Oscar Winners

Now that the 83rd Academy Awards are officially in the books, it’s time to take a look at the results of our predictions. While not perfect, we definitely improved upon our dismal Grammy selections from earlier this month. Congrats to our voters and Collin, who led the way correctly guessing 9 of the 12 categories we listed.

You’ll find a quick recap of the night’s big winners below the jump. Thanks to everyone that participated!

Poll – 9 of 12

Mike – 6 of 12

Jeff – 7 of 12

Collin – 9 of 12

BEST PICTURE

Winner – “The King’s Speech”


Poll – “The King’s Speech”

Mike – “Black Swan”

Jeff – “The King’s Speech”

Collin – “The Social Network”


BEST DIRECTOR

Winner – “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper


Poll – “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper

Mike – “True Grit” – The Coen Brothers

Jeff – “The King’s Speech” – Tom Hooper

Collin – “The King’s Speech” – Tom Hooper


ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Winner – Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”


Poll – Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”

Mike – Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”

Jeff – Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”

Collin – Colin Firth – “The Kings Speech”


ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Winner – Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”


Poll – Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”

Mike – Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”

Jeff – Annette Bening – “The Kids Are All Right”

Collin – Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Winner – Christian Bale – “The Fighter”


Poll – Christian Bale – “The Fighter”

Mike – Jeremy Renner – “The Town”

Jeff – Christian Bale – “The Fighter”

Collin – Christian Bale – “The Fighter”


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Winner – Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”


Poll – (Tie) Melissa Leo & Helena Bonham Carter

Mike – Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”

Jeff – Helena Bonham Carter – “The King’s Speech”

Collin – Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”


ANIMATED (FEATURE)

Winner – Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkirch


Poll – Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich

Mike – “Toy Story 3” – Lee Unkrich

Jeff – “Toy Story 3” – Lee Unkrich

Collin – “Toy Story 3” – Lee Unkrich


DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

Winner – “Inside Job” – Charles H. Ferguson & Audrey Marrs


Poll – “Exit Through The Gift Shop” – Banksy & Jaimie D’Cruz

Mike – “Gasland” – Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic

Jeff – “Exit Through The Gift Shop” – Banksy & Jaimie D’Cruz

Collin – “Restrepo” – Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger


MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Winner – “We Belong Together” – By Randy Newman for “Toy Story 3”


Poll – “We Belong Together” – By Randy Newman for “Toy Story 3”

Mike – “Country Strong” – By Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey

Jeff – “We Belong Together” – By Randy Newman for “Toy Story 3”

Collin – “We Belong Together” – By Randy Newman for “Toy Story 3”


WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Winner – “The King’s Speech” – David Seidler


Poll – “Inception” – Christopher Nolan

Mike – “The King’s Speech” – David Seidler

Jeff – “Inception” – Christopher Nolan

Collin – “The King’s Speech” – David Seidler


WRITING (ADAPTIVE SCREENPLAY)

Winner – “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin


Poll – “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin

Mike – “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin

Jeff – “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin

Collin – “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin


FILM EDITING

Winner – “The Social Network” – Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter


Poll – “Black Swan” – Andrew Weisblum

Mike – “Black Swan” – Andrew Weisblum

Jeff – “Black Swan” – Andrew Weisblum

Collin – “Black Swan” – Andrew Weisblum

 

– MF & JB

About The Woodward Spine

The Woodward Spine was the brainchild of Michael Fossano and Jeffrey Buck, two Royal Oak, Mich. natives who met nearly 10 years ago while attending the now-defunct George A. Dondero High School. It seemed fitting for the two Wayne State University alums to craft an outlet to help continually refine their writing skills, while also serving as a trusted source of information for the metro Detroit community. The Woodward Spine aims to inform its readers about relevant news and events through creative and informative posts not only by Mike and Jeff, but other upstanding citizens as well who are driven and proficient in these core areas: news, opinion, entertainment, history, sports and development. The Woodward Spine serves the tri-county metro Detroit area, however concentrating mainly on the communities that lie along the Woodward corridor.
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