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Had done a similar post in 2009. This is my Oscar awards prediction for this year. As always, these predictions are based solely on my gut feeling and I have not watched many of the nominated films in this list. So these predictions may or may not represent what I think is the best, and it’s mostly based on what I think the Academy would choose for the Oscar awards. You can tell me your list in the comments section. 🙂

Picture – The Social Network
Actor – Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
Supporting Actor – Geoffery Rush (The King’s Speech)
Actress – Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Supporting Actress – Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Animated Feature Film – How to Train Your Dragon
Art Direction – Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography – True Grit
Costume Design – Alice in Wonderland
Directing – The Social Network
Editing – 127 Hours
Foreign Language Film – Biutiful
Make Up – The Wolfman
Music – Hans Zimmer (Inception)
Original Song – We Belong Together (Toy Story 3)
Sound Editing – Inception
Sound Mixing – Inception
Visual Effects – Inception
Adapted Screenplay – The Social Network
Original Screenplay – The King’s Speech

Hope – it is the beginning of all good things in life. It tells us that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. And that Hope & the joy it brings is the message of resurrection & Easter.

Happy Easter, everyone. Stay positive.

Comes from my friend and a wonderful caricaturist, Vikram Nandwani. I absolutely loved this one! 😀

By the way Vikram is holding an exhibition of his caricature series on India titled Verry India at Malaka Spice, Pune, till 31st January 2010. Those of you in and around Pune, do check out the exhibition.

If you remember, I had written about K M Sudheesh in my old blog, back in June 2008. Sudheesh was a young Malayali poet whose works have been published by Kerala Sahithya Academy. He has been fighting with cancer and was a very good fighter at that. Many readers of this blog and Mutiny blog helped me collect some funds for his surgery back then, which was then transferred to his bank account. I remember talking to him on the phone and I felt the purity and innocence in that young man’s voice. He was so full of life and was excited to see that people around the world whom he did not even know were helping towards his cause. He enthusiastically asked about blogging etc and I felt like talking to a brother.

That blessed boy has passed away yesterday evening. I would like to take a moment to thank all those who contributed for his cause and may his soul rest in peace…

[From YouTube] Campaign “Let’s Do It!” – a grassroot initiative to clean up the country from illegal waste in just one day. There was over 10 000 tons of illegal waste lying around all over Estonia and it was an outrageous plan — to clean it all up on one day! More than 600 volunteers were working to make it all happen with only 3 full-time employees. On May 3, 2008 with help of 50 000 volunteers more than 10 000 tons of garbage gathered and Estonia was cleaned up from illegal waste.

Saw this through a forwarded email. So moving and inspiring video.

“What is that?” is a Greek short film directed by Constantin Pilavios made in 2007 and it tells the story of relationships. The movie is short, simple yet so touching. Check it out.

(Thanks to Sandeep Raja for the link)