Oscar Blog-o-fest, 2008: The predictions

K: Tonight is the Oscars, and we don't blog nearly enough. So in a two-birds-one-stone move, I'm planning to post as much as humanly possible during the Oscars. Let's see how many posts I can manage.

This year, we've seen many of the Oscar nominees, including all of the best picture nominees. We've seen Juno, Michael Clayton, There will be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Atonement (Ross only), Persepolis, Elizabeth the Golden Age, The Savages, and I'm not There.

My humble predictions:

Best Picture:
should win: No Country for Old Men--because it is simply awesome
might win instead: Atonement--never underestimate the power of a period film

Best Actor:
should win: Daniel Day Lewis (There Will be Blood)
will win: Daniel Day Lewis--he really has this tied up

Best Actress
should win: Ellen Page (Juno)--because she really carries the film
probably will win instead: Julie Christie (Away from Her)--semi-retired actress comes out for one last huzzah

Best Supporting Actor
should win: Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)--because he is SO great
long shot: Casey Affleck (The assassination of Jesse James...)--he was supposed to be awesome in this, but I can't imagine that Javier Bardem won't win

Best Supporting Actress
should win: Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)--she is really amazingly good in this (though really, she always is)
might win instead: Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)--though I would be surprised

Best Director
should win: The Cohen Brothers -- they've had too many great movies not to
might win: PT Anderson