Oscar Predictions

I used to be famous for my Oscar Prognostications -- I once won a newspaper contest 3 years running. I don't pay as much attention to the competition as I used to, but in case you need some picks, here ya go:

BEST PICTURE
No Country for Old Men

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie, Away from Her

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ruby Dee, American Gangster

BEST DIRECTOR
The Coen Brothers, No Country for Old Men

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Coen Brothers, No Country for Old Men

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, Juno

BONUS PREDICTION
Host Jon Stewart will do a better job than Ellen DeGeneres (Carrot Top could do better than she did), but he'll still pale in comparison to Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.

2/25 Edit:

Six out of eight right -- not too shabby! The ones I missed were Best Actress (Winner: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose -- never heard of her or the film) and Best Supporting Actress (Winner: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton -- I had originally picked her before I changed it to Ruby Dee. I thought Dee would get the sentimental vote, but apparently not. Cruel, unsentimental Academy voters!)

Comments

[David J. Montgomery]

Oh, and in case it's not obvious, "Ratatouille" will win Best Animated Feature.

(Lamentably for someone who used to review movies, I haven't seen a single one of these films.)

[Deborah Graff]

I fondly remember the year I won a prize at someone's oscar party thanks to your picks.

I've seen Juno--that's it.

Carrot Top should definitely host next year. Think of the budget he would get for his props, not to mention the money he could invest in a few more plastic surgeries to prepare for the big night.

[Cameron Hughes]

I think its a crime I've never hosted the Oscars! I'm young! Hip! Adorably crippled!

[Naomi]

You should definitely see LA VIE EN ROSE. Excellent biopic, probably one of the best I've ever seen of a singer's story. Instead of a straight chronological structure, the film seamlessly moves into different time periods, withholding some important information until the very end. Marion Cotillard was magnificent. I could hardly believe the gorgeous young actress accepting her Oscar was the same person in the movie.