The What's Up Oscars

Last year at What’s Up Movement we made a more fan accessible Oscar ballot. The goal was to show a list of well-reviewed films and performances that better resonated with the common moviegoer, the popcorn buying fan, not art house features. This year for Oscar week, we continue that tradition by drawing from a pool of all the films that earned scores of four arrows or better in the W^M rating system during 2012. All actual Oscar nominees are disqualified. (One snuck in there for a different role.) This is the “What’s Up Oscars.”

Best Picture

21 Jump Street

The Amazing Spider-Man

Chronicle

Cloud Atlas

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lawless

Looper

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Woman in Black

Best Actor

Daniel Craig- Skyfall

Logan Lerman- Perks of Being a Wallflower

Joseph Gordon Levitt- Looper

Daniel Radcliffe- The Woman in Black

Channing Tatum- 21 Jump Street

Best Supporting Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal- End of Watch

Tom Hardy- The Dark Knight Rises | Lawless

Tom Hiddleston- The Avengers

Michael Pena- End of Watch

Ben Whishaw- Cloud Atlas | Skyfall

Best Actress

Halle Berry- Cloud Atlas

Jennifer Lawrence- The Hunger Games

Noomi Rapace- Prometheus

Zoe Saldana- The Words

Charlize Theron- Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt- Looper

Judi Dench- Skyfall

Anne Hathaway- The Dark Knight Rises

Busy Phillips- Pitch Perfect

Emma Stone- The Amazing Spider-Man

Just for fun, here are a few non-Oscar categories.

Best Ensemble Cast

The Avengers

Cloud Atlas

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Skyfall

Best Bit Performance

Benedict Cumberbatch- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Liam Neeson- The Dark Knight Rises

Nick Offerman- 21 Jump Street

Paul Rudd- The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Cobie Smulders- The Avengers

Best Underrated Picture

John Carter

Lawless

Man on a Ledge

Total Recall

The Words

So would you be more likely to get invested in an Oscar broadcast with this cast of nominees? Leave your picks in the replies.