These are not necessarily what I think SHOULD win – but what I think WILL win. I will not editorialize here in this post (except to say that the fact that Zodiac was snubbed all around is totally baffling to me. That was the best movie I saw last year, hands down. Not to mention the all-around snub of The Darjeeling Limited which was also one of my favorites from last year). So this post is just a declaration of my intentions. I won the Oscar pool last year at Dublin 6 (I chose Lives of Others over Pan’s Labyrinth as best Foreign Language film and that made all the difference between me and 200 bucks) – and I want to win it again. Normally I’m all “ooh, I’ll jinx it if I say it beforehand” but right now? No. Let’s be open and clear.
There are some awards I am more invested in than others (JULIE CHRISTIE JULIE CHRISTIE) … but here’s what I think WILL win. Let’s see how I do.
Best Picture
No Country For Old Men
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress
Julie Christie
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Original Screenplay
Juno
Best Adapted Screenplay
No Country For Old Men
Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille
Best Art Direction
Sweeney Todd
Best Cinematography
There Will Be Blood
Best Costume Design
Atonement (we’ll throw ’em a bone)
Best Documentary
No End in Sight
Best Documentary Short Subject
Sari’s Mother
Best Film Editing
No Country For Old Men
Best Foreign Film
The Counterfeiters
Best Makeup
La Vie en Rose
Best Original Score
Atonement (throw ’em another bone)
Best Original Song
“Falling Slowly”
Best Animated Short
I Met the Walrus
Best Live Action Short
The Tonto Woman
Best Sound Editing
There Will Be Blood
Best Sound Mixing
Transformers
Best Visual Effects
Transformers
