It's that time of year! With the writer's strike over, the Oscars are sure to go on this Sunday. But who will win? I've got a few predictions that I care about if you're interested...
Best motion picture of the year
"Atonement" (Focus Features)
"Juno" (A Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production)
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... No Country for Old Men
I'D GIVE IT TO... There Will Be Blood
Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney in "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"
Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah"
Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Daniel Day-Lewis
I'D GIVE IT TO... Daniel Day-Lewis
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie in "Away from Her"
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose"
Laura Linney in "The Savages"
Ellen Page in "Juno"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Julie Christie
I'D GIVE IT TO... Marion Cotillard
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
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"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Javier Bardem
I'D GIVE IT TO... Javier Bardem
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in "I'm Not There"
Ruby Dee in "American Gangster"
Saoirse Ronan in "Atonement"
Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Tilda Swinton
I'D GIVE IT TO... Cate Blanchett
Achievement in directing
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" Julian Schnabel
"Juno" Jason Reitman
"Michael Clayton" Tony Gilroy
"No Country for Old Men" Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" Paul Thomas Anderson
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Joel and Ethan Coen
I'D GIVE IT TO... Paul Thomas Anderson
Adapted screenplay
"Atonement" Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
"Away from Her" Written by Sarah Polley
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
"No Country for Old Men" Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Paul Thomas Anderson
I'D GIVE IT TO... Joel and Ethan Coen
Original screenplay
"Juno" Written by Diablo Cody
"Lars and the Real Girl" Written by Nancy
Oliver
"Michael Clayton" Written by Tony Gilroy
"Ratatouille" Screenplay by Brad Bird
"The Savages" Written by Tamara Jenkins
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Diablo Cody
I'D GIVE IT TO... Brad Bird
Best animated feature film of the year
"Persepolis"
"Ratatouille"
"Surf's Up"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Ratatouille
I'D GIVE IT TO... Ratatouille
Best documentary feature
"No End in Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"
"Sicko"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"War/Dance"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... No End in Sight
I'D GIVE IT TO... Sicko
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Falling Slowly" from "Once"
"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted"
"Raise It Up" from "August Rush"
"So Close" from "Enchanted"
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted"
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Once
I'D GIVE IT TO... Once!
I can't wait to see Glen & Marketa sing!
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