BRETT RATNER'S OPEN LETTER TO HOLLYWOOD

Dear Colleagues,
Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a well-deserved earful from many of the people I admire most
in this industry expressing their outrage and disappointment over the hurtful and stupid things I
said in a number of recent media appearances. To them, and to everyone I’ve hurt and
offended, I’d like to apologize publicly and unreservedly.
As difficult as the last few days have been for me, they cannot compare to the experience of any
young man or woman who has been the target of offensive slurs or derogatory comments. And
they pale in comparison to what any gay, lesbian, or transgender individual must deal with as
they confront the many inequalities that continue to plague our world.
So many artists and craftspeople in our business are members of the LGBT community, and it
pains me deeply that I may have hurt them. I should have known this all along, but at least I
know it now: words do matter. Having love in your heart doesn’t count for much if what comes
out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted. With this in mind, and to all those who understandably
feel that apologies are not enough, please know that I will be taking real action over the coming
weeks and months in an effort to do everything I can both professionally and personally to help
stamp out the kind of thoughtless bigotry I’ve so foolishly perpetuated.
As a first step, I called Tom Sherak this morning and resigned as a producer of the 84th
Academy Awards telecast. Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest
moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association
with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.
I am grateful to GLAAD for engaging me in a dialogue about what we can do together to
increase awareness of the important and troubling issues this episode has raised and I look
forward to working with them. I am incredibly lucky to have a career in this business that I love
with all of my heart and to be able to work alongside so many of my heroes. I deeply regret my
actions and I am determined to learn from this experience.
Sincerely,
Brett Ratner

The InSneider's Top 10 and Worst 10 of 2010

Earlier this evening, Entertainment Weekly's John Young posted a Top 10 list that reminded me I hadn't formally posted one of my own.

Seven of John's Top 10 films made my own list, and I haven't seen I AM LOVE (his #10) or WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (his #8), though I have screeners of both. Clearly we have very similar taste in movies, as the only one we seem to disagree on is INCEPTION. While I admire Christopher Nolan's mind-bending original vision, I can't say I was a huge fan of his multi-layered narrative, which ultimately left me cold.

Without further ado, here are The InSneider's Top 10 Films of 2010, as well as the Worst 10 Films of 2010. Feel free to weigh in with your own in the comments section.

TOP 10

Honorable Mention: THE KING'S SPEECH, A SERBIAN FILM and MESRINE (PART I: KILLER INSTINCT & PART II: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1)

10. THE GHOST WRITER
9. EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
8. NEVER LET ME GO
7. CATFISH
6. THE FIGHTER
5. BLUE VALENTINE
4. BLACK SWAN
3. TOY STORY 3
2. KICK-ASS
1. THE SOCIAL NETWORK

WORST 10

Dishonorable Mention: DEFENDOR, DAYBREAKERS and CASE 39

10. TRON: LEGACY
9. SEX AND THE CITY 2
8. CITY ISLAND
7. THE KILLER INSIDE ME
6. REPO MEN
5. BURIED
4. DOUBLE TAKE
3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2. SOMEWHERE
1. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

FINAL 2011 OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS

Live from Sundance for the record...

BEST PICTURE

127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

ALT: Blue Valentine

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter

ALT: Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit

BEST ACTOR

Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

ALT: Jeff Bridges, True Grit

BEST ACTRESS

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

ALT: Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

ALT: John Hawkes, Winter's Bone

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Lesley Manville, Another Year
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

ALT: Barbara Hershey, Black Swan

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech

ALT: Blue Valentine

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

ALT: Rabbit Hole

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3

ALT: The Illusionist

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Client 9
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
The Tillman Story
Waiting for Superman

ALT: Waste Land

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

ALT: 127 Hours

BEST EDITING

127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network

ALT: Blue Valentine

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

127 Hours
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Tron: Legacy

ALT: How to Train Your Dragon