture ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone
Animated Short Film ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Day & Night The Gruffalo Let’s Pollute The Lost Thing Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)
The Confession The Crush God of Love Na Wewe Wish 143
Sound Editing ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Inception Toy Story 3 Tron: Legacy True Grit Unstoppable
Sound Mixing ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Inception The King’s Speech Salt The Social Network True Grit
Visual Effects ❏ Alice in Wonderland ❏ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ❏ Hereafter ❏ Inception ❏ Iron Man 2
Adapted Screenplay ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone
Original Screenplay ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
The Kids Are All Right Another Year The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech
Film Editing ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Black Swan The Fighter The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network
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DEADLINE: ---------------Entries must be received by Feb. 23, 2011 ---------------One entry per person ---------------Pacific Sun picks will be announced Feb. 25, 2011
WALK THE RED CARPET For contestants who wish to compare their picks with ours on the Big Night, we recommend the California Film Institute’s Oscar Night America, where guests can tally their ballot via live telecast in the Rafael’s main theater, win raffle prizes, bid in a silent auction and eat like a star. Feb. 27, doors open at 3:30pm. $55 general; $40 CFI members; memories—priceless. Call 415/526-5841 or check out http://www.cafilm.org/rfc/ films/1490.html.