Monday, June 16, 2008

David's 1st predictions

I always feel funny about offering predictions for the Oscars when they are several months away, especially since I'm sure there will be films in the top categories we haven't heard about yet, and some of the favorites right now probably won't end up nominated for the big prize (Into The Wild last year, Dreamgirls two years ago), but it's still fun to compare them once we make the final predictions before the official announcement, so here's my early predictions for the big 8 categories:
BEST PICTURE
Che
Doubt
The Exchange
Revolutionary Road
The Road
BEST DIRECTOR
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Clint Eastwood - The Exchange
David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road
Steven Soderbergh - Che
BEST ACTOR
Josh Brolin - W
Benicio Del Toro - Che
Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
BEST ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie - The Exchange
Laura Linney - The Other Man
Sophie Okonedo - Skin
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Russell Crowe - Body Of Lies
Robert Downey, Jr. - The Soloist
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Liev Schreiber - Defiance
Michael Sheen - Frost/Nixon
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - Doubt
Kathy Bates - Revolutionary Road
Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Viola Davis - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Burn After Reading
Che
The Exchange
Synecdoche, New York
WALL-E
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Revolutionary Road
The Road
As I said, we'll see how it all pans out... To be continued!

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