The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - your opinion on the nominees

[OscarGuy]

We'll have to agree to disagree on The Golden Compass. I thought it was beautifully designed and the visual effects were, for me, the best of this year next to Transformers.

[rolotomasi99]

now that we have gotten over our post nomination first reactions, now is the time to lay out how we feel about the nominees. i think the latter half of this decade has been better than the first half. 2005, 2006, and 2007 best picture nominees have been pretty crap free, even if i did not agree with all the picks. hopefully the can continue this trend in the next two years.

Best Picture
*my predictions*
Atonement
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
*the bad*
Juno
Michael Clayton
*the ugly*
none

Directing
*the good*
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
*the bad*
Michael Clayton
*the ugly*
Juno

Adapted Screenplay
*the good*
Atonement
Away from Her
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
*the bad*
none
*the ugly*
none

Original Screenplay
*the good*
Ratatouille
The Savages
Michael Clayton
*the bad*
Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
*the ugly*
none

Lead Actor
*my predictions*
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
*the bad*
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
*the ugly*
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd

Supporting Actor
*the good*
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
*the bad*
none
*the ugly*
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Lead Actress
*the good*
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney - The Savages
*the bad*
Cate Blanchett - The Golden Age
Ellen Page – Juno
*the ugly*
none

Supporting Actress
*the good*
Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
*the bad*
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
*the ugly*
Ruby Dee - American Gangster

Editing
*the good*
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
*the bad*
The Bourne Ultimatum
*the ugly*
none

Cinematography
*the good*
The Assassination of Jesse James
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
*the bad*
none
*the ugly*
none

Set Design
*the good*
Atonement
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
*the bad*
American Gangster
*the ugly*
The Golden Compass

Costume Design
*the good*
Atonement
The Golden Age
Sweeney Todd
*the bad*
Across the Universe
La Vie en Rose
*the ugly*
none

Score
*the good*
3:10 to Yuma
Atonement
Ratatouille
*the bad*
The Kite Runner
*the ugly*
Michael Clayton

Sound Design
*the good*
3:10 to Yuma
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country for Old Men
Ratatouille
Transformers
*the bad*
none
*the ugly*
none


Sound Editing
*the good*
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country for Old Men
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Transformers
*the bad*
none
*the ugly*
none

FX
*the good*
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Transformers
*the bad*
none
*the ugly*
The Golden Compass

Makeup
*the good*
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
*the bad*
La Vie en Rose
*the ugly*
Norbit