{"id":401291,"date":"2010-03-07T21:46:29","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T02:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/?p=71544"},"modified":"2010-03-07T21:46:29","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T02:46:29","slug":"fdl-live-blogs-the-oscars-with-wgae-and-special-guests-%e2%80%93-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/401291","title":{"rendered":"FDL Live Blogs the Oscars with WGAE and Special Guests \u2013 Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_71443\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 206px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static1.firedoglake.com\/1\/files\/2010\/03\/Oscars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71443\" title=\"OSCAR Poster by A Wulfrunian in Houston (flickr)\" src=\"http:\/\/static1.firedoglake.com\/1\/files\/2010\/03\/Oscars-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">OSCAR Poster by A Wulfrunian in Houston (flickr)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Live Blogging the Oscars&#8211;part 2, with FDL community<strong> Cat Noel<\/strong>, reality show star\/radio personality and our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usernamedon#%21\/event.php?eid=390414221561&amp;ref=ts\">special guests from the Writers Guild of America-East<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Winship<\/strong>, WGAE President and senior writer on Bill Moyers Journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fred Grave<\/strong>r, Emmy Winner and founder of iLarious, Creator of VH1\u2019s Best Week Ever, Letterman, In Living Color &amp; pretty much everything else you\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Marshall<\/strong>, Emmy nominated writer from The Chris Rock Show, Politically Incorrect, The Electric Company.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caissie St.Onge<\/strong>, Best Week Ever, The Rosie O\u2019Donnell Show.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin DiLauro<\/strong>, CBS News Promo writer (and master of brevity).<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonnie Dat<\/strong>t, <em><a title=\"The Confirmed Bachelors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/confirmedbachelors\" >The Confirmed Bachelors<\/a><\/em> and fashion blogger for Racked.com.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan McCoy<\/strong>, <em><a title=\"9am Meeting\" href=\"http:\/\/ny.channel101.com\/show.php?show=200\" >9am Meeting<\/a><\/em>, two time Channey Award winner shown on Channel 101 New York.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan McNamara<\/strong>, <em><a title=\"The Bear, The Cloud and God\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/dbmcnamara\/playlists\/302137?item=4\" >The Bear, The Cloud and God<\/a><\/em> seen on Comedy Central and Atom.com and \u201cAmazing The Lion\u201d on the Independent Comedy Network.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Timothy Michael Cooper<\/strong>, <em><a title=\"Concierge: The Series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conciergetheseries.com\/\" >Concierge: The Series<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowell Peterson, <\/strong>WGAE Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-71544\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe Blind Side\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDistrict 9\u2033<br \/>\n\u201cAn Education\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPrecious: Based on the Novel \u2018Push\u2019 by Sapphire\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cA Serious Man\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cUp\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cUp in the Air\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best actor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bridges, \u201cCrazy Heart\u201d<br \/>\nGeorge Clooney, \u201cUp in the Air\u201d<br \/>\nColin Firth, \u201cA Single Man\u201d<br \/>\nMorgan Freeman, \u201cInvictus\u201d<br \/>\nJeremy Renner, \u201cThe Hurt Locker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best actress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Bullock, \u201cThe Blind Side\u201d<br \/>\nHelen Mirren, \u201cThe Last Station\u201d<br \/>\nCarey Mulligan, \u201cAn Education\u201d<br \/>\nGabourey Sidibe, \u201cPrecious: Based on the Novel \u2018Push\u2019 by Sapphire\u201d<br \/>\nMeryl Streep, \u201cJulie &amp; Julia\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best supporting actor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matt Damon, \u201cInvictus\u201d<br \/>\nWoody Harrelson, \u201cThe Messenger\u201d<br \/>\nChristopher Plummer, \u201cThe Last Station\u201d<br \/>\nStanley Tucci, \u201cThe Lovely Bones\u201d<br \/>\n<em><strong>Christoph Waltz, \u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best supporting actress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Penelope Cruz, \u201cNine\u201d<br \/>\nVera Farmiga, \u201cUp in the Air\u201d<br \/>\nMaggie Gyllenhaal, \u201cCrazy Heart\u201d<br \/>\nAnna Kendrick, \u201cUp in the Air\u201d<br \/>\nMo\u2019Nique, \u201cPrecious: Based on the Novel \u2018Push\u2019 by Sapphire\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Cameron, \u201cAvatar\u201d<br \/>\nKathryn Bigelow, \u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d<br \/>\nLee Daniels, \u201cPrecious: Based on the Novel \u2018Push\u2019 by Sapphire\u201d<br \/>\nQuentin Tarantino, \u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d<br \/>\nJason Reitman, \u201cUp in the Air\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best animated feature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoraline\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cFantastic Mr Fox\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe Princess and the Frog\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe Secret of Kells\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cUp\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best foreign language film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAjami\u201d (Israel)<br \/>\n\u201cEl Secreto de Sus Ojos\u201d (Argentina)<br \/>\n\u201cThe Milk of Sorrow\u201d (Peru)<br \/>\n\u201cThe Prophet\u201d (France)<br \/>\n\u201cThe White Ribbon\u201d (Germany)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best screenplay (original)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hurt Locker,\u201d written by Mark Boal<br \/>\n\u201cInglourious Basterds,\u201d written by Quentin Tarantino<br \/>\n\u201cThe Messenger,\u201d written by Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman<br \/>\n\u201cA Serious Man,\u201d written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen<br \/>\n\u201cUp,\u201d screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter; story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best screenplay (adapted)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDistrict 9,\u201d written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell<br \/>\n\u201cAn Education,\u201d screenplay by Nick Hornby<br \/>\n\u201cIn the Loop,\u201d screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche<br \/>\n\u201cPrecious: Based on the Novel \u2018Push\u2019 by Sapphire,\u201d screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher<br \/>\n\u201cUp in the Air,\u201d screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best music (original