Movie Geek's Guide to Predicting and Celebrating Film's Biggest Night of the Year.

Monday, January 21, 2008

My Final Predictions.

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Best Visual Effects

- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- 300.
- Transformers.

Best Makeup

- Hairspray.
- La Môme. [La Vie en Rose]
- Sweeney Todd.

Best Original Song

- Enchanted, That's How You Know.
- Grace is Gone, Grace is Gone.
- Hairspray, Come So Far (Got so Far to Go).
- Into the Wild, Guaranteed.
- Once, Falling Slowly.

Best Sound Editing

- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Ratatouille.
- Spider-Man 3.
- 300.
- Transformers.

Best Sound Mixing

- The Bourne Ultimatum.
- No Country for Old Men.
- Sweeney Todd.
- 300.
- Transformers.

Best Original Score

- Michael Giacchino, Ratatouille.
- Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood.
- Alberto Iglesias, The Kite Runner.
- Dario Marianelli, Atonement.
- Howard Shore, Eastern Promises.

Best Costumes

- Colleen Atwood, Sweeney Todd.
- Alexandra Byrne, Elizabeth: the Golden Age.
- Jacqueline Durran, Atonement.
- Patricia Norris, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
- Rita Ryack, Hairspray.

Best Art Direction.

- Stuart Craig, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- Michel Eric & Laurent Ott, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
- Dante Ferretti, Sweeney Todd.
- Jack Fisk, There Will Be Blood.
- Sarah Greenwood, Atonement.

Best Film Editing

- Jay Cassidy, Into the Wild.
- John Gilroy, Michael Clayton.
- "Roderick Jaynes" (Ethan & Joel Coen), No Country for Old Men.
- Chris Lebenzon, Sweeney Todd.
- Dylan Tichenor, There Will Be Blood.

Best Cinematography

- Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
- Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men.
- Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood.
- Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
- Seamus McGarvey, Atonement.

Best Documentary Film

- Autism: the Musical.
- For the Bible Tells Me So.
- Lake of Fire.
- No End in Sight.
- Sicko.

Best Animated Film

- Persepolis.
- Ratatouille.
- The Simpsons Movie.

Best Foreign Language Film.

- Die Fälscher [The Counterfeiters], Austria.
- L'Âge des ténèbres [Days of Darkness], Canada.
- 12, Russia.
- La Sconosciuta [The Unknown Woman], Italy.
- O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias [The Year My Parents Went on Vacation], Brazil.

Best Adapted Screenplay

- Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood.
- Ethan & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men.
- Christopher Hampton, Atonement.
- Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
- Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson's War.

Best Original Screenplay

- Brad Bird, Ratatouille.
- Diablo Cody, Juno.
- Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton.
- Tamara Jenkins, The Savages.
- Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl.

Best Supporting Actor

- Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
- Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War.
- Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild.
- Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton.

Best Supporting Actress

- Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There.
- Catherine Keener, Into the Wild.
- Saoirse Ronan, Atonement.
- Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone.
- Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.

Best Actor

- George Clooney, Michael Clayton.
- Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
- Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd.
- Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl.
- Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises.

Best Actress

- Amy Adams, Enchanted.
- Julie Christie, Away from Her.
- Marion Cotillard, La Môme [La Vie en Rose].
- Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart.
- Ellen Page, Juno.

Best Director

- Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood.
- Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd.
- Ethan & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men.
- Sean Penn, Into the Wild.
- Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Best Picture

- Atonement.
- Into the Wild.
- Juno.
- No Country for Old Men.
- There Will Be Blood.