2011 YEAR-END BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Past ballots at The Wandering Image:
 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,  2001,
 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010...


To see my Top 30 films of 2011 go here.

Note: Oscar winner predictions will be added towards the end of January in parentheses next to my top pick in each category. Once again, I have to wait until Feb.11th for my local Magnolia to screen the live action/animated shorts of 2011 before I can add more to that category.

**Actual AMPAS nominees added 1/24/2012**
**My Oscar winner predictions added 2/01/2012 in parentheses next to my choice**
**Actual AMPAS winners marked 2/11/2012**







2011

*THE TREE OF LIFE           
CERTIFIED COPY

MYSTERIES OF LISBON

UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES

ATTACK THE BLOCK

TAKE SHELTER

MARGARET

BELLFLOWER

3 BACKYARDS

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D

POLYTECHNIQUE

A SEPARATION

TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS

THE SKIN I LIVE IN

LOVE EXPOSURE

HOUSE OF TOLERANCE

MEEK'S CUTOFF

RANGO

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

POETRY

actual best picture oscar nominations:
THE ARTIST (won)
THE DESCENDANTS
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE
THE HELP
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
MONEYBALL
THE TREE OF LIFE
WAR HORSE


actual foreign language oscar nominations:
BULLHEAD
MONSIEUR LAZHAR
A SEPARATION (won)
FOOTNOTE
IN DARKNESS

prediction:

THE ARTIST & A SEPARATION

2011

*Terrence Malick 

                   for TREE OF LIFE   
Abbas Kiarostami for CERTIFIED COPY
Raoul Ruiz for MYSTERIES OF LISBON
Jeff Nichols for TAKE SHELTER

Joe Cornish for ATTACK THE BLOCK

actual oscar nominations:
Michel Hazanavicius for THE ARTIST (won)
Alexander Payne for THE DESCENDANTS
Martin Scorsese for HUGO
Woody Allen for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Terrence Malick for THE TREE OF LIFE

prediction:

Michel Hazanavicius for THE ARTIST

2011

*Viola Davis in THE HELP                  
Juliette Binoche in CERTIFIED COPY
Cocco in KOTOKO

Elizabeth Olson in MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

Anna Paquin in MARGARET

actual oscar nominations:
Glenn Close in ALBERT NOBBS
Viola Davis in THE HELP
Rooney Mara in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Meryl Streep in THE IRON LADY (won)
Michelle Williams in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

prediction:

Meryl Streep in THE IRON LADY

2011

*Michael Fassbender in SHAME     
Gary Oldman in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Woody Harrelson in RAMPART
Michael Shannon in TAKE SHELTER

Demián Bichir in A BETTER LIFE

actual oscar nominations:
Demián Bichir in A BETTER LIFE
George Clooney in THE DESCENDANTS
Jean Dujardin in THE ARTIST (won)
Gary Oldman in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Brad Pitt in MONEYBALL

prediction:

Jean Dujardin in THE ARTIST

2011

*Elliot Page in SUPER      
Melissa McCarthy in BRIDESMAIDS
Jessica Chastain in TAKE SHELTER
Keira Knightley in A DANGEROUS METHOD
Carey Mulligan in SHAME

actual oscar nominations:
Bérénice Bejo in THE ARTIST
Jessica Chastain in THE HELP
Melissa McCarthy in BRIDESMAIDS
Janet McTeer in ALBERT NOBBS
Octavia Spencer in THE HELP (won)

prediction:

Octavia Spencer in THE HELP

2011

*Christopher Plummer 

                       in BEGINNERS      
Tom Hardy in WARRIOR
Patton Oswalt in YOUNG ADULT
Bruce Greenwood in MEEK'S CUTOFF
Nick Nolte in WARRIOR

actual oscar nominations:
Kenneth Branagh in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Jonah Hill in MONEYBALL
Nick Nolte in WARRIOR
Christopher Plummer in BEGINNERS  (won)
Max von Sydow in EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

prediction:

Christopher Plummer in BEGINNERS

2011

*A SEPARATION 

                   - Asghar Farhadi       
CERTIFIED COPY - Abbas Kiarostami
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE - Sean Durkin
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS - Woody Allen
MARGIN CALL - J.C. Chandor

actual oscar nominations:
THE ARTIST
BRIDESMAIDS
MARGIN CALL
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (won)
A SEPARATION

prediction:

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

2011

*TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY 

               - Bridget O'Connor    
A DANGEROUS METHOD - David Cronenberg
ADVENTURES OF TINTIN -Cornish; Edgar Wright; Moffat
JANE EYRE - Moira Buffini

MONEYBALL - Aaron Sorkin; Zaillian

actual oscar nominations:
THE DESCENDANTS (won)
HUGO
THE IDES OF MARCH
MONEYBALL
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

prediction:

THE DESCENDANTS

2011

*NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT  

INTO ETERNITY
PINA
THE INTERRUPTERS
TABLOID
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK
UNDEFEATED
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
PROJECT NIM

actual oscar nominations:
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
IF A TREE FALLS
PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY
PINA
UNDEFEATED (won)

prediction:

UNDEFEATED

2011

*ADVENTURES OF TINTIN      
RANGO
THE TRAGEDY OF MAN

SUMMER WARS
WINNIE THE POOH
A CAT IN PARIS

EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE

actual oscar nominations:
A CAT IN PARIS
CHICO AND RITA
RANGO  (won)
KUNG FU PANDA 2
PUSS IN BOOTS

prediction:

