15 of the Best and Worst Movies of 2011

Best
15. Kung Fu Panda 2
14. Thor
13. The Help
12. Melancholia
11. Everything Must Go
10. Monsters
9. Insidious
8. Captain America
7. X-men The First Class
6. Paranormal Activity 3
5. Cowboys and Aliens
4. Hanna
3. Fright Night
2.Rise of the Planet of the Apes
1.Drive


Worst
15. Paul
14. The Rite
13. Season of the Witch
12. Sucker Punch
11.  Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
10.  Scream 4
9.  The Thing (2011)
8. Creature
7. Real Steel
6. Red Riding Hood
5. Pirates of the Carribean  on Stranger Tides
4. Green Lantern
3. Battle L.A
2. Conan the Barbarian
1. Priest

Oscar Picks of 2011

            So I am a bit guilty of watching more crap this year than the nominees.  Last year I caught a lot of nominees and I was pretty ready for the awards but this year I have seen only a few.  So with that in mind I am giving my guesses.  Some of which are guesses based on their popularity or how they did at the Golden Globes. 

Best Picture

The Social Network

Best Director

Joel and Ethan Coen –True Grit

Best Actress

Natalie Portman- Black Swan

Best Actor

James Franco- 127 Hours

Best Supporting Actress

Hailee Steinfeld- True Grit

Best Supporting Actor

Geoffrey Rush- The Kings Speech

Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful-Mexico

Best Film Editing

Black Swan- Andrew Weisblum

Best Documentary Feature

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Best Animated Feature Film

Toy Story 3

Best Visual Effects

Inception- Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley & and Peter Bebb

Best Original Score

We Belong Together from Toy Story 3- Randy Newman

Best Original Score

The Social Network-Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Cinematography

True Grit- Roger Deakins

Best Sound Mixing

Inception- Lora Hirsberg, Gary A. Rizzo & Ed Novick

Best Sound Editing

Unstoppable- Mark P. Stoeckinger

Best Costume Design

True Grit- Mary Zophres

Best Art Direction

Inception- Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat

Best Adapted Screenplay

True Grit- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Best Original Screenplay

Christopher Nolan- Inception

Best Makeup

The Wolfman-Rick Baker & Dave Elsey