Much to my own chagrin (if that's possible), but to the for-sure delight of my family, who is out to get me in our annual Oscar pool, I present to you my picks (
Wills and
Want tos) for this year's Academy Awards. I reserve the right to change my mind on some of these prior to Oscar night. Then again, maybe I'm just posting this to throw them off (and it's not like I'll be able to remember my picks for the short subjects, anyway...)?
| Category | Will win | Want to Win |
| Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | There Will Be Blood |
| Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Best Actress | Julie Christie | Laura Linney |
| Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Javier Bardem |
| Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett | Cate Blanchett |
| Best Original Screenplay | Juno | Juno |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | No Country for Old Men | There Will Be Blood |
| Best Foreign Film | Katyn | ??? (haven't seen one) |
| Best Documentary Feature | No End in Sight | ??? (have seen only one) |
| Best Art Direction | There Will Be Blood | There Will Be Blood |
| Best Costume Design | Sweeney Todd | Across the Universe |
| Best Makeup | Pirates of the Carribean... | Pirates of the Carribean... |
| Best Sound Editing | There Will Be Blood | There Will Be lood |
| Best Sound Mixing | The Bourne Ultimatum | don't care |
| Best Visual Effects | Pirates of the Carribean... | The Golden Compass |
| Best Original Song | ''That's How You Know,'' Enchanted | ''Falling Slowly,'' Once |
| Best Original Score | Atonement | Atonement |
| Best Documentary Short | La Corona (The Crown) (?) | ??? |
| Best Live Action Short | Le Mozart des Pickpockets (?) | ??? |
| Best Animated Short | My Love (Moya Lyubov) (?) | ??? |
| Best Editing | The Bourne Ultimatum | The Bourne Ultimatum |
| Best Cinematography | No Country for Old Men | No Country for Old Men |
| Best Animated Feature | Ratatouille | Persepolis |
9 people have chosen wisely: on "There Will Be No Atonement for Michael "Juno" Clayton"
The only one I'd adamantly disagree with is Cinematography. If No Country beats over Jesse James, the Oscar people don't deserve to watch movies.
Jesse James *was* cinematography, purely.
No Country for Old Men has certainly caught on to the award fever.
Check out this UCBcomedy.com parody of their trailers:
http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/966
We get it, you love 'There Will Be Blood'. I loved it too, but thought 'No Country...' was still better. However, it's kinda ridiculous to think it should win for best adapted screenplay. 'No Country' is an exquisite adaptation, while 'There Will Be Blood' drops nearly everything from it's source book 'Oil'. It's merely a jumping off point. Nothing more, nothing less. Not really worthy even of a nomination.
Obviously, we have differing thoughts on what's deserving - if No Country is as direct an adaptation as I've heard, then what's to reward? I'm of the opinion that the Original Screenplay award is many times more important and valid than Adapting, so I can't say that doing a word-for-word, literal adaptation really impresses me all that much. Anderson, meanwhile, took a base and turned it into something original. Far more deserving in my book.
Though I, like you, did like them both. Don't get me wrong there.
Viggo's performance in Eastern Promises has been, unfortunately, slighted by all reviewers. His was perfection, however because Daniel Day-Lewis is on the scene this year...his outstanding portrayal does not get the accolades it so richly deserves.
Mom, I know that's you...
what no love for transformers for special effects? i now the movie was total bay-town, but it did look amazing. i can't remember what's up for best original screenplay, but having seen juno and wished i hadn't i don't care what wins as long as it isn't that. no one should be allowed to make such 'please love me, i'm trying ever so hard to be cool' movies. how it got a best picture nom is completely beyond me.
@ TJ - many of the effects in Transformers were pretty cool. Unfortunately, the fights were brutal in my opinion, as I (and many others) couldn't tell who was fighting who, much less who was winning. That's pretty bad.
As for Juno, it seems to be a pretty divisive movie. I don't want or expect it to take Best Pic, but I'm fine with the screenplay getting some love, and I enjoyed it, despite the too cool for school beginning. It's good and fun, but not in the same world as No Country or Blood.
Fletch, you did about as well as me. That's not saying much... Captain Crash closed his eyes and pointed at the ballot, and he did better than I did.
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