2008 Oscar Predictions

It's the time of the year when I make my predictions for the Oscars. This year marks 80 years of the Oscar. The Academy always seems to give us a few surprises so I will try my best to out smart them this year.

Best Picture:

Atonement

Juno

Michael Clayton

No Country For Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Best Actor:

George Clooney - Michael Clayton

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

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

Tommy Lee Jones - In The Valley Of Elah

Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Best Actress :

Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Julie Christie - Away From Her

Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose

Laura Linney - The Savages

Ellen Page - Juno

Best Supporting Actor:

Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War

Hal Holbrook - Into The Wild

Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Best Supporting Actress:

Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Ruby Dee - American Gangster

Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone

Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Best Director:

Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

Jason Reitman - Juno

Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men

Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood

Best Animated Feature:

Persepolis

Ratatouille

Surf's Up

Best Cinematography:

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

Atonement

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

No Country For Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Best Foreign Language Film:

Beaufort

The Counterfeiters

Katyn

Mongol

12

Best Documentary Feature:

No End In Sight

Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience

Sicko

Taxi To The Dark Side

War/Dance

Best Original Screenplay:

Diablo Cody - Juno

Nancy Oliver - Lars And The Real Girl

Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Brad Bird - Ratatouille

Tamara Jenkins - The Savages

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Christopher Hampton - Atonement

Sarah Polley - Away From Her

Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men

Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood