Entertainment Weekly predicts the Oscar nominations...

...in what they call "the most uncertain season ever."

BEST PICTURE:

Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

BEST ACTOR:

George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

BEST ACTRESS:

Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

BEST DIRECTOR:

Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Joe Wright, Atonement

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Brad Bird, Ratatouille
Diablo Cody, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson's War



On the whole, I'd say it's "on the money."

Might slip in (my guesses):

Frank Langella for Best Actor
Amy Adams for Best Actress
Tommy Lee Jones for Best Supporting Actor
Jennifer Garner for Best Supporting Actress

Strong possibilities, all.
EW link

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It's just so disappointingly white.

And were women given much to do this year?

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"And were women given much to do this year?"

The usual.

Sing, lose their minds, and die.

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Forgot that. Yep.

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"I'd give any one of them an Oscar in a second for their work in their respective films."

That may be the case literally, if the strike rages on.

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Best Actress will be between Marion & Julie. I personally, want Marion to win. Her performance was beyond extraordinary!

Robbiej, what do you mean when you say that it's disappointingly white? What does one's race have to do with determining a nomination or a win?

Although it might not be the strongest year in recent memory for women in front of the camera, it IS notable that this may (and most likely will) be the first year women outnumber men in the Best Original Screenplay race.

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There was a time when awards shows aired,
With their jokes written down,
And the mood was exciting...
There was a time when it felt colorblind
And the world played along,
And Best Song wasn't fright'ning.
There was a time,
Then it all went wrong.

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The only race that is interesting to me at all is Best Actress, the others seems to be pretty much the usual suspects (Best Actor, anyways). I also like the Best Supporting Actress race as well.

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No, you don't need to spell it out. Every year is different. Some years the films and the choices are fantastic. Other years, it's a little slower, a little less diverse. Remember a few years back when women in films dominated the Oscars..........."Chicago," "Far From Heaven" and "The Hours" were all in the same year?

Nicole Kidman was wonderful in "The Hours." I personally wanted Julianne Moore to win for "Far From Heaven." Many felt that when Nicole won for "The Hours," it was her makeup award from "Moulin Rouge" when she was the expected winner. Halle Berry won that year.

Updated On: 1/11/08 at 05:34 PM

So you all think Sweeney Todd will be completely shut out, huh?

"So you all think Sweeney Todd will be completely shut out, huh?"

Except for Johnny. They presented it as "The Johnny Depp Show" so I'm not surprised.

Tim and Helena have a chance but not a huge one... although I would love to see Helena recognized for her work. I just don't "predict" that she will be.

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Updated On: 1/11/08 at 05:39 PM

they constantly do that--award people a year (or two or three) after they should have won.

Crowe winning for Gladiator instead of The Insider is another.

that's why I think you can engrave best actor with ddl. not only is he exquisite, he's due from his gangs of new york loss.

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