Everyone wants to know movies to watch before Oscar night 2011, isn't it? Everyone has their preferences. While some are loyal to their favorites, some want to have an unbiased opinion. Everyone wants to see at least few of the nominated movies no matter who they like and who they don't. Everyone tries hunting for those movies to see before Oscar night and have a say in the Academy Awards 2011 predictions as soon as they can. Well, for those enthusiasts, we have a list of movies here that you might want to consider watching before the Academy Awards function, that this year, will be held on the 27th of February, Sunday. We have the top 10 movies to see before Oscar night and some others too that you might like. The other movies to see before Oscar night are also worth a watch I must say. So, take a look at these few good movies to watch before Oscar night and choose your pick for the big evening.
List of Movies to See Before Oscar Night
Movie #1: THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Brenda Song, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello and Rooney Mara.
Truly one of the 25 movies to see before Oscar night, this won the maximum number of awards at Golden Globe awards. These included Best Motion Picture-Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score.
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 8
Movie #2: THE KING’S SPEECH
Director: Tom Hooper
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle and Michael Gambon.
The movie has to its credit, nominations and awards such as People's Choice Award, Toronto International Film Festival 2010, Nominated for 14 BAFTAs; Won 7, 7 Golden Globes nominations: Won Best Actor and Best Ensemble, Best European Film, Spanish Academy of Cinematic Art and Science and Best Director, Directors' Guild of America.
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 12
Movie #3: INCEPTION
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine
This movie was nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards which were Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay. It was also nominated for 9 British Academy Film Awards out of which it won three which were for Best Special Visual Effects, Best Production Design and Best Sound
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 8
Movie #4: THE FIGHTER
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Ryan Kavanaugh, Mark Wahlberg, Dorothy Aufiero, Paul Tamasy, Darren Aronofsky
This movie was nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards. It was also nominated for 6 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010 out of which it won 3. It was also nominated for the Directors Guild of America Awards for the Best Director and for 6 Golden Globe Awards. It has received a few more nominations for various categories in other award functions as well.
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 7
Movie #5: TOY STORY 3
Director: Lee Unkrich
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Michael Keaton, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Jodi Benson and Blake Clark
This movie has won nominations for a long list of Awards and has won quite a few of them. This is one movie we will have to watch out for.
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 5
Movie #6: BLACK SWAN
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis and Barbara Hershey
This movie has won as many as 30 awards and a few more at different award functions. Natalie Portman won as many as 6 awards for the Best Actress and the Cinematography of this movie is something everyone has been talking about. How many Oscars do you think it will win?
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 5
Movie #7: TRUE GRIT
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper
True Grit has received the second most number of nominations for the Academy Awards after the King's Speech. It also got 11 nominations in the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 8 nominations in British Academy Film Awards and 2 in the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 10
Movie #8: THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson
The Kids Are All Right won the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards and Annette Bening won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. With four nominations at the Oscars, how many do you think it will win?
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 4
Movie #9: 127 HOURS
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: James Franco
This movie is based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston. It had a whooping 125 nominations at various award functions and won 25 awards in all. It is 6 in line for the Oscars with 6 nominations. With the Oscars only a few days away, who do you think will win?
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 6
Movie #10: WINTER’S BONE
Director: Debra Granik
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey and Shelley Waggener
This movie directed by Debra Granik has already won over 20 awards. Jennifer Lawrence has won the Best Actress and the Breakthrough Performance for this movie. Will she win the Oscar too? Will the story of this movie touch people's heart?
No.of Nominations for Oscars: 4
| Some More Movies to See Before OSCAR Night 2011 |
- The Town
- Rabbit Hole
- Another Year
- Get Low
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Blue Valentine
- Biutiful
- Animal Kingdom
- Waiting for 'Superman"
- Alice in Wonderland
- The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
- Inside Job
- The Illusionist
- Tangled
- Burlesque
Now since you have this list of movies to see before Oscar night, you can start watching them soon instead of wasting time and looking for movie reviews that will differ from person to person. These 25 movies to see before the Oscars are all great for something or the other and who takes the most awards is for us to see on the 27th evening.
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