And the Oscar goes to....

I have no idea who will win the prizes at this year's Academy Awards, but I know the folks I'd like to see win. Chime in below mine:

1. Best Picture: "Michael Clayton"

2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"

3. Actress: Julie Christie, "Away From Her"

4. Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"

5. Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"

6. Director: Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"

7. Foreign Film: I'll let Chris handle this one.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"

9. Original Screenplay: Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"

10. Animated Feature Film: "Ratatouille"

11. Art Direction: "The Golden Compass"

12. Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

13. Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum"

14. Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum"

15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli

16. Original Song: "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz

17. Costume: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"

18. Documentary Feature: "Sicko"

19. Documentary (short subject): Opps, didn't see any of them.

20. Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum"

21. Makeup: "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

22. Animated Short Film: "Peter & the Wolf"

23. Live Action Short Film: Again, no did see.

24. Visual Effects: "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

John

As long as Javier Bardem gets Best Supporting Actor I don't care about the rest of the awards. That dude was the devil incarnate...bar none the best villain I have EVER seen in a movie.

wow, and I thought I loved movies!!

The Oscar field is different this year. A relatively low-grossing film is almost a lock to win unless the irritating 'Juno' somehow sneaks in. "No Country" looks like the favorite I think "Blood" is too out there for most Academy voters. Out of the nominees, the only movie I have any enthusiasm for is Michael Clayton. Out of the rest of the field, Care Blanchette certainly ought to win. Yesterday I was looking through a bunch of music posters and came upon a picture, I thought "Oh, it's Cate Blanchette," but it turns out it was just Bob himself.

Out of the docs I've seen "No End in Sight" is the best. I think it'll win anyway.



The Foreign Film nominations this year are simply befuddling as the Academy voters passed over every single critically-praised film on the short list in favor of five candidates that hardly anyone even mentioned. I haven't seen any of them, and I don't think anyone other than the Academy selection committee has either. They passed up such huge critical favorites as "Secret Sunshine" and Palme d'Or winner "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days" in favor of these total obscurities. Who knows? They might be good. I doubt anyone will ever know.

[Post edited by csjlong on Feb 20, 2008]