The 84th Annual Academy Awards - Oscar 2012

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER
The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann

Other Nominees:
The Descendants (2011): Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011): Scott Rudin
The Help (2011): Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Hugo (2011/II): Graham King, Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris (2011): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Moneyball (2011): Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
The Tree of Life (2011): Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill
War Horse (2011): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER
Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:
Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)
George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


WINNER
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)

Other Nominees:
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)
Viola Davis for The Help (2011)
Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


WINNER
Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Other Nominees:
Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)
Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)
Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


WINNER
Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Other Nominees:
Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)
Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)


Best Achievement in Directing


WINNER
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011)
Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)
Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


WINNER
Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

Other Nominees:
The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor
A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi


Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published


WINNER
The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Other Nominees:
Hugo (2011/II): John Logan
The Ides of March (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan


Best Animated Feature Film of the Year


WINNER
Rango (2011): Gore Verbinski

Other Nominees:
A Cat in Paris (2010): Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
Chico & Rita (2010): Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): Jennifer Yuh
Puss in Boots (2011): Chris Miller


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year


WINNER
A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

Other Nominees:
Bullhead (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)
In Darkness (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)


Best Achievement in Cinematography


WINNER
Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson

Other Nominees:
The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Jeff Cronenweth
The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski


Best Achievement in Editing


WINNER
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Other Nominees:
The Artist (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants (2011): Kevin Tent
Hugo (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball (2011): Christopher Tellefsen


Best Achievement in Art Direction

WINNER
Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo


Other Nominees:
The Artist (2011): Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Midnight in Paris (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales


Best Achievement in Costume Design


WINNER
The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges

Other Nominees:
Anonymous (2011/I): Lisy Christl
Hugo (2011/II): Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O'Connor
W.E. (2011): Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Makeup


WINNER
The Iron Lady (2011): Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland

Other Nominees:
Albert Nobbs (2011): Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin


Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score


WINNER
The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource

Other Nominees:
The Adventures of Tintin (2011): John Williams
Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Alberto Iglesias
War Horse (2011): John Williams


Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song


WINNER
The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

Other Nominees:
Rio (2011): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")


Best Achievement in Sound Mixing


WINNER
Hugo (2011/II): Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

Other Nominees:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Bo Persson
Moneyball (2011): Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, Ed Novick
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Peter J. Devlin
War Horse (2011): Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Stuart Wilson


Best Achievement in Sound Editing


WINNER
Hugo (2011/II): Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty

Other Nominees:
Drive (2011): Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Ren Klyce
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
War Horse (2011): Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom


Best Achievement in Visual Effects


WINNER
Hugo (2011/II): Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning

Other Nominees:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson
Real Steel (2011): Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, John Frazier


Best Documentary, Features


WINNER
Undefeated (2011): Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

Other Nominees:
Hell and Back Again (2011): Danfung Dennis, Mike Lerner
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011): Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011): Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Pina (2011): Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel


Best Documentary, Short Subjects


WINNER
Saving Face (2012): Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Other Nominees:
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011): Robin Fryday, Gail Dolgin
God Is the Bigger Elvis (2012): Rebecca Cammisa, Julie Anderson
Incident in New Baghdad (2011): James Spione
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011): Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen


Best Short Film, Animated


WINNER
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg

Other Nominees:
Sunday (2011): Patrick Doyon
La Luna (2011): Enrico Casarosa
A Morning Stroll (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
Wild Life (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby



Best Short Film, Live Action


WINNER
The Shore (2011): Terry George, Oorlagh George

Other Nominees:
Pentecost (2011): Peter McDonald
Raju (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
Time Freak (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
Tuba Atlantic (2010):

Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi - Review

The movie begins with the narration of Siddharth (Arun) explaining about how he faltered in his love and from there on the lecture starts. Siddharth, an ECE student, who lives an easy life with the support of his good parents, falls in love with Amala Paul (Paarvathy), who studies in Computer Science department. As usual, the couple faces tiffs every now and then and a final outbreak ends in breakup. Losing hope on patching up with Paarvathy, Arun sets off to divert his mind with friends.

In the meanwhile, Paarvathy’s father (Suresh) and her mother apply for divorce due to mutual concern, and the case falls in the laps of Arun’s father (Ravi Raghavendra). The movie toggles between real life sequences and flashbacks holding Siddharth and Amala Paul’s love sequences and petty quarrels. Despite of Arun’s efforts to patch up with Paarvathy, the couple fails to succeed due to a lot of difference in opinions. Amala Paul, who is shown as the dominating character of the relationship, finally melts down after seeing her parents patching about after a years-long fight and makes her first attempt to patch up. The couple’s reunion, with a list of messages forms the climax.

Debutant director Balaji Mohan’s screenplay engages the viewers onto the seats laughing. The director’s choice of characters is apt and has turned out great which is one of the main plus of the movie. When it comes to acting Siddharth scores well as a charming, lovable college guy, his home pitch played safely. Amala Paul’s has done her job well. The supporting roles need a special mention, as they are the one who give us timeout from Arun-Pavathy’s story.

Music director Thaman has done full justice to the movie with his music. ‘Kaadhalithu Sodhappuvom’, ‘Love Love’ ‘Azhaipaya’. The re-recording travels well with the script and adds good feel to the story,

On the whole, Debutant director Balaji Mohan’s ‘Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi’ is a great entertainer for the youths and lecture on how, to and what to do while in love, but interestingly the lecture is not boring.

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