For the record, here are my picks in each category for tonight’s Academy Awards… Best Picture: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MENDirector: The Coen BrothersBest Actress: Marion CotillardBest Actor: Daniel Day-LewisBest Supporting Actress: Tilda SwintonBest Supporting Actor: Javier BardemBest Adapted Screenplay: THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLYBest Original Screenplay: JUNOBest Animated Feature: PERSEPOLISBest Animated Short: I…
Pictures of You
So as the sun rises on this Sunday morning, we’ve finally reached the end of the yellow-brick road for another year. My predictions for picture and director after the jump… Best director should be something less than a nail biter. I must digress to mention that for all the unpredictability in what films would be…
Stacked Actors
There’s just one more sleep until Oscar Night, and I can’t help but wonder if all these categories are going to be as predictable as they seem to be shaping up, or if we have a surprise or two in store.My calls for the two lead actor categories after the jump. As the old saying…
All the Old Show Stoppers
More predictions in store today, this time I take aim at the supporting players.The two categories are almost direct opposites of one another – where supporting actress could feasibly go to any of the five nominees, supporting actor is pretty much a dead lock. My thoughts on each category after the jump. I’ll start supporting…
What’s The Story Morning Glory?
With just days to go until The Oscars, and having seen all but one of the films nominated in the big eight categories, I figured it was about time to stick my neck out and make my predictions. Now again, I must remind everyone, that I’ve won as many Oscar pools as I have World…
Sun Comes Up, It’s Tuesday Morning
As a movie fan, it’s one of my most anticipated days of the year. Oscar nominees will be announced at 8:30 today – check back soon and see who got the nod and who got the snub! Edit – They’re In…and there are surprises…more as fast as I can type… Best PictureATONEMENTJUNOMICHAEL CLAYTONNO COUNTRY FOR…
What’s Up?
Take W’s look of confusion…apply it to the topic of handicapping the Oscar race…slap it on my face. It’d be rather appropriate at the moment. There’s a lottery in Ontario who’s slogan is “Anything Can happen. Anyone Can Win.” That might make for a good motto for the 2008 Academy Awards too. You see, last…