"And the Oscar goes to...?"
Here's my personal picks for the major awards for the 2007 Oscar's!
Tomorrow I'll tell you how many I got horribly wrong!
LEADING ACTOR: I've gone for Forest Whitaker for his performance of Idi Amin in the so-so movie "The Last King of Scotland" His acting in this feature is outstanding and is larger than life than the picture itself! My heart though would love to see fellow 'Brit' Peter O'Toole suprise everyone with an upset! Ryan Gosling would be a very close call also as he was nothing less than superb in the sublime "Half Nelson"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: I haven't seen the picture but I'm going with award trends and picking Eddie Murphy. Personally I would rather see Jackie Earle Haley or Alan Arkin upset what will prove to be one of a few 'politically correct' choices for this year!
LEADING ACTRESS: This is easy! Helen Mirren! My mother called from England today telling my wife that Mirren is nothing less than brilliant in the role of "The Queen" Tough catergory this year with outstanding actress's with outstanding roles behind them! Not an easy choice for the jury, but again I'm going with form and putting my money on the favorite!
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Adriana Barraza is my personal choice, but Jennifer Hudson will win on merit and also because this is another 'politically correct' award choice that the panel's hands were probably tied on! Rinko Kikuchi would be my second with brave and outstanding work in "Babel" - and to be honest the supporting actors in that movie were the best part of the feature!
ANIMATED FEATURE: "Happy Feet" - pure guess and anotherI reminder that should start watching a lot more of these amazing feature films without sticking my nose up in the air like a pretentious snob!
ART DIRECTION: What I'm hoping will be the first of many award this evening for the excellent "Pan's Labyrinth"
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Guess? "Pan's Labyrinth!" But I did adore the dark, sombre mood of the "Children of Men"
COSTUME DESIGN: I'm a bloke so I went with my balls! "The Devil Wears Prada" Enough said!
DIRECTING: "Babel" Another one of my 'PC' predictions! Personally I'd rather see either Clint win or "The Queen", but certainly NOT "The Departed!"
BEST PICTURE: Again, "Babel", but I wouldn't be surprised if the joke, I mean "The Departed" gets it! On a personal level, "Letters from Iwo Jima", or "Little Miss Sunshine" to totally rock the Hollywood boat!
FILM EDITING: "Babel" Although I didn't like the film as much as EVERYONE else did (!) I have to bow my head to superb filmaking! Just PLEASE get better leads next time!
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "The Lives of Others" Yes I'm going for an upset as I think this is another award "Pan's Labyrith" will reap! Either way I won't be upset!
ORIGINAL SONG: One of the three nominated from "Dreamgirls!" Duh!
VISUAL EFFECTS: "Superman"
SCREENPLAY-ADAPTED: "Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan!"
SCREENPLAY-ORIGINAL: "Babel" Fabulous writing just not the right cast in the leading roles!
Well let's see what happens!
Tomorrow I'll tell you how many I got horribly wrong!
LEADING ACTOR: I've gone for Forest Whitaker for his performance of Idi Amin in the so-so movie "The Last King of Scotland" His acting in this feature is outstanding and is larger than life than the picture itself! My heart though would love to see fellow 'Brit' Peter O'Toole suprise everyone with an upset! Ryan Gosling would be a very close call also as he was nothing less than superb in the sublime "Half Nelson"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: I haven't seen the picture but I'm going with award trends and picking Eddie Murphy. Personally I would rather see Jackie Earle Haley or Alan Arkin upset what will prove to be one of a few 'politically correct' choices for this year!
LEADING ACTRESS: This is easy! Helen Mirren! My mother called from England today telling my wife that Mirren is nothing less than brilliant in the role of "The Queen" Tough catergory this year with outstanding actress's with outstanding roles behind them! Not an easy choice for the jury, but again I'm going with form and putting my money on the favorite!
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Adriana Barraza is my personal choice, but Jennifer Hudson will win on merit and also because this is another 'politically correct' award choice that the panel's hands were probably tied on! Rinko Kikuchi would be my second with brave and outstanding work in "Babel" - and to be honest the supporting actors in that movie were the best part of the feature!
ANIMATED FEATURE: "Happy Feet" - pure guess and anotherI reminder that should start watching a lot more of these amazing feature films without sticking my nose up in the air like a pretentious snob!
ART DIRECTION: What I'm hoping will be the first of many award this evening for the excellent "Pan's Labyrinth"
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Guess? "Pan's Labyrinth!" But I did adore the dark, sombre mood of the "Children of Men"
COSTUME DESIGN: I'm a bloke so I went with my balls! "The Devil Wears Prada" Enough said!
DIRECTING: "Babel" Another one of my 'PC' predictions! Personally I'd rather see either Clint win or "The Queen", but certainly NOT "The Departed!"
BEST PICTURE: Again, "Babel", but I wouldn't be surprised if the joke, I mean "The Departed" gets it! On a personal level, "Letters from Iwo Jima", or "Little Miss Sunshine" to totally rock the Hollywood boat!
FILM EDITING: "Babel" Although I didn't like the film as much as EVERYONE else did (!) I have to bow my head to superb filmaking! Just PLEASE get better leads next time!
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "The Lives of Others" Yes I'm going for an upset as I think this is another award "Pan's Labyrith" will reap! Either way I won't be upset!
ORIGINAL SONG: One of the three nominated from "Dreamgirls!" Duh!
VISUAL EFFECTS: "Superman"
SCREENPLAY-ADAPTED: "Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan!"
SCREENPLAY-ORIGINAL: "Babel" Fabulous writing just not the right cast in the leading roles!
Well let's see what happens!
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