2007 Academy Awards
 

I'm surprised I haven't seen a thread on this one already. Any thoughts? Predictions? Do you care? ;)


BEST PICTURE
The Departed
The Queen
Babel
Little Miss Sunshine
Letters From Iwo Jima

BEST ACTRESS
Helen Mirren for The Queen
Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada
Judi Dench for Notes On A Scandal
Penelope Cruz for Volver
Kate Winslet for Little Children

BEST ACTOR
Peter O'Toole for Venus
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness
Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine
Adrianna Barraza for Babel
Rinko Kikuchi for Babel

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children
Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine
Mark Wahlberg for The Departed
Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond

Best Movie

Letters to Iwo Jima

Best Actress

Will: Helen Mirren
Should: Meryl Streep or Kate Winslet

Best Actor

Forest Whitaker

Best Supporting Actress

Will: Cate Blanchett
Should: Jennifer Hudson

Best Supporting Actor

Eddie Murphey

Best Director

Will: Clint Eastwood
Should: Paul Greengrass (United 93)

FYI: The reason I "say" this is because I thought United 93 was a great movie, yes it is incredibly hard to watch. I think it's one of those movies, you watch once and then probably never again. It's very hard to watch. Not to say that Letters to Iwo Jima isn't an amazing movie, because I'm sure it is (and would like to see it). I just kind of think that because Letters has got great reviews and Clint has won before that it's kind of like a "shoe in".

The good thing is that every category BUT Best Actor/Actress, Movie (and possibly supporting actor/actress) are critiqued by "masters" in the field. The categories I mentioned are voted upon by members of the academy, so basically it becomes a "popularity" contest and who you personally liked the best, whether they were in fact the best.

My Wish List
 

BEST PICTURE

Letters From Iwo Jima


BEST ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz for Volver


BEST ACTOR

Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
or
Mark Wahlberg for The Departed

These are my picks....

BEST PICTURE
Babel

BEST ACTRESS
Helen Mirren for The Queen

BEST ACTOR
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
*Does anyone else love Ryan Gosling?*

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
*haven't seen Dreamgirls yet, but the clips are amazing!*

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond

BEST PICTURE
The Departed
The Queen
Babel
My Pick: Little Miss Sunshine
Will Win:Letters From Iwo Jima

BEST ACTRESS
My Pick (Might Win): Helen Mirren for The Queen
Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada
Judi Dench for Notes On A Scandal
Penelope Cruz for Volver
Kate Winslet for Little Children

BEST ACTOR
My Pick: Peter O'Toole for Venus
Will Win: Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness
Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal
My Pick: Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine
Adrianna Barraza for Babel
Rinko Kikuchi for Babel

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Don't care, and don't have a clue.
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children
Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine
Mark Wahlberg for The Departed
Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond

My wish list:

Best Picture: The Departed (And I hope Marty finally gets his Oscar...I mean seriously...the man is a great director)

Actress: Judi Dench or Helen Mirren

Supporting actress: Cate Blanchett

Actor: Leo Di Caprio (He should have been nominated for The Departed, he was great...and I've disliked most of his movies in the past.)

Supporting Actor: Djimon Hounsou or Marky Mark.


Am I allowed to say how thrilled I am that Beyonce didn't get a nomination? She really wasn't that good in Dreamgirls...and come to think of it, the movie was ok, but I can't say that I was disappointed that it wasn't nominated.

it's my opinion (and it is part of what i do for a living--predicting hollywood stuff)--that Whitaker, Mirren, Hudson and Murphy pretty much have their Oscars sewn up. Mirren especially. The other 3 might be overtaken as time goes on, but I doubt it.

Best Pic is a race between Babel and The Departed with Little Miss Sunshine having a small chance of pulling off a Crash like upset.

Departed wins Best Picture. I didn't see Lettters from Iwo Jima......but Flags of our Fathers was extremely average, can't see Letters being that much better.

Flags was average. Iwo Jima was incredible. But still... I don't see it winning.