Psychic Oscar Prediction Contest

[Big Magilla]

As of 5/14/07

Best Picture
*Atonement (Focus Fetures)
Charlie Wilson’s War (Universal)
The Kite Runner (Dreamworks)
There Will Be Blood (Paramount)
Things We Lost in the Fire (Paramount)

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Suzanne Bier, Things We Lost in the Fire
Marc Forster, The Kite Runner
*Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson’s War
Joe Wright, Atonement

Best Actor
Khalid Abdalla, The Kite Runner
*Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Benicio Del Toro, Things We Lot in the Fire
Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson’s War
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah

Best Actress
Halle Berry, Things We Lost in the Fire
Cate Blanchett, The Golden Age
*Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Sigourney Weaver, The Girl in the Park

Best Supporting Actor
Eric Bana, The Other Boleyn Girl
*Philip Bosco, The Savages
Paul Dano, There Will Be Blood
Jonathan Tucker, In the Valley of Elah
Bruce Willis, The Last Full Measure

Best Supporting Actress
Kate Bosworth, The Girl in the Park
Olympia Dukakis, Away From Her
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Margot at the Wedding
Samantha Morton, The Golden Age
*Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement

Best Original Screenplay
Eastern Promises (Steven Knight)
*In the Valley of Elah (Paul Haggis)
Lions for Lambs (Matthew Michael Carnahan)
Margot at the Wedding (Noah Baumbach)
Rendition (Kelley Sane)

Best Adapteed Screenplay
*Atonement (Christopher Hampton)
Away From Her (Sarah Polley)
Charlie Wilson’s War (Aaron Sorkin)
The Kite Runner (David Benioff)
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson)



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[OscarGuy]

I have my first predictions done, but as it's part of my site, you'll just have to wait until May...

Suffice it to say, I think the big winner may be Charlie Wilson's War.

Predictions as of May 1, 2007.

BEST PICTURE
Charlie Wilson's War *
American Gangster
The Golden Age
Goya's Ghosts
Sweeney Todd

BEST DIRECTOR
Mike Nichols - Charlie Wilson's War *
Ridley Scott - American Gangster
Milos Forman - Goya's Ghosts
Robert Redford - Lions for Lambs
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd

BEST ACTOR

Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd *
Russell Crowe - American Gangster
Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Cruise - Lions for Lambs
George Clooney - Michael Clayton

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie - Away from Her *
Cate Blanchett - The Golden Age
Meryl Streep - Lions for Lambs
Scarlett Johansson - The Nanny Diaries
Tilda Swinton - Stephanie Daley

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Rickman - Sweeney Todd *
Cuba Gooding Jr. - American Gangster
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Stellan Skarsgaard - Goya's Ghosts
Robert Reford - Lions for Lambs

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olympia Dukakis - Away from Her *
Maggie Smith - Becoming Jane
Julia Roberts - Charlie Wilson's War
Kristin Scott Thomas - The Other Boleyn Girl
Amber Tamblyn - Stephanie Daley

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Lions for Lambs *
The Golden Age
Goya's Ghosts
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charlie Wilson's War *
American Gangster
The Other Boleyn Girl
Reservation Road
Sweeney Todd



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[atomicage]

This, though a double-post, will serve as commentary for my predictions and why I guessed what I guessed.

4-17-07
The predictions are tough this easy, especially in the case of Best Actor. "There Will Be Blood" could very well succeed where "Syriana" failed: being nominated for Best Picture...
"Sweeney Todd"'s success could make or break Depp's chances at his first Oscar.... and "American Gangster" has the swift misfortune of following the "Departed"; the two films could have just enough similarities to make the audience turn the other way (it seems that the same type of film is never awarded two years-in-a-row.)

4-15-07
I cannot explain myself at this point.

[atomicage]

Sounds like fun. Count me in.

EDIT 4-16-07: Bonham Carter changed to Actress...

BEST PICTURE
"Atonement"
"His Dark Materials: Golden Compass"
"Kite Runner"
"My Blueberry Nights"
"Reservation Road"
Maybes: "Sweeney Todd", "American Gangster", "Lions for Lambs", "There Will Be Blood", "Charlie Wilson's War"

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson ("There Will Be Blood")
Marc Forster ("The Kite Runner")
Terry George ("Reservation Road")
Ridley Scott ("American Gangster")
Kar Wai Wong ("My Blueberry Nights")
Joe Wright ("Atonement"), Mike Nichols ("Charlie Wilson's War"), David Cronenberg ("Eastern Promises")


BEST ACTOR
Denzel Washington ("American Gangster")
Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood")
Johnny Depp ("Sweeney Todd")
James McAvoy ("Atonement")
Joaquin Phoenix ("Reservation Road")
Russell Crowe ("American Gangster"), Tom Hanks ("Charlie Wilson's War"), Jack Nicholson ("The Bucket List"), Viggo Mortenson ("Eastern Promises"), George Clooney ("Michael Clayton"), Jared Leto ("Chapter 27")

BEST ACTRESS
Helen Bonham Carter ("Sweeney Todd")
Julie Christie ("Away From Her")
Jennifer Connelly ("Reservation Road")
Angelina Jolie ("A Mighty Heart")
Norah Jones ("My Blueberry Nights")

Keira Knightley ("Atonement"),Naomi Watts ("Need" or "Eastern Promises")

BEST S. ACTOR
Ed Harris ("My Blueberry Nights")
Jude Law ("My Blueberry Nights")
Mark Ruffalo ("Reservation Road")

BEST S. ACTRESS
Vanessa Redgrave ("Atonement")
Rachel Weisz ("My Blueberry Nights")

BEST O. SCREENPLAY
"Eastern Promises" (Knight)
"I'm Not There" (Haynes & Moverman)
"My Blueberry Nights" (Block & Wong)
"The Savages" (Jenkins)
"Things We Lost in the Fire" (Loeb)
"Michael Clayton" (Gilroy), "The Bucket List" (Zackham), "An American Crime" (O'Haver & Turner)

BEST A. SCREENPLAY
"Atonement" (Hampton)
"Blink" (Gaghan)
"Kite Runner" (Benioff)
"Reservation Road" (George & Schwartz)
"There Will Be Blood" (Anderson)
"No Country for Old Men" (Coen & Coen), "American Gangster" (Zaillian), "Charlie Wilson's War" (Sorkin), "Zodiac" (Vanderbilt)

[jack]

My spot, here...

[criddic3]

My try:

BEST PICTURE
American Gangster
Charlie Wilson's War
Lions for Lambs
Lust, Caution
Reservation Road


BEST DIRECTOR

Francis Ford Coppola, Youth for Youth
Terry George, Reservation Road
Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson's War
Ridley Scott, American Gangster

BEST ACTOR

Russell Crowe, American Gangster
Tom Hanks, Chsrlie Wilson's War
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Joaquin Phoenix, Reservation Road
Denzel Washington, American Gangster

BEST ACTRESS

Julie Christie, Away from Her
Jodie Foster, The Brave One
Vanessa Redgrave, Evening
Meryl Streep, Evening
Naomi Watts, Eastern Promises

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Chris Cooper, The Kingdom
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Robert Redford, Lions for Lambs
Mark Ruffalo, Reservation Road
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jennifer Connolly, Reservation Road
Claire Danes, Evening
Scarlett Johansson, The Other Boleyn Girl
Queen Latifah, Hairspray
Samantha Morton, The Golden Age

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Charlie Wilson's War
December Boys
Evening
Lions for Lambs
Reservation Road

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Becoming Jane
In the Valley of Elah
Lust, Caution
Margot at the Wedding
Ratatouille

BEST ART DIRECTION

Atonement
The Golden Age
Hairspray
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
Sweeney Todd

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford
Lust, Caution
Rescue Dawn
Sweeney Todd


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Golden Age
Hairspray
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sweeney Todd

BEST FILM EDITING

American Gangster
Charlie Wilson's War
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Reservation Road
Spiderman 3


BEST MAKEUP

I Am Legend
The Invasion
Sweeney Todd

BEST SCORE

Atonement
Beowulf
The Golden Age
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Lust, Caution

BEST SOUND

American Gangster
Live Free or Die Hard
Rescue Dawn
Spiderman 3
300

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Spiderman 3

[VanHelsing]

Final Predictions - winners are in bold.

BEST PICTURE
Charlie Wilson's War
Love In The Time Of Cholera
Reservation Road
Sweeney Todd
Trade

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton -- Sweeney Todd
Terry George -- Reservation Road
Mike Nichols -- Charlie Wilson's War
Mike Newell -- Love In The Time Of Cholera
Joe Wright -- Atonement

BEST ACTOR
John Cusack -- Grace Is Gone
Johnny Depp -- Sweeney Todd
Tom Hanks -- Charlie Wilson's War
Joaquin Phoenix -- Reservation Road
Benicio Del Toro -- Things We Lost In The Fire

BEST ACTRESS
Halle Berry -- Things We Lost In The Fire
Cate Blanchett -- The Golden Age
Julie Christie -- Away From Her
Sigourney Weaver -- The Girl In The Park
Reese Witherspoon -- Rendition

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benjamin Bratt -- Love In The Time Of Cholera
Sacha Baron Cohen -- Sweeney Todd
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- Charlie Wilson's War
Robert Redford -- Lions For Lambs
Mark Ruffalo -- Reservation Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicja Bachleda-Curus -- Trade
Kate Bosworth -- The Girl In The Park
Jennifer Connelly -- Reservation Road
Scarlett Johansson -- The Other Boleyn Girl
Catalina Sandino Moreno -- Love In The Time Of Cholera

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eastern Promises
The Girl In The Park
Grace Is Gone
Lions For Lambs
Things We Lost In The Fire

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Atonement
Charlie Wilson's War
Love In The Time Of Cholera
Reservation Road
Trade

[anonymous1980]

I did this over at Backstage, I guess I should do it here too.

I thought this would be fun to play. Of course, the winners won't be revealed until next year but it would still be interesting.

This is a contest to test if we have any real psychics in this board. I wanna see who can most accurately predict the Oscars almost a year in advance. Here are the rules:

01. All registered users are eligible to join.

02. Those who wish to join must post their whole year-in-advance Oscar predictions in the following categories in this thread:

BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Each category will have five (5) nominees. You must also indicate the winner.

03. Point system are as follows:

Three (3) points for every correct winner prediction
Two (2) points for every correct nominee prediction
One (1) point if the predicted nominee is nodded (nom or win) by the Globes, SAG, BFCA or any of the big four critics awards (NYFCC, LAFC, NBoR, NSFC)

04. The maximum number of points one can get is 88 points. Any person getting at least 79 points (90%) should get themselves tested for psychic powers and I promise this anyone getting 75 points and above, I will buy him or her a DVD of his/her choice.

05. Deadline for entries is May 15. You may edit your posts as much as you can until the deadline.

Let's see who has the Gift of Oscar prognosticating.

Cheat sheet. - Lists down all scheduled major releases by Hollywood and indie films picked up by the studios.