Last week's news about the Oscar nominations was overshadowed by the untimely death of Heath Ledger, but they were released and as usual the powers that be messed up; not as badly as usual in some cases, but messed nonetheless. So, it is left up to me to fix it, since I do know all. So what follows will be the actual nominees and probable winner to be followed by my nominees and my winners.
Best Picture:
Actual nominees- No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, Michael Clayton, Juno, Atonement.
Probable Winner- No Country for Old Men.
My Nominees-No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, Michael Clayton, American Gangster, Charlie Wilson's War
My Winner- To be honest, I am kind of torn here. My heart wants to say Michael Clayton because I do love an underdog, but No Country for Old Men is really the best and most deserving picture. So I go with No Country for Old Men
Best Actor:
Actual Nominees- George Clooney(Michael Clayton), Daniel Day Lewis(There Will be Blood), Johnny Depp(Sweeney Todd), Tommy Lee Jones(In the Valley of Elah), Viggo Mortenson(Eastern Promises)
Probable Winner- Daniel Day Lewis.
My Nominees- Clooney, Lewis, Depp, Casey Affleck(Gone Baby Gone), Emile Hirsch(Into the Wild)
My Winner- I still believe George Clooney gave the most complete performance this year. He should win!
Best Actress: I have to claim ignorance to the actual nominees because I only saw 1 out of the 5.
Actual Nominees- Laura Linney(The Savages), Julie Christie(Away From her), Ellen Page(Juno), Cate Blanchett(Elizabeth: The Golden Age) Marion Cotillard( Mome, la)
Probable Winner- Julie Cristie. She is winning everything.
My Nominees- Page, Keri Russell(Waitress), Angelina Jolie(A Mighty Heart), Amy Adams(Enchanted), Keira Knightley(Atonement)
My Winner- Keri Russell. I thought she was perfect.
Best Supporting Actor:
Actual Nominees- Casey Affleck(Jesse James), Hal Holbrook(Into the Wild), Javier Bardem(No Country), Phillip Seymour Hoffman(Charlie Wilson's War), Tom Wilkinson(Michael Clayton)
Probable Winner- Javier Bardem. He is also winning everything.
My Nominees- Holbrook, Bardem, Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones(No Country), Chiwetel Ejiofor(Talk to me)
My Winner- I am unable to choose between Hal Holbrook's absolutely heart breaking performance and Javier Bardem's truly chilling performance. It is too close for me to call.
Best Supporting Actress:
Actual Nominees- Amy Ryan(Gone Baby Gone), Cate Blanchett(I'm not There), Ruby Dee(American Gangster), Tilda Swinton(Michael Clayton), Saoirse Ronan(Atonement)
Probable Winner- It is going to go to either Cate Blanchett or Amy Ryan, but most likely Blanchett.
My Nominees- Ryan, Dee, Swinton, Jennifer Garner(Juno), Catherine Keener(Into The Wild)
My Winner- I know this is probably my most out there winner, but I believe Jennifer Garner actually deserves it. I would have said Amy Ryan until I saw Garner in Juno. She stole my heart in that movie. That being said, Amy Ryan could win and I would be happy as well.
Best Director:
Actual Nominees- Coen Brothers (No Country), Paul Thomas Anderson(There Will be Blood), Tony Gilroy(Michael Clayton), Jason Reitman(Juno), Julian Schnabel(The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
Probable Winner- The Coen Brothers. It is their time.
My Nominees- Coen Brothers, Anderson, Gilroy, Ridley Scott(American Gangster), Sean Penn(Into the Wild)
My Winner- I have the same crisis here as I did with best picture. My heart wants Tony Gilroy, but The Coens actually deserve it more. No Country is a masterpiece.
I will not be doing the Screenplay categories, but I will say the fact that Knocked Up is not nominated in the best original screenplay category is just wrong.
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