score<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d James Horner<br \/>\n\u201cFantastic Mr. Fox\u201d Alexandre Desplat<br \/>\n\u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders<br \/>\n\u201cSherlock Holmes\u201d Hans Zimmer<br \/>\n\u201cUp\u201d Michael Giacchino<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best music (original song)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost There\u201d from \u201cThe Princess and the Frog,\u201d music and lyrics by Randy Newman<br \/>\n\u201cDown in New Orleans\u201d from \u201cThe Princess and the Frog,\u201d music and lyrics by Randy Newman<br \/>\n\u201cLoin de Paname\u201d from \u201cParis 36,\u201d music by Reinhardt Wagner and lyrics by Frank Thomas<br \/>\n\u201cTake It All\u201d from \u201cNine,\u201d music and lyrics by Maury Yeston<br \/>\n\u201cThe Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)\u201d from \u201cCrazy Heart,\u201d music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best art direction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d art direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; set decoration: Kim Sinclair<br \/>\n\u201cThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus\u201d art direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; set decoration: Caroline Smith<br \/>\n\u201cNine\u201d art direction: John Myhre; set decoration: Gordon Sim<br \/>\n\u201cSherlock Holmes\u201d art direction: Sarah Greenwood; set decoration: Katie Spencer<br \/>\n\u201cThe Young Victoria\u201d art direction: Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Maggie Gray<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best cinematography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d Mauro Fiore<br \/>\n\u201cHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\u201d Bruno Delbonnel<br \/>\n\u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d Barry Ackroyd<br \/>\n\u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d Robert Richardson<br \/>\n\u201cThe White Ribbon\u201d Christian Berger<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best costume design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBright Star\u201d Janet Patterson<br \/>\n\u201cCoco Before Chanel\u201d Catherine Leterrier<br \/>\n\u201cThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus\u201d Monique Prudhomme<br \/>\n\u201cNine\u201d Colleen Atwood<br \/>\n\u201cThe Young Victoria\u201d Sandy Powell<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best documentary (feature)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBurma VJ\u201d Anders \u00d8stergaard and Lise Lense-M\u00f8ller<br \/>\n\u201cThe Cove\u201d Nominees to be determined<br \/>\n\u201cFood, Inc.\u201d Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein<br \/>\n\u201cThe Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers\u201d Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith<br \/>\n\u201cWhich Way Home\u201d Rebecca Cammisa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best documentary (short subject)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina\u2019s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province\u201d Jon Alpert and Matthew O\u2019Neill<br \/>\n\u201cThe Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner\u201d Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher<br \/>\n\u201cThe Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant\u201d Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert<br \/>\n\u201cMusic by Prudence\u201d Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett<br \/>\n\u201cRabbit \u00e0 la Berlin\u201d Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best film editing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron<br \/>\n\u201cDistrict 9\u2033 Julian Clarke<br \/>\n\u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d Bob Murawski and Chris Innis<br \/>\n\u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d Sally Menke<br \/>\n\u201cPrecious: Based on the Novel \u2018Push\u2019 by Sapphire\u201d Joe Klotz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best makeup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIl Divo\u201d Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano<br \/>\n\u201cStar Trek\u201d Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow<br \/>\n\u201cThe Young Victoria\u201d Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best short film (animated)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrench Roast\u201d Fabrice O. Joubert<br \/>\n\u201cGranny O\u2019Grimm\u2019s Sleeping Beauty\u201d Nicky Phelan and Darragh O\u2019Connell<br \/>\n\u201cThe Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)\u201d Javier Recio Gracia<br \/>\n\u201cLogorama\u201d Nicolas Schmerkin<br \/>\n\u201cA Matter of Loaf and Death\u201d Nick Park<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best short film (live action)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Door\u201d Juanita Wilson and James Flynn<br \/>\n\u201cInstead of Abracadabra\u201d Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellstr\u00f6m<br \/>\n\u201cKavi\u201d Gregg Helvey<br \/>\n\u201cMiracle Fish\u201d Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey<br \/>\n\u201cThe New Tenants\u201d Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best sound editing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle<br \/>\n\u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d Paul N.J. Ottosson<br \/>\n\u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d Wylie Stateman<br \/>\n\u201cStar Trek\u201d Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin<br \/>\n\u201cUp\u201d Michael Silvers and Tom Myers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best sound mixing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson<br \/>\n\u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett<br \/>\n\u201cInglourious Basterds\u201d Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano<br \/>\n\u201cStar Trek\u201d Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin<br \/>\n\u201cTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen\u201d Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best visual effects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones<br \/>\n\u201cDistrict 9\u2033 Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken<br \/>\n\u201cStar Trek\u201d Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagList\">Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/tag\/oscars\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oscars<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/tag\/wgae\/\" rel=\"tag\">WGAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"akst_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lafiga.firedoglake.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-this\/share-icon-16x16.gif\" alt=\"Share This icon\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/?p=71544&amp;akst_action=share-this\"  title=\"Email, post to del.icio.us, etc.\" id=\"akst_link_71544\" class=\"akst_share_link\" rel=\"noindex nofollow\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSCAR Poster by A Wulfrunian in Houston (flickr) Live Blogging the Oscars&#8211;part 2, with FDL community Cat Noel, reality show star\/radio personality and our special guests from the Writers Guild of America-East: Michael Winship, WGAE President and senior writer on Bill Moyers Journal. 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