Oscar Predictions
Posted by pauliesplatform on February 23, 2008
OK, the big night is tomorrow night so here are my Oscar predictions in the “Big 8″ categories. For each I will give you who I think will win followed by who I think should win in each category.
Best Picture: will win: “No Country for Old Men;” should win: “Juno”
Best Actor: will win: Daniel Day-Lewis for “There Will Be Blood;” should win: Tommy Lee Jones for “In the Valley of Elah”
Best Actress: will win: Julie Christie for “Away From Her;” should win: Christie
Best Supporting Actor: will win: Javier Bardem for “No Country for Old Men;” should win: Tom Wilkinson for “Michael Clayton.”
Best Supporting Actress: will win: Tilda Swinton for “Michael Clayton;” should win: Swinton
Best Director: will win: Joel & Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men;” should win: Tony Gilroy for “Michael Clayton”
Best Original Screenplay: will win: Diablo Cody for “Juno;” should win: Cody
Best Adapted Screenplay: will win: Joel & Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men;” should win: Sarah Polley for “Away From Her.”
Yes, I am partial toward three movies on this list: “Juno,” “Michael Clayton” and “Away From Her” but they truly were three of the best films of 2007 and I’d love to see them rewarded. For my money the most amazing nominee on this entire list is 28-year old actress Sarah Polley, who not only wrote the adaptation of “Away From Her” but also made her directorial debut with the film. That a 28-year old can come to understand Alzheimer’s disease at such a young age and then produce the movie that she did is simply an amazing accomplishment. Hopefully the Academy will go against the grain and give her the prize. We’ll see. Anyway, that’s my two cents.
