Oscar Predix

Would've liked to comment more on the Nods, but I'll do a fuller post-game analysis next week. In the meantime, here are my predictions as well as what would personally get my vote if I had a ballot...

PICTURE
Prediction: No Country for Old Men
My vote: There Will Be Blood

ACTOR
Prediction: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
My vote: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

ACTRESS
Prediction: Julie Christie, Away From Her
My vote: Julie Christie, Away From Her

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
My vote: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
My vote: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

DIRECTOR
Prediction: Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
My vote: Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Prediction: Juno
My vote: The Savages

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Prediction: No Country for Old Men
My vote: There Will Be Blood

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Prediction: There Will Be Blood
My vote: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

ART DIRECTION
Prediction: Sweeney Todd
My vote: There Will Be Blood

EDITING
Prediction: No Country for Old Men
My vote: Into the Wild

COSTUME DESIGN
Prediction: Atonement
My vote: Sweeney Todd

ORIGINAL SCORE
Prediction: Atonement
My vote: Michael Clayton

ORIGINAL SONG
Prediction: “Falling Slowly”, Once
My vote: “Falling Slowly”, Once

SOUND MIXING
Prediction: No Country for Old Men
My vote: No Country for Old Men

SOUND EDITING
Prediction: Transformers
My vote: There Will Be Blood

VISUAL EFFECTS
Prediction: Transformers
My vote: Transformers

MAKE UP
Prediction: La Vie en Rose
My vote: La Vie en Rose

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Prediction: The Counterfeiters

ANIMATED FEATURE
Prediction: Ratatouille
My vote: Persepolis

ANIMATED SHORT
Prediction: Peter and the Wolf
My vote: Peter and the Wolf

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Prediction: No End in Sight

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Prediction: Freeheld

LIVE ACTION SHORT
Prediction: The Mozart of Pickpockets