Movies of a Petite Aspie

A disappointing Oscars for American Hustle.  A terrific Oscars for Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, and the poorly-reviewed The Great Gatsby.  Here's the winners' round-up, in which I compare nominees and winners -- the cast and crew of Hustle now have reason to say "it's an honor just to be nominated."  I'm listing the films in order of the number of nominations they received.   American Hustle: 10 nominations - 0 wins Gravity: 10 nominations - 7 wins 12 Years a Slave: 9 nominations - 3 wins Captain Phillips: 7 nominations - 0 wins Dallas Buyers Club: 6 nominations - 3 wins Nebraska: 6 nominations - 0 wins Her: 5 nominations - 1 win The Wolf of Wall Street: 5 nominations - 0 wins Philomena: 4 nominations - 0 wins Blue Jasmine: 3 nominations - 1 win The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: 3 nominations - 0 wins August: Osage County: 2 nominations - 0 wins Despicable Me 2:  2 nominations - 0 wins Frozen: 2 nominations - 2 wins The Great Ga...

So, Entertainment Weekly posted its ranking of last night's Oscar acceptance speeches, many of which I disagreed with (apologies for ending with a preposition) -- see how my ranking is different: 1. Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o -- 12 Years a Slave 2. Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey -- Dallas Buyers Club 3. Best Picture: Brad Pitt & Steve McQueen -- 12 Years a Slave 4. Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron -- Gravity  5. Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto -- Dallas Buyers Club 6. Best Actress: Cate Blanchett -- Blue Jasmine 7. Best Documentary Feature: Morgan Neville (& Darlene Love) -- 20 Feet From Stardom 8. Best Original Song: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez -- Frozen 9. Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley -- 12 Years a Slave 10. Best Documentary Short Film: Malcolm Clarke & Nicholas Reed -- The Lady in Number Six: Music Saved My Life  11. Best Foreign Language Film: Paolo Sorrentino -- The Great Beauty 12. Best Animated Film: Chris ...

12 Years a Slave: A 20 Feet From Stardom: B The Act of Killing: B All is Lost: B- American Hustle: A- August: Osage County: B+ Before Midnight: A- Blue Jasmine: A- The Book Thief: B The Broken Circle Breakdown: B Captain Phillips: A- CaveDigger: B+ The Croods: B- Cutie & the Boxer: A Dallas Buyers Club: B+ Despicable Me 2: B Dirty Wars: B Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?: C Ernest & Celestine: B+ Facing Fear: B Feral: A- Frozen: A- Get a Horse!: A The Grandmaster: C+ Gravity: A The Great Beauty: B The Great Gatsby: C Helium: A- Her: B+ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: B- Inside Llewyn Davis: B- The Invisible Woman: B Iron Man 3: B+ Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa: C+ Just Before Losing Everything: B+ Karama Has No Walls: B+ The Lady in Number Six: Music Saved My Life: A The Lone Ranger: C- Lone Survivor: B Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: B The Missing Picture: B+ Mr. Hublot: A- Nebraska: B+ Omar: B+ Philomena: A-  Possessio...

Best Picture Should/Will Win: 12 Years a Slave Possible Winner: Gravity Long-Shot Winner: American Hustle Best Actor Should Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor -- 12 Years a Slave Will Win: Matthew McConaughey -- Dallas Buyers Club Possible Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor -- 12 Years a Slave Long-Shot Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio -- The Wolf of Wall Street Best Actress Should/Will Win: Cate Blanchett -- Blue Jasmine Possible Winner: Amy Adams -- American Hustle  Long-Shot Winner: Sandra Bullock -- Gravity Best Supporting Actor Should/Will Win: Jared Leto -- Dallas Buyers Club Possible Winner: Michael Fassbender -- 12 Years a Slave Long-Shot Winner: Barkhad Abdi -- Captain Phillips Best Supporting Actress Should/Will Win: Lupita Nyong'o -- 12 Years a Slave Possible Winner: Jennifer Lawrence -- American Hustle Long-Shot Winner: June Squibb -- Nebraska Best Director Should Win: Steve McQueen -- 12 Years a Slave Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron -- Gravity Possible Winner: Steve McQueen --...