Winning the much coveted statuette “Oscar” is no less the
pinnacle of success for all that make their lives in, through and around the
film industry. The 85th Annual Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards Ceremony will be held this Sunday
night February 24th in their singular glory. Praise, adoration, glamour, riches
accomplishment, purpose and joy live within this gold plated embodiment of “the
stuff of dreams.”
There are nine nominees for the award of Best Picture. It is
to the Academy’s credit that a total of nine candidates were selected in a
category that allows for ten. This adds a special legitimacy to the choices.
There is no reason to pick a tenth less accomplished piece just to fill a slot
and nine are enough. The nominees are strong and varied in every way. Equally
while uniquely worthy in fact they are truly all winners. Political intrigue,
history, religion, childhood dreams and revolution are among the elements of
these excellent works. Emancipation, rescue, revenge, survival and commitment
are found along with feast; famine, love, hate and torture all brought to the
big screen and this from the one feature “Zero Dark Thirty.” Imagine what the
other eight are like with titles including “Beasts of the Southern Wild”,
”Silver Linings Notebook” and “Life of Pi.” Twenty Twelve was an amazing year for the
lovers of film and the nine nominees for best picture are:
Amour
Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael
Katz Producers
Argo
Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney
Producers
Beasts of the
Southern Wild
Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald Producers
Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and
Pilar Savone Producers
Les Misérables
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron
Mackintosh Producers
Life of Pi
Gil Netter, Ang Lee and
David Womark Producers
Lincoln
Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy Producers
Silver Linings Playbook
Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and
Jonathan Gordon Producers
Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison Producers
