Archive for March 7th, 2010

James Cameron's "Avatar" is the obvious pick for Best Picture, but Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" is just as likely to win

We’ve reached the conclusion to our Oscar Countdown! Below is our analysis of the last two categories. You can find the nominees for Best Director listed under their respective films for easy navigation. Our writers Clifford Bugle and Marisa Carpico collaborated on this final post to our Countdown to ensure that the most amount of thought went into it. We hope you enjoy the Oscars, and it’s not too late to tell us what you think! Send us your thoughts.

Best Picture and Director

We’ve concluded that the science fiction epic Avatar and poignant war drama The Hurt Locker have an equal chance of winning the Oscar for Best Picture, but it’s interesting to figure exactly why that is. Read below to find out why they’re favored to win, and what other nominees might frog leap them to take home the gold statuette. Read the rest of this entry »