The Alternative Oscars: 2013
by itamarscomix | created - 24 Nov 2013 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicTemporary picks for the winners and nominees in the 2013 Oscars...
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1. Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen
Votes: 863,209 | Gross: $274.09M
BEST PICTURE: Gravity
other nominees:
Only God Forgives
Short Term 12
Nebraska
Filth
2. Filth (I) (2013)
R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.
Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots
Votes: 115,826 | Gross: $0.03M
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: James McAvoy, Filth
other nominees:
Stanley Tucci, Some Velvet Morning
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
3. Before Midnight (2013)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed
Votes: 172,143 | Gross: $8.11M
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
other nominees:
Alice Eve, Some Velvet Morning
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Emma Roberts, Palo Alto
4. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
R | 180 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
Votes: 1,583,218 | Gross: $116.90M
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Matthew McConaughey, The Wolf of Wall Street
other nominees:
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Ben Kingsley, Iron Man 3
Chris Cooper, August: Osage County
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
5. Nebraska (2013)
R | 115 min | Drama
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 123,520 | Gross: $17.65M
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: June Squibb, Nebraska
other nominees:
Léa Seydoux, La vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2
Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Kristin Scott Thomas, Only God Forgives
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
6. Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen
Votes: 863,209 | Gross: $274.09M
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
other nominees:
Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives
Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Some Velvet Morning (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A man surprises his former mistress by claiming to have left his wife. However, before long, a dark history between the two comes into focus.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Alice Eve
Votes: 2,131
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Some Velvet Morning
other nominees:
La Grande Bellezza
Nebraska
Enough Said
Inside Llewyn Davis
8. Before Midnight (2013)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed
Votes: 172,143 | Gross: $8.11M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Before Midnight
other nominees:
Filth
The F Word
The Wolf of Wall Street
Philomena
9. August: Osage County (2013)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Director: John Wells | Stars: Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 95,334 | Gross: $37.74M
BEST CASTING: August: Osage County
other nominees:
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
12 Years a Slave
Short Term 12
10. Nebraska (2013)
R | 115 min | Drama
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 123,520 | Gross: $17.65M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Nebraska
other nominees:
Only God Forgives
Stoker
The Wolf of Wall Street
La Grande Bellezza
11. Only God Forgives (2013)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown
Votes: 118,108 | Gross: $0.78M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Only God Forgives
other nominees:
Gravity
Stoker
Her
The Wolf of Wall Street
12. Upstream Color (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Director: Shane Carruth | Stars: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig
Votes: 34,965 | Gross: $0.44M
BEST FILM EDITING: Upstream Color
other nominees:
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Locke
Only God Forgives
13. Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen
Votes: 863,209 | Gross: $274.09M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Gravity
other nominees:
Elysium
Iron Man 3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Carrie
14. The Great Beauty (2013)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso
Votes: 97,400 | Gross: $2.85M
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
La Grande Bellezza / The Great Beauty (Italy)
other nominees:
Viva la libertà (Italy)
La vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 / Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
Los amantes pasajeros / I'm So Excited! (Spain)
Plaot/The Wonders (Israel)
15. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill
Votes: 13,952 | Gross: $4.95M
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 20 Feet From Stadom
other nominees:
I Know That Voice
Inequality for All
Pokazatelnyy protsess: Istoriya Pussy Riot
16. The Boy and the World (2013)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A little boy goes on an adventurous quest in search of his father.
Director: Alê Abreu | Stars: Vinicius Garcia, Marco Aurélio Campos, Lu Horta, Felipe Zilse
Votes: 7,599 | Gross: $0.13M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: O Menino e o Mundo
other nominees:
Despicable Me 2
The Croods
Frozen
Planes
Tell Your Friends