Catching Up before Oscar

Tomorrow is the big day! You know how I love the Academy Awards - yes, this is my Super Bowl (and yes, I think I have said that before, but it's true.). Before I give you my picks for the awards this year, I want to tell you quickly about a few movies that we have seen recently...

Skyfall is up for about 4 awards - Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Song and Original Score. I finally watched this on pay per view when Ron was sick last weekend. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it! I am slowly coming around to seeing Daniel Craig as James Bond as I am a Sean Connery as Bond fan. If I am honest with myself though, Craig was good. There was a great chase scene, lots of action, but not too much blood or gore. Great action movie, but I did miss the usual 007 gadgets. By the way, there is supposed to be a special tribute to the 007 movies on the Oscars tomorrow. That should be fun!

Denzel Washington is such a fantastic actor. He is one of those rare actors that completely becomes the character he is portraying. This is a realistic depiction of alcohol addition and how desperate a person can become with this illness. He is nominated for Best Actor - very well deserved - but I don't think he will win.

OK, I know I've said that I'm done with Nicholas Sparks movies, but we couldn't help ourselves. Safe Haven is the latest romantic movie based on a Nicholas Sparks book. We have been very interested to see how Julianne Hough develops as an actress - we have been watching her since she was a dancer on Dancing with the Stars. She is a gorgeous girl and has promise as an actress, but she has plenty of room to improve. This movie is not going be one of those classic love stories like The Notebook or Sleepless in Seattle or While You Were Sleeping. Disappointing, but we will give Julianne another chance. Josh Duhamel was very good and does well in the role of the male lead on a love story. Wait til this one comes out on DVD.

So here are my choices for the main awards for the Oscars...

Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis in Lincoln
Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor - Robert DeNiro in Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
Best Picture - Les Miserables

These picks are based solely on my opinion and the movies I have actually seen. Oh, if only I had a real vote in these awards! I will check in tomorrow night and let you know how I did.