2008 Oscars: Nominations Predictions

Tomorrow On Monday January 21 Tuesday January 22 the 80th Academy Award nominations will be announced for films released in 2007. The Golden Globe awards were announced on Sunday January 13th at a WGA strike-influenced press conference. Here are my predictions (WILL WIN), together with my druthers (SHOULD WIN) for the best achievements in film for 2007. In previous years, Mad Professah has done pretty well in predicting both nominations and wins.

Best Picture

Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood.
SHOULD WIN: Juno
WILL WIN: There Will Be Blood

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
• Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country For Old Men
• Sean Penn, Into The Wild
• Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Joe Wright, Atonement

SHOULD WIN: Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country For Old Men
WILL WIN: Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country For Old Men

Best Actress

• Julie Christie, Away From Her
• Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
• Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
• Keira Knightley Atonement
• Ellen Page, Juno
  

SHOULD WIN: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
WILL WIN: Ellen Page, Juno

Best Actor

• George Clooney, Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
• Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
• Emile hirsh, Into The Wild
• Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

SHOULD WIN: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
WILL WIN: Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd

Best Supporting Actress

• Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
• Ruby Dee, American Gangster
• Jennifer Garner, Juno
• Amy Ryan, Gone, Baby, Gone
• Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

SHOULD WIN: Jennifer Garner, Juno
WILL WIN: Amy Ryan, Gone, Baby, Gone

Best Supporting Actor

• Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
• Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
• Hal Holbrook, Into The Wild
• J.K. Simmons, Juno

SHOULD WIN: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
WILL WIN: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men

Best Original Screenplay

• Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
• Brad Bird, Ratatouille
• Diablo Cody, Juno
• Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
• Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

SHOULD WIN: Diablo Cody, Juno
WILL WIN: Diablo Cody, Juno

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
• Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
• Christopher Hampton, Atonement
• Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Steven Zaillian, American Gangster

SHOULD WIN: Christopher Hampton, Atonement
WILL WIN: Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Total Nominations

1. No Country for Old Men, 8
2. There Will Be Blood, 6
3. Atonement, 6
4. Juno, 5
5. Michael Clayton, 5