Thread: The Oscars

Thought people might be interested to see what's up for nomination!

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BEST FILM
ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
JUNO – Joseph Drake/Liane Halphon
MICHAEL CLAYTON - Jennifer Fox/Kerry Orant
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – JoAnne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi

BEST LEADING ACTOR
GEORGE CLOONEY – Michael Clayton
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – There Will Be Blood
VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises
JOHNNY DEPP - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
TOMMY LEE JONES - In The Valley Of Elah

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her
MARION COTILLARD – La Vie en Rose
ELLEN PAGE – Juno
LAURA LINNEY - The Savages

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CASEY AFFLECK - The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
JAVIER BARDEM – No Country for Old Men
HAL HOLBROOK - Into The Wild
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Charlie Wilson’s War
TOM WILKINSON – Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There
RUBY DEE - American Gangster
SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement
TILDA SWINTON – Michael Clayton
AMY RYAN - Gone Baby Gone

BEST DIRECTOR
JULIAN SCHNABEL - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
JASON REITMAN - Juno
TONY GILROY - Michael Clayton
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Steven Zaillian
NANCY OLIVER - Lars And The Real Girl
RATOUILLE - Brad Bird
THE SAVAGES - Tamara Jenkins
MICHAEL CLAYTON – Tony Gilroy

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ATONEMENT – Christopher Hampton
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Ronald Harwood
AWAY FROM HER - Sarah Polley
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BEAUFORT (ISRAEL)
THE COUNTERFEITERS (AUSTRIA)
KATYN (POLAND)
MONGOL (KHAZAKHSTAN)
12 (RUSSIA)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
PERSEPOLIS - Vincent Paronnaud/Marjane Satrapi
SURF'S UP - Chris Buck
RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird

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Well all I can say is thank god initial reports were wrong and Keira Knightley isn't up for best actress! The last thing we need is that woodentop thinking she can act ...

oooh oooh my predictions...

i LOVE the oscars and although I'm a little sad james mcavoy didn't get nommed i'm sure he will in the future... though totally agree knightley is poo... thogh that green dress should win another award - wow!

BEST FILM
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen

BEST LEADING ACTOR
TOMMY LEE JONES - In The Valley Of Elah

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAVIER BARDEM – No Country for Old Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There

BEST DIRECTOR
JULIAN SCHNABEL - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN GANGSTER – Steven Zaillian

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Ronald Harwood

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE COUNTERFEITERS (AUSTRIA)
(cos its the only one i've seen ha!)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird

these are sheerly political guesses, in an ideal world i'd go for:

BEST FILM
ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster

BEST LEADING ACTOR
JOHNNY DEPP - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
ELLEN PAGE – Juno
(haven't seen it yet, cant wait but my goodness she was good in hard candy)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CASEY AFFLECK - The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement

BEST DIRECTOR
JASON REITMAN - Juno

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
RATOUILLE - Brad Bird


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ATONEMENT – Christopher Hampton

BEST ANIMATED FILM
RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird

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Originally Posted by Fleur du Mal

Well all I can say is thank god initial reports were wrong and Keira Knightley isn't up for best actress! The last thing we need is that woodentop thinking she can act ...

Hear Hear!!!

Sorry peeps - I prefer the Razzies, honest awards for awful actors and terrible movies.

Originally Posted by Gehenna

Sorry peeps - I prefer the Razzies, honest awards for awful actors and terrible movies.

Hee hee! Indeed! I think Eddie Murphy and Lindsey Lohan got quite a few didn't they?

Dear me, I thought I liked films but there's hardly anything there I've seen!

I'll have to vote for Ratatouile then. My little man loves it!

Originally Posted by Midnight Blue

Dear me, I thought I liked films but there's hardly anything there I've seen!

I'll have to vote for Ratatouile then. My little man loves it!

I second that!!! The game is great too!