The Mixed Martial Arts equivalent of “The Fighter” from last year, the only thing saving “Warrior” is headliner Tom Hardy (“Bronson” and “Inception”). There has also been tons of buzz surrounding Nick Nolte’s supporting role, but this year’s Best Supporting Actor category is probably the toughest to get into (with George Clooney, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, but more on that later). With an 84% on RottenTomatoes.com, there must be something I am missing about this film besides resembling “The Fighter” so closely, but when it comes to nomination time, I am still not sure this film will stack up.
BEST PICTURE
Produced by
Gavin O’Connor
Greg O’Connor
BEST DIRECTOR
Gavin O’Connor
BEST ACTOR
Joel Edgerton
Tom Hardy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nick Nolte
Frank Grillo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Morrison
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Gavin O’Connor
Anthony Tambakis
Cliff Dorfman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Masanobu Takayanagi
BEST ART DIRECTION
Dan Leigh (Production Designer)
Ron von Blomberg (Set Decorator)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Abigail Murray
BEST FILM EDITING
John Gilroy, A.C.E.
Sean Albertson, A.C.E.
Matt Chessé, A.C.E.
Aaron Marshall
BEST MAKE-UP
Felicity Bowring
Randy Westgate
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Mark Isham
BEST SOUND EDITING
Mark Mangini
Glenn T. Morgan, MPSE
BEST SOUND MIXING
Gary Summers
Christian P. Minkler
Peter J. Devlin
