Picking The Oscars Thread

[cooljayhu]

Pick your winners for the oscars this year (brief explanations if you want) For the nominees: imdb.com/features/rto/2008/oscars

Best Picture: No Country For Old Men

Finally saw this last night it was probably one of the best movies I have ever seen. It was creepy, suspenseful, and downright scary good. The thing that was done the best was the lack of music in the background. It created an incredibly tense and suspenseful tone throughout.

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

One of my top 3 actors of all-time. Picked more out of rep and what I have heard about this movie cause I haven't seen any of these flicks yet (except Eastern Promises). However, if he even matches his performances in Gangs of New York, Last of the Mohicans, or My Left Foot he should win.

Best Actress: Ellen Page

Haven't seen any of these yet but Page is Canadian and the buzz is that she's the fav.

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem

The best performance in any movie I have ever seen. Seriously he should have been the lead actor because his performance is chilling and haunting. The best performance I have ever seen.

Best Supporting Actress: Don't Know

Haven't seen any of these and I haven't heard anything either.

Best Director: Coen Brothers

Amazing Direction for one of the most amazing movies I have ever seen.

Also although it sounds weird I think No Country should win for music achivement simply because there wasn't any. That was one of the boldest moves I have ever seen and it made the movie so much more chilling and haunting.

[detroitbasketball]

The Oscars are coming up?

[cooljayhu]

there on feb 24th so not really but I'm bored

[Keeper]

Lemme copypasta my picks that I made for the contest I entered.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Charlie Wilson’s War

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Saoirse Ronan for Atonement

Best Achievement in Directing
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Diablo Cody for Juno

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Robert Elswit for There Will Be Blood

Best Achievement in Editing
Christopher Rouse for The Bourne Ultimatum

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer for Atonement

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Colleen Atwood for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Achievement in Makeup
Ve Neill, Martin Samuel for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Dario Marianelli for Atonement

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova for “Falling Slowly” from Once

Best Achievement in Sound
Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland for No Country for Old Men

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn for Transformers

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier for Transformers

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Ratatouille – Brad Bird

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Counterfeiters (Austria)

Best Documentary, Features
Sicko – Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Salim Baba – Tim Sternberg, Francisco Bello

Best Short Film, Animated
I Met the Walrus – Josh Raskin

Best Short Film, Live Action
Le Mozart des pickpockets – Philippe Pollet-Villard

[JackTheRipper]

detroitbasketball said:

The Oscars are coming up?

That or "who cares" would've been my response.

[sep]

American Gangster isnt a nominee for best picture?

Blah

[cooljayhu]

I found that interesting too but I expected it cause the Academy usually picks "artsy" films rather than "popcorn" movies.

[Keeper]

sepsportsfanatic said:

American Gangster isnt a nominee for best picture?

Blah

It just wasn't that good. Think about how it compares to The Departed.

[sep]

I thought it was better, but both were top notch.

[cooljayhu]

Yeah AG was not even close to the Departed. AG was good, good enough I think to at least receive oscar attention but I wouldn't win.

[PrimadonnaPictures]

Best Picture: No Country For Old Men
Best Actor: Johnny Depp
Best Actress: Ellen Page
Best Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett
Best Director: Coen Bros.

[cooljayhu]

seriously if you have seen No Country and don't think Javier Bardem should win for supporting actress you should get your head examined.

[Keeper]

Bardem had a very good performance in an excellent film. Phillip Seymour Hoffman however, was Charlie Wilson's War, and will thus be rewarded for the performance. He's probably one of the best, if not the best actor currently out there.

[cooljayhu]

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. I love Hoffman as well though

[Freak93]

Philip Seymour Hoffman earned the award. He does a great job in 'Charlie Wilson's War'.

To add, Keeper is dead on with his comment. Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of the best out there. He did great with 'Capote' and also did great in an entirely different role with this one in 'Charlie Wilson's War'.

[cooljayhu]

Have you guys seen No Country yet?

[Keeper]

cooljayhu said:

Have you guys seen No Country yet?

Yeah. I thought it was a very good film, my #3 for the year, and I don't think I enjoyed it as much as it is good. I preferred Atonement to it, but can understand why others would go the other way. However, I think There Will Be Blood is in a class of it's own. Brilliant score, brilliant performance from Lewis, brilliant script, everything about the movie was simply incredible, some of my favorite moments from film are in there.

[cooljayhu]

did u find the lack of music incredibly effective?

[Freak93]

I am excited to see 'No Country for Old Men' again this weekend at the other theater in town. This one you have to be 21 or not a complete tool to get in. So much better than these little immature bastards getting into the theaters.

[PrimadonnaPictures]

my top 5 movies from (2007 & early 08) year are:

1. Control
2. The Darjeeling Limited
3. No Country For Old Men
4. King Of California
5. Zodiac

I may interplace 'The Savages' after i see it tuesday.


I think Depp should win the best actor mostly because well he did something he never has done before and excuted amazing. He really re-invents his craft with the roles he chooses now a days. Hoffman is who I think is top 3 best actor in this generation, he really rivals dean and brando.