Nerd time!

So,the '08 Oscar Nominees were announced and it's actually a supirsingly solid year at the Academy Awards.

I'd like to talk about a few of the nominees. Be forewarned. This post is going to be EXTREMELY nerdy and if you don't give a crap about the Oscars or haven't seen any of these movies than... just stop reading now.

Best Picture of the Year Nominees:

Juno

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Michael Clayton

Atonement

My Predictions: Juno will not win. They nominate an underdog film every year as way of seeming diverse. Juno is this year's Little Miss Sunshine. It willwin the Original Screenplay, but it wont even come close to Best Picure. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood seem a little too gritty for the Academy. I am of the opinon that Atonement will win. It is utter Oscar bait. A melodramatic love story with a bit of war thrown in. It's definitely going to win and if I'm wrong then... I'll be wrong, but I don't really see much hope for anything other than Atonement. I do want to comment on my suprise at Michael Clayton's nomination. I saw it and I really liked it, but it doesn't really seem the Oscar type. I would be completely shocked if it came from behind and won. If I had my way, though, No Country would win hands down.

Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominees:

Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah

Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

George Clooney - Michael Clayton

My Prediction: This is actually a tough one. I have my personal preference (Johnny Depp), but I seriously don't see Johnny Depp being awarded for playing a serialkiller/barber. As great as he was I just don't see it. I'm thinking they'll either choose Daniel Day-Lewis or George Clooney. This is a tough one to predict though.

Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominees:

Ellen Page -Juno

Laura Linney - The Savages

Marion Cotillard- La Mome (La Vie en Rose)

Julie Christie - Away from Her

Cate Blanchett- Elizabeth: The Golden Age

My Prediction: I'm seriously thinking they'll give it to Ellen Page. Since they probably wont be giving Juno the best picture they'll probably give it other awardsto make themselves feel better. I wouldn't be suprised if they gave it to her. The only other performance that I know anything about is Marion Cotillard and I reallyliked her. Her performance was dramatic enough that I could see them giving it to her as well. As with Lead Actor this is one that is hardto predict.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees:

Casey Affleck - The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War

Hal Halbrook - Into the Wild

Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton


My Predictions: I'm torn with this category. I love Tom Wilkinson. He's one of my favorite actors basically ever and he was great in Michael Clayton but I was absoloutley chilled to my very core by Javier Bardem in No Country. I'm still dying to see Assasination of Jesse James and I've heard that Casey Affleck was amazing in this movie. My prediction for the winner of this category is actually my personal preference: Javier Bardem. If he doesn't win it will be the biggest sin the Academy has commited since giving the award to A Beautiful Mind instead of Fellowship of the Ring. Tom Wilkinson still rocks though.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees:

Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Ruby Dee - American Gangster

Saorise Ronan - Atonement

Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone

Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Prediction: I have no prediction for this category.I will say though that I really want to see I'm Not There, American Gangster, and Gone Baby Gone.

Best Director Nominees:

Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood

Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men

Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Jason Reitman - Juno

Julian Schnabel - Le Scaphandre et le papillion (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

Predictions: Give it to the Coen Brothers! Give it to them! They deserve it! P.T. Anderson deserves one at some point, but this year it needs to go to the Coens! I really want to see Diving Bell, but I really think that the Coens deserve it this year. And more than likely they will take it.

In other categories Juno will win Best Original Screenplay and No Country for Old Men will (and should) win Best Adapted Screenplay.

I don't really care about all the other categories, but I do hope Falling Slowly wins for Best Original Song. More than likely all those stupid Enchanted songs have a better chance.

Ok,the end.