Most Deserving Oscar Wins of the 2010's

My idol Nathaniel Rogers (who I had the pleasure of interviewing last semester) posted a list yesterday of his favorite Oscar wins from the past few years; the 2010's, which got me thinking about my favorites. Looking back, I see some really.... not so great wins, but among the rubble, there are some truly deserving, rich wins that I applaud the Academy for. Let's take a look, shall we?

David Fincher & Ben Affleck Team Up for "Gone Girl" (Trailer)

After 2011's "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", it was anticipated that Academy Award Nominee David Fincher would be locked into finishing the trilogy with Dragon Tattoo's sequels "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" and "The Girl Who Played With Fire". However, Fincher has made no such plans, in fact, a screenplay for the second film hasn't been written. Instead, Fincher is adapting the popular novel "Gone Girl" into a film.

Amy Adams channels Elphaba from Wicked, Tarantino's Next Film & More Stories

My school closed today due to the large amount of snow we got yesterday, so I'm planning on not really doing much today except keeping warm and watching movies. However, I found a few things I thought you all would find interesting. So, enjoy!

• The Huffington Post (courtesy of TMZ) posted a video of Amy Adams singing "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked during karaoke. It's a little raw/rough, but god I can't say I don't love this woman.
• Why Are The Oscars Wrong For Young Women?
• Why are MORE Best Picture Nominees actually thinning out the number of actual contenders?
• Trent Reznor, hot off of his Academy Award winning score for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is back with another project
• Quentin Tarantino's screenplay for "Hateful Eight" leaked, and he's not happy about it.
• The Film Experience came up with a list for 10 actors in need of Oscar Nominations. I agree wholeheartedly with this list, and I highly recommend reading through it