{"id":55,"date":"2007-02-25T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2007-02-25T21:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elsweb.org\/serena\/2007\/02\/25\/predictions-sort-of\/"},"modified":"2007-02-25T14:04:23","modified_gmt":"2007-02-25T21:04:23","slug":"predictions-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elsweb.org\/serena\/2007\/02\/25\/predictions-sort-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions, sort of."},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is it that nobody watches the Academy Awards anymore? Even my MOST film-obsessed friends have responded to the suggestion with a disdainful look or roll of the eyes. Granted, it’s not the most reliable source of film judgment, but it’s fun to watch! (Not all the red carpet stuff. That’s boring.) But for years now, I’ve had a tradition of watching the Academy Awards. It’s always interesting to see which clips they pick for each nominee, watch the host crack bad jokes, and root for films you want to win. Am I the only one who still enjoys this? Bah.<\/p>\n

Tonight, I am watching the Academy Awards alone. I will cheer, I will laugh, I will glare, I will even throw things at the TV if necessary. And it will be glorious.<\/p>\n

That being said, I haven’t even seen half the films that have been nominated. But I’m going to make predictions all the same! (There’s nothing like uninformed attempts at future-reading.)<\/p>\n

ACTOR<\/strong>
\nLeonardo Di Caprio in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blood Diamond\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nRyan Gosling in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Half Nelson\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nPeter O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Toole in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Venus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nWill Smith in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Pursuit of Happyness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nForest Whitaker in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Last King of Scotland\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> Forest Whitaker
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> Peter O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Toole<\/em><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING ACTOR<\/strong>
\nAlan Arkin in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Miss Sunshine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJackie Earle Haley in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Children\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nDjimon Hounsou in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blood Diamond\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nEddie Murphy in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dreamgirls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nMark Wahlberg in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Departed\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> Eddie Murphy
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> Alan Arkin<\/em><\/p>\n

ACTRESS<\/strong>
\nPenelope Cruz in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Volver\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJudi Dench in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Notes on a Scandal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nHelen Mirren in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nMeryl Streep in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Devil Wears Prada\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nKate Winslet in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Children\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> Helen Mirren
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> Judi Dench (I always root for Judi Dench. Always. She is fabulous.)<\/em><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING ACTRESS<\/strong>
\nAdriana Barraza in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Babel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nCate Blanchett in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Notes on a Scandal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nAbigail Breslin in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Miss Sunshine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJennifer Hudson in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dreamgirls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nRinko Kikuchi in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Babel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> Jennifer Hudson
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> Abigail Bresun<\/em><\/p>\n

ANIMATED FILM<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cars\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Happy Feet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Monster House\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cars\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Happy Feet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

ART DIRECTION<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dreamgirls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Good Shepherd\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chest\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Prestige\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dreamgirls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m rooting for this film for all 6 categories it was nominated in. It deserves to win everything it possibly can. If you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen it already, go out and do so immediately. It is spectacular.)<\/em><\/p>\n

CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Black Dahlia\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Children of Men\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Illusionist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Prestige\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Children of Men\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Deliver Us from Evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153An Inconvenient Truth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Iraq in Fragments\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jesus Camp\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My Country, My Country\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153An Inconvenient Truth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153An Inconvenient Truth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (The only one I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen, and while I do have some complaints with it, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty well-done and effective.)<\/em><\/p>\n

FOREIGN FILM<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153After the Wedding\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Denmark
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Days of Glory (Indigenes)\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Algeria
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lives of Others\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Germany
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mexico
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Water\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Canada
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lives of Others\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (pleeeaaase\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6)<\/em><\/p>\n

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Apocalypto\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Click\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Apocalypto\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

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ORIGINAL SCORE<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Babel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Good German\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Notes on a Scandal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Borat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Children of Men\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Departed\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Children\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Notes on a Scandal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Departed\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Children of Men\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Babel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Letters from Iwo Jima\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Miss Sunshine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Babel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Labyrinth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Babel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Alejandro Gonz\u00c3\u00a1lez I\u00c3\u00b1\u00c3\u00a1rritu
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Departed\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Martin Scorsese
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Letters from Iwo Jima\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Clint Eastwood
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Stephen Frears
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153United 93\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Paul Greengrass
\nLikely:<\/strong> Martin Scorsese
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> Alejandro Gonz\u00c3\u00a1lez I\u00c3\u00b1\u00c3\u00a1rritu<\/em><\/p>\n

BEST PICTURE<\/strong>
\nBabel
\nThe Departed
\nLetters from Iwo Jima
\nLittle Miss Sunshine
\nThe Queen
\nLikely:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Departed\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n Wishful Thinking:<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Miss Sunshine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Reactions to final results will be posted later :)<\/p>\n

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