RANGO

2011

*HUGO - Howard Shore >                
HANNA - the Chemical Brothers >
THE TREE OF LIFE - Alexandre Desplat >
SUPER 8 - Michael Giacchino >
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - Patrick Doyle >

actual oscar nominations:
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
THE ARTIST  (won)
HUGO
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WAR HORSE

prediction:

THE ARTIST

2011

*SCENES FROM THE SUBURBS       

THE SHORE
TUBA ATLANTIC
NO ESCAPE ["Portal" Fan-film]
M83: MIDNIGHT CITY
THE UMBRELLA MAN

RIHANNA: S&M

FOREVER’S GONNA START TONIGHT 

BLINKY™

actual oscar nominations:
TIME FREAK
PENTACOST
THE SHORE (won)
RAJU
TUBA ATLANTIC

prediction:

THE SHORE

2011

*BOBBY YEAH          
WILD LIFE
VISITATION by Suzan Pitt

ROMANCE by Georges Schwizgebel

FLEET FOXES: THE SHRINE / AN ARGUMENT
LA LUNA

THE AUDREYS: SOMETIMES THE STARS

SUNDAY [DIMANCHE]
TOY STORY HAWAIIAN VACATION

actual oscar nominations:
WILD LIFE
SUNDAY
THE MORNING STROLL
LA LUNA
FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE (won)

prediction:

FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

2011

*THE TREE OF LIFE 

  - Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC
BELLFLOWER  - Joel Hodge 
MELANCHOLIA  - Manuel Alberto Claro, DFF
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Jeff Cronenweth, ASC
HUGO  - Robert Richardson, ASC

actual oscar nominations:
THE ARTIST
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO  (won)
THE TREE OF LIFE
WAR HORSE

prediction:

HUGO

2011

*THE TREE OF LIFE - Hank Corwin; 

Rabinowitz; Rezende, Billy Weber; Yoshikawa

GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - K.Baxter; Angus Wall
HUGO - Thelma Schoonmaker
BEGINNERS - Olivier Bugge Coutté
SUPER 8 - Mary Jo Markey; Maryann Brandon

actual oscar nominations:
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO  (won)
HUGO
MONEYBALL

prediction:

HUGO

2011 - PRODUCTION DESIGN + SET DECOR

*HUGO 

         - Dante Ferretti; LoSchiavo  
IMMORTALS - Tom Foden; Marie-Soleil Dénommé
WAR HORSE - Rick Carter; Lee Sandales
THE MILL & THE CROSS - Nowacki, Cieciwa, Pracownia Graffiti, Handrysik

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Maria Djurkovic;Tatiana MacDonald
MYSTERIES OF LISBON - Isabel Branco; Paula Szabo

actual oscar nominations:
THE ARTIST
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PT.2
HUGO (won)
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
WAR HORSE

prediction:

HUGO

2011

*IMMORTALS - Eiko Ishioka     
THE ARTIST - Mark Bridges
HUGO - Sandy Powell
THE MILL AND THE CROSS - Dorota Roqueplo

MOZART'S SISTER - Dominique Louis

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Jacqueline Durran

actual oscar nominations:
ANONYMOUS
THE ARTIST  (won)
W.E.
JANE EYRE
HUGO

prediction:

HUGO

2011

*HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT.2 - Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin  
J. EDGAR - Bertolazzi, Duncan Jarman, Sian Grigg
ALBERT NOBBS - Corneville, Lynn Johnston, Mungle
THE IRON LADY - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland
HUGO - Ann Buchanan, Kate Benton, Véronique Boitout

actual oscar nominations:
ALBERT NOBBS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT.2
THE IRON LADY  (won)

prediction:

THE IRON LADY

2011

*TRANSFORMERS: 

           DARK OF THE MOON    
DRIVE
REAL STEEL
IMMORTALS
SUPER 8

HUGO

actual oscar nominations:
DRIVE
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO (won)
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
WAR HORSE

prediction:

HUGO

2011

*TRANSFORMERS: 

           DARK OF THE MOON   
SUPER 8
WAR HORSE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO

actual oscar nominations:
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO (won)
MONEYBALL
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
WAR HORSE

prediction:

HUGO

2011

*TRANSFORMERS: 

          DARK OF THE MOON    

SUPER 8

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
THE TREE OF LIFE
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PT.2

HUGO

REAL STEEL

actual oscar nominations:
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PT.2
HUGO
REAL STEEL
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (won)
TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON

prediction:

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

↓muriel awards categories:

2011

*1) Prologue "Grief," "Creation", and End of Times "Eternity" Sequences 

         -THE TREE OF LIFE
2) Dam break/motorcycle chase sequence 

------------------------------- ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
3) the ghost monkeys 

- UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
4) the mechanical man draws Méliès' Voyage Dans La Lune 

--------------------------------------------------- HUGO 3D

5) Prologue. (Wagner's "Prelude: Tristan & Isolde") 

------------------------------------------- MELANCHOLIA
6) Burj Khalifa Tower sequence 

------------------------------------ M:I IV - GHOST PROTOCOL
7) Moses vs. the Aliens - climax of ATTACK THE BLOCK
8) Kids filming train station scene + train derailment 

---------------------------------------------------- SUPER 8
9) Heat stroke dream sequence - RANGO
10) Elevator kiss & murder - DRIVE
11) "No Man's Land" sequence - WAR HORSE
12) climbing the Redwood forest montage 

-------------------------- RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
13) final 40mins TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

-tie- final 40mins of 13 ASSASSINS
14) Apocalyptic nightmares - TAKE SHELTER
15) "About Today" forgiveness during final fight - WARRIOR

Also this;









2011

*TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
MEEK'S CUTOFF

MARGARET

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
BRIDESMAIDS

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

(post what your choices would be in comments section below)