Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Oscar 07: The official picks

Welcome to my official picks for the 2007 Academy awards. Yes true I havent seen most of these films, but that wont stop me! If you want to join in, or youre little bit bored click here to download a PDF ballot form. Ive only done picks in categories I care about, so fuck sound editing in other words. My picks are in bold, and where I think my pick wont actually win ive asterixed who i think will:

SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL
BABEL, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, PAN’S LABYRINTH, THE QUEEN

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BLACK DAHLIA, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE ILLUSIONIST, PAN’S LABYRINTH, THE PRESTIGE

ANIMATED FEATURE
CARS, HAPPY FEET, MONSTER HOUSE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AFTER THE WEDDING, DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES), THE LIVES OF OTHERS, PAN’S LABYRINTH, WATER

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DELIVER US FROM EVIL, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS, JESUS CAMP, MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

ACTRESS - SUPPORTING
Adriana Barraza – BABEL, Cate Blanchett – NOTES ON A SCANDAL*, Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS, Rinko Kikuchi – BABEL

ACTRESS - LEADING
Penélope Cruz – VOLVER, Judi Dench – NOTES ON A SCANDAL. Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN, Meryl Streep – THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, Kate Winslet – LITTLE CHILDREN

ACTOR - SUPPORTING
Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE,
Jackie Earle Haley – LITTLE CHILDREN, Djimon Hounsou – BLOOD DIAMOND, Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS*, Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED

ACTOR - LEADING
Leonardo DiCaprio – BLOOD DIAMOND, Ryan Gosling – HALF NELSON, Peter O’Toole – VENUS, Will Smith – THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

DIRECTING
BABEL,
THE DEPARTED, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, THE QUEEN, UNITED 93

BEST PICTURE
BABEL*, THE DEPARTED, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE QUEEN

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