12 days might be the longest I've gone without posting in the last year...
Anyway, here's my rundown of what I think will happen, what I want to happen, what I should've seen and what should've been nominated in each of the major categories.
ActorWill win... Forest Whitaker
Should win... Forest Whitaker
But I haven't seen... Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio or Peter O'Toole
And... Aaron Eckhart should've been nominated for Thank You For Smoking
Supporting Actor Will win... Eddie Murphy
Should win... Alan Arkin
But I haven't seen... Djimon Hounsou or Jackie Earle Haley
And... Greg Kinnear should have been nominated for Little Miss Sunshine
ActressWill win... Helen Mirren
Should win... Helen Mirren
But I haven't seen... um, anyone but Helen Mirren
And... I should have seen more movies with strong female leads this year
Supporting ActressWill win... Jennifer Hudson
Should win... Jennifer Hudson
But I haven't seen... Adriana Barraza, Cate Blanchett or Rinko Kikuchi
And... Meryl Streep should have been nominated for Prairie Home Companion
DirectorWill win... Martin Scorsese
Should win... Martin Scorsese
But I haven't seen... Alejandro González Iñárritu, Stephen Frears, Clint Eastwood
And... the late Robert Altman should have been nominated for Prairie Home Companion
PictureWill win... Babel
Should win... The Departed
But I haven't seen... Letters from Iwo Jima or Babel
And... The Pursuit of Happyness should have been nominated
Labels: movies, oscars