21 January 2008

Oscar Nomination Predictions

Okay, so let's forget for the moment that there may actually be no Oscars this year; since the nominations are going to be announced on Tuesday, 22 January 2008, here are my predictions (ranked in likelihood of winning).

Mind you, these are not who I think should be nominated, but who will be nominated...

[Hint: the photos give away my preferences from the likely nominees.]

Best Picture



No Country for Old Men
Atonement

There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Juno

Best Director



Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton

Best Actor



Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild


Best Actress



Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley, Atonement
Ellen Page, Juno

Best Supporting Actor



Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook, Into The Wild
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

Best Supporting Actress



Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement

Best Original Screenplay



Diablo Cody, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl
Judd Apatow, Knocked Up [Oh God...]

Best Adapted Screenplay



Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Christopher Hampton, Atonement

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