Sunday 24 February 2008
The Oscars 2008
Tonight I hope to roll out the red wine and sit down to watch The Oscars televised live on ABC at 7pm. I saw a lot of fine films in the past 12 months, although looking through the list of various nominees for the 80th Academy Awards, there was a lot that I missed. These are the key prizes with the Academies nominations and my tip for winner:
Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney in Michael Clayton
WINNER Daniel Day Lewis in There will be blood 8 I'm going to go with the Londoner to win his 2nd Oscar
Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet St
Tommy Lee Jones in In The Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises
Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck in Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
WINNER Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War 8 This man is a genius and he's brilliant in this great movie
Hal Holbrook in Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Julie Christie in Away From Her
WINNER Marion Cottilard in La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney in Savages
Ellen Page in Juno 8 I raved about this quirky small-budget film after I saw it, and the hilarious tomboy that is Ellen Page
Actress in a Supporting role
Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There 8 I'm going for the Aussie here
Ruby Dee in American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan in Atonement
Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone
WINNER Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
WINNER No Country For Old Men 8 One for the thriller lovers. A tough call this one, but I think this will win
There Will Be Blood
Best Animated film
Perspolis
WINNER Ratatouille 8 It has to be. I saw it twice with my son and then he made me buy the DVD
Surfs up
Best Director
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 8 A beautiful and amazing piece of work
Juno
Michael Clayton
WINNER No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Musical Score
WINNER Atonement
The Kite Runner 8 At last. This was my favourite film last year. Where are all it's other nominations fergodsake?
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma ¶ 13:56
Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney in Michael Clayton
WINNER Daniel Day Lewis in There will be blood 8 I'm going to go with the Londoner to win his 2nd Oscar
Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet St
Tommy Lee Jones in In The Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises
Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck in Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
WINNER Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War 8 This man is a genius and he's brilliant in this great movie
Hal Holbrook in Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth, The Golden Age
Julie Christie in Away From Her
WINNER Marion Cottilard in La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney in Savages
Ellen Page in Juno 8 I raved about this quirky small-budget film after I saw it, and the hilarious tomboy that is Ellen Page
Actress in a Supporting role
Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There 8 I'm going for the Aussie here
Ruby Dee in American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan in Atonement
Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone
WINNER Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
WINNER No Country For Old Men 8 One for the thriller lovers. A tough call this one, but I think this will win
There Will Be Blood
Best Animated film
Perspolis
WINNER Ratatouille 8 It has to be. I saw it twice with my son and then he made me buy the DVD
Surfs up
Best Director
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 8 A beautiful and amazing piece of work
Juno
Michael Clayton
WINNER No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Musical Score
WINNER Atonement
The Kite Runner 8 At last. This was my favourite film last year. Where are all it's other nominations fergodsake?
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma ¶ 13:56
