January 25, 2008

Original Predictions

Does anyone have their original predictions of this year's Oscars? If you do, look at them and see how stupid you may feel or how incredible of a lucky guesser you are. Here is mine. I'm a sad, sad man! LOL. The asterik indicates my predicted winner. Share yours with us!

BEST PICTURE

AMERICAN GANGSTER*
RESERVATION ROAD
SWEENEY TODD
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
CHAPTER 27

BEST ACTOR

JOAQUIN PHOENIX-RESERVATION ROAD*
JOHNNY DEPP-SWEENEY TODD
VIGGO MORTENSEN-EASTERN PROMISES
DENZEL WASHINGTON-AMERICAN GANGSTER
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS-THERE WILL BE BLOOD

BEST ACTRESS

CATHERINE KEENER-AN AMERICAN CRIME*
NAOMI WATTS-EASTERN PROMISES
ANNE HATHAWAY-BECOMING JANE
JENNIFER CONNELLY-RESERVATION ROAD
NICOLE KIDMAN-HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE GOLDEN COMPASS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

TOM WILKINSON-MICHAEL CLAYTON*
MARK RUFFALO-RESERVATION ROAD
VINCENT CASSEL-EASTERN PROMISES
SACHA BARON COHEN-SWEENEY TODD
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN-CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

JULIE WALTERS-BECOMING JANE*
NATALIE PORTMAN-THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
HELENA BONHAM CARTER-SWEENEY TODD
JULIANNE MOORE-I’M NOT THERE
ELLEN PAGE-AN AMERICAN CRIME

BEST DIRECTOR

RIDLEY SCOTT-AMERICAN GANGSTER*
MIKE NICHOLS-CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
TERRY GEORGE-RESERVATION ROAD
TIM BURTON-SWEENEY TODD
MARC FOSTER-THE KITE RUNNER

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THERE WILL BE BLOOD*
EASTERN PROMISES
MICHAEL CLAYTON
SILK
CHAPTER 27

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

RESERVATION ROAD*
AMERICAN GANGSTER
SWEENEY TODD
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
THE KITE RUNNER

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4 comments:

  1. StevenJanuary 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    Hey don't feel too bad, that best actor lineup is pretty damn close.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    I don't remember all my original predictions, but I do remember my Best Picture lineup from about August:

    The Assassination of Jesse James
    American Gangster
    Atonement
    I'm Not There
    No Country For Old Men

    So not too bad, considering.

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  3. Brian EricksonJanuary 25, 2008 at 9:45 PM

    BEST PICTURE
    American Gangster
    Charlie Wilson's War
    The Kite Runner
    Lions for Lambs
    The Other Boleyn Girl

    0/5 in this category

    BEST DIRECTOR
    Ridley Scott - American Gangster
    Marc Forster - The Kite Runner
    Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
    Robert Redford - Lions for Lambs
    Mike Nichols - Charlie Wilson's War

    0/5

    BEST ACTOR
    Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
    Joaquin Phoenix - Reservation Road
    Denzel Washington - American Gangster
    Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War
    Alan Rickman - Snow Cake (I was convinced that this was going to be the indie of the year...not so much, huh?)

    1/5

    BEST ACTRESS
    Cate Blanchett - The Golden Age
    Sigourney Weaver - Snow Cake
    Meryl Streep - Lions for Lambs
    Sarah Jessica Parker - Spinning into Butter
    Norah Jones - My Blueberry Nights

    1/5

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
    Clive Owen-The Golden Age
    Alan Rickman-Sweeney Todd
    Russell Crowe-American Gangster
    Michael Peña-Lions for Lambs

    1/5

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRSS
    Toni Collette-Evening
    Cheryl Hines-Waitress
    Claire Danes-Evening
    Miranda Richardson-Spinning Into Butter
    Julia Roberts-Charlie Wilson's War

    0/5

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
    Waitress
    Snow Cake
    Lions for Lambs
    The Golden Age
    Eastern Promises

    0/5

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
    Sweeney Todd
    The Other Boleyn Girl
    American Gangster
    Charlie Wilson's War
    The Kite Runner

    0/5


    I love having a blog because it lets me access all of these now hilarious predix. I'm really horrible at first-round predix, so anymore, I just view them as a way to laugh 10 months from when I make them.

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  4. Rich BradleyJanuary 27, 2008 at 12:30 PM

    Why did I make predictions in March 2007? Who knows?

    Interesting that I had both Ellen Page and Javier Bardem, but in the wrong movies.

    Picture
    American Gangster
    Charlie Wilson’s War
    The Kite Runner
    Lions for Lambs
    Reservation Road
    (0/5)

    Director
    Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
    Marc Forster (The Kite Runner)
    Terry George (Reservation Road)
    Mike Nichols (Charlie Wilson’s War)
    Robert Redford (Lions for Lambs)
    (1/5)

    Actress
    Jennifer Connelly (Reservation Road)
    Catherine Keener (An American Crime)
    Julianne Moore (Savage Grace)
    Vanessa Redgrave (Evening)
    Meryl Streep (Lions for Lambs)
    (0/5)

    Actor
    Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner)
    Russell Crowe (3:10 to Yuma)
    Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
    Joaquin Phoenix (Reservation Road)
    Denzel Washington (American Gangster)
    (1/5)

    Supporting Actress
    Glenn Close (Evening)
    Keira Knightley (Atonement)
    Rachel McAdams (Married Life)
    Ellen Page (An American Crime)
    Meryl Streep (Evening)
    (0/5)

    Supporting Actor
    Eric Bana (The Other Boleyn Girl)
    Javier Bardem (Love in the Time of Cholera)
    Clive Owen (The Golden Age)
    Mark Ruffalo (Reservation Road)
    Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
    (1/5)

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