2008 Oscar Predictions

Hey there,

It's a strange Oscar season.  Due to the Writers Strike, no one quite knows what will happen with the actual ceremony, thus there is an odd air of ambiguity regarding the whole process. My predictions indicate a pervasive darkness to the nominees. In my heart, I'm hopeful all this darkness will be embraced, but my brain tells me some big compromises will be made and some random "happy" movies will be represented.  

Here are my current thoughts for the nominations;

Best Picture

Atonement

Into the Wild

No Country for Old Men

Sweeney Todd

There Will Be Blood

Best Actress

Helena Bonham-Carter in Sweeney Todd

Julie Christie in Away from Her

Marion Cotilliard in La Vie en Rose

Keira Knightley in Atonement

Ellen Page in Juno

Best Actor

George Clooney in Michael Clayton

Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood

Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd

Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild

Denzel Washington in American Gangster

Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There

Catherine Keener in Into the Wild

Saoirse Ronan in Atonement

Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone

Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton

Best Supporting Actor

Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James

Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War

Hal Holbrook in Into the Wild

Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson/There Will Be Blood

Tim Burton/Sweeney Todd

Joel Coen & Ethan Coen/No Country for Old Men

Ridley Scott/American Gangster

Julian Schnabel/The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The End, for now.