'Social Network' Scores 2011's ACE Eddie Award
And the race continues
Another feather is now in the cap of David Fincher's The Social Network and this is a big one as the American Cinema Editors have awarded it and its editing team, consisting of Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, top honors in the drama category. Network beat out fellow nominees Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum), The Fighter (Pamela Martin), Inception (Lee Smith) and The King's Speech (Tariq Anwar). As for the Oscar nominations, by comparison, the only difference in nominees is 127 Hours was nominated rather than Inception.
The Eddie nominees were announced on January 14, and back then I wrote, "If Network gets the win we can pretty much close the door on the Oscars." I also mentioned the notable statistic that six out of the last ten winners of the Eddie in the Best Feature Film (Dramatic) category have gone on to win Oscar's Best Picture. On top of that, the last nine winners have gone on to win Best Editing at the Oscars, an all important award when trying to predict Best Picture.
Obviously, the tide has turned since I wrote that line about Network winning as it was the perceived lock back in January until The King's Speech went on its little win streak. Does this win throw the momentum back to The Social Network? It certainly doesn't hurt, but it's not a guarantee.
A win for Best Editing doesn't always mean a win for Best Picture. Over the last ten years, six of the Best Picture winners went on to win both awards. This is a year that's shaping up for a split, not only in the Editing category, but possibly in the director category as well. What this win for Social Network does, more than anything else, is make predicting the Oscars a little tougher, and I'm not complaining.
In the other categories the winners included Exit Through the Gift Shop, Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3. I have included the winners along with the rest of the nominees directly below and have also updated the Oscar Overture with these latest results. Head over there for a clear picture at the precursor race leading up to next Sunday's Oscars.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
- Black Swan, Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
- The Fighter, Pamela Martin
- Inception, Lee Smith, A.C.E.
- The King's Speech, Tariq Anwar
- The Social Network, Angus Wall, A.C.E. and Kirk Baxter
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
- Alice in Wonderland, Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
- Easy A, Susan Littenberg
- The Kids Are All Right, Jeffrey M. Werner
- Made in Dagenham, Michael Parker
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
- Despicable Me, Gregory Perler and Pam Ziegenhagen
- How To Train Your Dragon, Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. and Darren T. Holmes, A.C.E.
- Toy Story 3, Ken Schretzmann and Lee Unkrich, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY:
- Exit Through the Gift Shop, Tom Fulford and Chris King
- Inside Job, Chad Beck and Adam Bolt
- Waiting For "Superman", Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Greg Finton and Kim Roberts
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i dont think itlll make a big difference, but it would be cool if network upset after all
Why is Alice being considered a comedy? I loved the editing, don't get me wrong, but seriously?
Would you have wanted MacGruber in it's place?
First it was boring with TSN as a frontrunner, then it was even more boring with TKS as a frontrunner, now after BAFTAs and this the race finally appears to be interesting and pretty tight. My bet for BP is Speech, but all my hope is on TSN, and I believe Fincher has a very good chance to win Best Director no matter what. If that happens and in addition the film wins Adapted Screenplay and Editing (which are guaranteed), that would be just great even if it doesn't get Picture. I think Zimmer deserves to win Best Score, but if Reznor and Ross get it, I won't complain one bit, those were by far the two best scores of the year.
BTW, if Network wins Director, Editing and Screenplay, but not Picture, that would be only the first time since Traffic 10 years ago. I think the Best Director award will be by far the key moment of the whole show. If the presenter says "Tom Hooper", you can totally close the book right then and there. If he or she says "David Fincher", we all won't even notice how we move to the edge of our seats and bite our nails waiting for that Best Picture announcement.
I just can't be more agree with you.
I still think The King's Speech is going to win, but at least The Social Network probably won't be relegated to only winning screenplay.
The King's Speech = Safe Pick
The Social Network = Right Pick