Best of 2010
My favorite movies from 2010. With notes.
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- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.One of the best movies ever made, fantastic ensemble, incredible direction, production values out the wazoo- Brilliant.
Nominations:
Best Picture**
Best Actor- Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Supporting Actress- Marion Cotillard
Best Director- Christopher Nolan**
Best Original Screenplay- Christopher Nolan**
Best Cinematography**
Best Original Score**
Best Visual Effects - DirectorLee UnkrichStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Song- We Belong Together** - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintAs Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.The best Harry Potter adaptation, and the only truly great film in the series. A trend that, sadly and bizarrely, didn't continue with Part 2.
Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Visual Effects
Best Original Score - DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.Yes, yes Colin Firth (My Best Actor win for the year) and Geoffrey Rush, but don't forget Helena Bonham Carter, giving an utterly delightful and fully realized performance.
Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actor- Colin Firth**
Best Supporting Actor- Geoffrey Rush
Best Supporting Actress- Helena Bonham Carter
Best Original Screenplay
Best Director- Tom Hooper - DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.Quite possibly the best-written film of the decade.
Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor- Andrew Garfield
Best Adapted Screenplay- Aaron Sorkin**
Best Original Score
Best Director- David Fincher - DirectorMike LeighStarsJim BroadbentRuth SheenLesley ManvilleA look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.Lesley Manville may have given the best performance of the year. It's a travesty that she was forgotten at the Oscars.
Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay- Mike Leigh
Best Supporting Actress- Lesley Manville** - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor- Christian Bale**
Best Supporting Actress- Melissa Leo
Best Supporting Actress- Amy Adams
Best Director- David O. Russell
Best Original Screenplay - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actress- Natalie Portman
Best Director- Darren Arronofsky
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography - DirectorWill GluckStarsEmma StoneAmanda BynesPenn BadgleyWhen Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.A modern teen movie that compares itself to the John Hughes classics and actually lives up to them.
Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actress- Emma Stone
Best Original Screenplay - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioEmily MortimerMark RuffaloTeddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.I never would have believed that two DiCaprio films would make it into my Top Ten (I'm honestly not a big fan of the guy). But he picked some good ones this year.
Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Score - DirectorDebra GranikStarsJennifer LawrenceJohn HawkesGarret DillahuntAn unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.A slow-burner that builds to one of the most devastating climaxes in movies this year.
Nominations:
Best Actress- Jennifer Lawrence
Best Adapted Screenplay - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee SteinfeldA stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.Nominations:
Best Actor- Jeff Bridges
Best Supporting Actor- Matt Damon
Best Cinematography
Best Adapted Screenplay - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.Nominations:
Best Actor- James Franco
Best Original Score - DirectorNigel ColeStarsSally HawkinsBob HoskinsAndrea RiseboroughA dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.Nominations:
Best Actress- Sally Hawkins - DirectorRicki SternAnne SundbergStarsJoan RiversMelissa RiversKathy GriffinA documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.A must-see documentary for anyone in show business, but moreover an utterly fascinating look at an utterly fascinating, hard-working, tireless woman.