thursday's child

So today was...

• good discussion in second period
• great work in Drama
• rather like pulling teeth in fifth period
• and silly fun in seventh period

Tomorrow will be...

• Antigone x 2 in E3h
• DOAS in E2H
• final in-class monologue practice in Drama

And the Oscar will go to...

Who can predict the Oscars better than I can? I'll tell you right now that I'm very likely to be wrong about Best Picture, since I'm going for the huge upset. If you want to join the Beat Topham Oscar Showdown, copy the categories below onto a comment on this or tomorrow's blog post and make your selections. The winner will get bagels for his or her class next Monday and a large bag of M&M's for him or herself.

Rules:

• You must choose in all categories below.
• Someone will "beat" me because I will not answer the final question.
• All entries must be posted online by 6 PM on Sunday, March 7.
  
• In case of ties, I'll draw at random for the winner.
  
• My selections are in blue.
  

Best Picture

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up in the Air
  

Best Director

• James Cameron (Avatar)
• Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker
• Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
• Lee Daniels (Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire)
• Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
  

Best Actor

• Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"
  
• George Clooney in "Up in the Air"
  
• Colin Firth in "A Single Man"
  
• Morgan Freeman in "Invictus"
  
• Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker"
  

Best Actress

• Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"
  
• Helen Mirren in "The Last Station"
  
• Carey Mulligan in "An Education"
  
• Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
  
• Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia"
  

Best Supporting Actor

• Matt Damon in "Invictus"
  
• Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger"
• Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station"
  
• Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones"
  
• Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Supporting Actress

• Penélope Cruz in "Nine"
• Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air"
  
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart"
  
• Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air"
  
• Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Best Animated Film

• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• The Secret of Kells
• Up
  

Best Original Screenplay

• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• The Messenger
• A Serious Man
• Up
  

Best Adapted Screenplay

• District 9
• An Education
• In the Loop
• Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
• Up in the Air

Which film will win the most Oscars? How many?

FYI: Avatar and The Hurt Locker are each nominated 9 times. Inglourious Basterds is nominated 8 times. Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire and Up in the Air are nominated 6 times. Up is nominated 5 times. Nine, Star Trek and District 9 are nominated 4 times. Nothing else received more than three nominations. A full ballot and nominee listing can be accessed here.



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