Comments (14)

• Have to agree that it could be Kathryn’s year. Whoever is running the campaign is going to build up momentum for a female director to finally win the Oscar, which should push her over the line.

  Not sure however that means THL picks up Best Picture though.

  Comment by DH — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 2:42pm PST  Reply to this post

• Good for Paul Schneider! He was excellent in “Bright Star,” which sadly has been ignored so far. It’s a fantastic movie…great script.

  Comment by Liz Provenza — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 3:08pm PST  Reply to this post

• Hooray for Ms. Bigelow and the triumph of the Hurt Locker with the National Society of Film Critics. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, even if Mark Boal’s screenplay was, well, less than perfect to be truly honest.

  Here’s to hoping Bigelow shatters the glass ceiling and becomes the FIRST woman to win a Best Oscar for directing. She’s got a legit shot.

  I’m rooting for her — and for Hurt Locker!

  Comment by bobby the saint — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 4:32pm PST  Reply to this post

• And the circlejerking for Hurt Locker keeps up without pause. But to say Fantastic Mr. Fox has better production design than Avatar exposes these critics as absolute, total southern ends of northbound horses.

  Comment by Paul — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 4:45pm PST  Reply to this post

• I am so happy about “The Hurt Locker”.
  Was afraid it wold be forgotten.

  Comment by Lauren Tuerk — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 6:26pm PST  Reply to this post

• The Hurt Locker is amazing film making on every level.

  Comment by Yep — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 6:34pm PST  Reply to this post

• Swallow hard you haters.

  Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man

  Comment by 8movies5plays — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 9:14pm PST  Reply to this post

  • I wouldn’t mind that at all. Loved the film.

    Comment by Yep — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 10:32pm PST  Reply to this post

• Well, it is time a woman win Best Director and Kathryn Bigelow is certainly deserving. She is the only one who can stop James Cameron and the “Avatar” juggernaut. It is quite possible that Bigelow would get Best Director and Avatar Best Picture. You read it here first, folks.

  Comment by JarlerGuy — Sunday January 3, 2010 @ 10:51pm PST  Reply to this post

• Would love to see Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron nominated for Best Director. In my version, she knocks out the King of the World and takes the Oscar. There is no better way to show your ex-husband that you’ve moved on.

  Comment by Tato — Monday January 4, 2010 @ 8:27am PST  Reply to this post

• Good for the Hurt Locker and its well deserved awards for picture, director and actor. Should be the same at the Oscars.
  Schneider was the worst part of Bright Star. Looked and sounded like he just got off the L train.
  Mo’nique all the way. She redeems that movie. So does Christoph Waltz.
  How is Summer Hours (the French version of a Hallmark movie of the week) better than The White Ribbon?
  A Serious Man? Seriously?

  Comment by I've Had it with Hollywood — Monday January 4, 2010 @ 10:55am PST  Reply to this post

• “The Hurt Locker” is definitely the Best Picture this year.

  Comment by B. Laesch — Monday January 4, 2010 @ 4:52pm PST  Reply to this post

• The Oscar for Best Director belongs to Kathryn Bigelow. The Hurt Locker was a tour de force – a kick-ass action movie that puts Transformers and Terminator to shame.

  After 90 years of being shut out of Hollywood, it is about time that female directors are getting their deserved accolades and recognition.

  And frankly, if Nancy Pelosi has successfully passed Health Care reform in a male dominated House and Hillary Clinton handles foreign diplomacy as Secretary of State – I really don’t want to hear the lame excuse that a female director “can’t control a crew.”

  Whatever.

  Comment by Enough_is_Enough — Monday January 4, 2010 @ 10:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• The Hurt Locker all the way. Superb craftmanship across the board. Simply one of the best war movies I’ve ever seen. Avatar is too dopey to win best pic.

  Comment by Alboone — Tuesday January 5, 2010 @ 3:21pm PST  Reply to this post