The Noms:
“Ajami” Israel
“The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
“A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
“The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
“The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany
Who Will Win: The White Ribbon
Who Should Win: A Prophet
Who Won: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)
Commentary: Sony Pictures Classics wins! Wrong film though.
Update after the backlashing: I'm happy to see there are so many passionate defenders for The Secret in Their Eyes! For the record: I'm a fan of the film, fan of White Ribbon (though it doesn't rank among my Haneke favorites) and loved Audiard's three past films. Kudos to Campanella, three cheers for films with subtitles, hooray for Argentinean cinema (which this site continues to support!) but my personal favorite (and this is merely the opinion of one cinephile) is that A Prophet is the better film and that the Academy's system for selecting not only the best picture winner but the noms is a faulty one.
Comments
Posted by anonymous on 2010-03-08 at 00:10:43
why?? what makes u think it is the wrong movie...
Posted by Alfred on 2010-03-08 at 00:12:39
Why? its a great film..
Posted by Victoria on 2010-03-08 at 00:15:52
What? The secret in their eyes is AMAZING!
Posted by Mariana on 2010-03-08 at 00:16:58
What are you talking about? That film is amazing!
Posted by SIL on 2010-03-08 at 00:17:22
It's a great movie and very well done. Those who think that the oscar went wrong are...wrong, this time the oscar went right.
Posted by Mike on 2010-03-08 at 00:19:51
Why? The secret in their eyes was AMAZING, if you can't appreciate it or even predict who'll win, and do so without any good reason, it's your problem!
Posted by Point of view on 2010-03-08 at 00:24:47
Who should win - A Prophet? No way! Both The White Ribbon and Ajami were better than A Prophet. The only thing A Prophet will win is a remake by a Scorsese wannabe. Your point of view is no more valuable than anyone else's
Posted by Rucucu on 2010-03-08 at 00:26:48
The Secret in their Eyes is a masterpiece!!!
Call the doctor, talk about changing your medicine.
Posted by Fercho on 2010-03-08 at 00:30:47
This article is crap.
Posted by Steven on 2010-03-08 at 00:39:58
This is an amazing film. A Prophet? no way. The only real contender was The white ribbon.
Congratulations to Campanella.
Posted by JAVIER on 2010-03-08 at 00:51:14
WHO HAS WRITTEN THIS STUPID AND POINTLESS NOTE?
Posted by Matt on 2010-03-08 at 01:01:05
No way dude.. u have no idea about movies, or at least good movies. "The Secret.." its a masterprice, thanks god some people in the academy know the difference.
The article sucks!
Posted by Beel on 2010-03-08 at 01:03:55
Sabes algo? chupaaaaaalaaaaaa ! , por que gano igual , jejejejej......
Posted by alita on 2010-03-08 at 01:08:45
why???????
it is the best movie that i ever seen in my entire life!!!!!! much better than any other american movie.
Posted by Ernesto Sillas on 2010-03-08 at 01:09:31
Estas pendejo escritor, El Secreto gana, no mames guey.
Posted by JJ on 2010-03-08 at 01:12:37
"El secreto de sus ojos" is the best picture of the year, even better tahn the The Hurt Locker and Avatar. The second place is for A Prophet
Posted by noelia on 2010-03-08 at 01:13:20
che eric !!! a ver si se te cae algún argumento para semejante payasada
Posted by gabe on 2010-03-08 at 01:31:30
I honestly didnt understand what the white ribbon is about, you get to realize it is about pre world war only because critics say so, otherwise the message is totally unclear. Congratulatios Argentina, well deserved.
Posted by Marcos on 2010-03-08 at 01:50:24
Just one question: Have YOU seen The Secret in Their Eyes?????
Posted by Sten on 2010-03-08 at 01:57:07
Taking that you probably haven't seen the movie, this article is absurd, not objective and pointless.
The Secret in their Eyes was amazing and I'm happy it won. Greetings from Estonia.
Posted by Pablo on 2010-03-08 at 02:39:18
Who the heck are you to comment a movie, first of all? A frustrated cinema critic? Or just a qualified gossip? Better go watch the A-Team, that's a program for people like you...
Posted by Peter Brandt Nielsen on 2010-03-08 at 06:09:06
"the Academy's system for selecting not only the best picture winner but the noms is a faulty one"
Nominations perhaps, but I think the winner is selected by a simple vote among Academy members who have attended screenings.
Posted by Peter Brandt Nielsen on 2010-03-08 at 06:10:27
"the Academy's system for selecting not only the best picture winner but the noms is a faulty one"
Nominations perhaps, but I think the winner is selected by a simple vote among Academy members who have attended screenings.
Posted by paz on 2010-03-08 at 07:31:16
shut up!
Posted by Diego on 2010-03-08 at 12:19:41
Chupala, y seguila chupando!!
Vamos argentina!! Vamo el secreto!!! Vamos latinoamerica!!
Viva Chavez, y viva Peron carajo!!
Patria socialista o muerte, venceremos!!
Posted by Matías on 2010-03-09 at 09:29:06
What? That Diego kid who wrote above is a sucker. I'm from argentina too, and the film criticises something that happened during Perón last presidence, the triple A thing.
Some people got the film wrong, but just because the film is argentinian, and won a prize, they love it.
There is much better films in our country...
But, for the record, that's just the way we are. And that's why everybody hates us.
Posted by gerardo on 2010-03-14 at 21:44:53
A guy can change anything. His face, his home, his family, his girlfriend, his religion,his God. But there's one thing he can't change. He can't change his passion... "Pablo Sandoval" from "The Secret in their Eyes"
Posted by zack on 2010-03-15 at 05:26:20
You must be kiddin! The storytelling of this film is amazing, and it was screaming for an Oscar
Posted by elina on 2010-03-16 at 22:55:02
Que determina que una pelicula sea increible? si es querer verla de nuevo 2, 3, 10 veces, y maravillarte cada vez, para mi es la mejor en muchiiiisimos años. Y no solo porque sea argentina.