The cameras have stopped rolling and the lights have dimmed, and now is the time for the nominees to sit back and wait to see how their movie fairs on Oscar night. In 4 days we will know what the best movie of the year was and what actor and actress gave the best performance at least according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the 79th awards presentation of the academy and this years theme is "memorable movie quotes". Below are my predictions on who will be taking home an Oscar on Sunday night. My predictions are not necessarily for movies or actors I actually enjoyed this year but for those movies and actors that I believe the academy voted for this year. Here are the predictions :
BEST PICTURE:
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN
DIRECTING:
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93
ACTOR -- LEADING:
Leonardo DiCaprio – BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling – HALF NELSON
Peter O’Toole – VENUS
Will Smith – THE PURSUIT
OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING
OF SCOTLAND
ACTOR -- SUPPORTING:
Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley – LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou – BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED
ACTRESS -- LEADING:
Penélope Cruz – VOLVER
Judi Dench – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep – THE DEVIL WEARS
PRADA
Kate Winslet – LITTLE CHILDREN
ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING:
Adriana Barraza – BABEL
Cate Blanchett – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi – BABEL
ANIMATED FEATURE:
CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN’S LABYRINTH
WATER
ORIGINAL SCORE:
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN
ORIGINAL SONG:
“I Need to Wake Up”
– AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
“Listen” – DREAMGIRLS
“Love You I Do” – DREAMGIRLS
“Our Town” – CARS
“Patience” – DREAMGIRLS
SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED:
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF
AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT
GLORIOUS NATION OF
KAZAKHSTAN
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL:
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN
VISUAL EFFECTS:
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS
FILM EDITING:
BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93
MAKEUP:
APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN’S LABYRINTH
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY
DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS
SHORT FILM -- ANIMATED:
THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS
SHORT FILM -- LIVE ACTION:
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA
(BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY
SOUND MIXING:
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
DREAMGIRLS
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
SOUND EDITING:
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
ART DIRECTION:
DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN’S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
THE PRESTIGE
COSTUME DESIGN:
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN
3 comments:
Cool post Jarod. We'll see if your prophetic skills come true or if we'll be needing to stone you. Listen, I've been meaning to ask... why in this world do you like "Blue Like Jazz"? I agree it's an enjoyable read, but it's awful theology! Defend thyself.
I agree that the theology is awful, but the reason I like it is because it presents how Christians should be living; not just saying that the homeless should be fed or that injustice should be stood against but actually doing these things. I do think that it would have more of an impact though if the theology was better. I have not finished the book. I am a little over half way through. My sister gave me the book a while back and I have been putting off reading it because I heard that it was not very good theologically, but I think it does have a good message that I hope does not get lost in the theological errors. When I am finished reading it, I may write a critic of the book.
I do see what you're saying, Jarod. I would view the book (which conservative me did read!) as a rebuke of conservative Christianity. We need to heed some of his warnings. So in that sense, I concur with your opinion.
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