Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney (for Michael Clayton) might have been the sentimental favorite for he’s a local Hollywood-ite, while Daniel Day-Lewis (above, with Paul Dano), who plays a ruthless oil baron in There Will Be Blood, is an Englishman living in Ireland. Clooney, however, won an Oscar (for Syriana) a mere two years ago, while Day-Lewis’ SAG win has solidified his position as this year’s front-runner.
Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her
Until the SAG Awards, it was a three-lane race: veteran Julie Christie for Away from Her, Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose, and Ellen Page for Juno — by far the biggest box-office hit among the films nominated in the best actress category. [...]
by Andre Soares | January 29, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, American Gangster, Away from Her, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, Oscar Predictions, Ruby Dee, There Will Be Blood
SAG Awards 2008
2008 SAG Awards
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations: December 20, 2007
2008 SAG Award winners: Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on January 27, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
GEORGE CLOONEY / Michael Clayton — Michael Clayton (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview — There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)
RYAN GOSLING / Lars Lindstrom — Lars and the Real Girl (Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)
EMILE HIRSCH / Christopher McCandless — Into the Wild (Paramount Vantage)
VIGGO MORTENSEN / Nikolai — Eastern Promises (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT / Queen Elizabeth I — Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal Pictures)
* JULIE CHRISTIE / [...]
by Andre Soares | January 27, 2008
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Tags: American Gangster, Away from Her, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, Ruby Dee, SAG Awards, SAG Awards 2008, There Will Be Blood
Oscar 2008: Best Song Longlist
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey in Enchanted. Three songs from this romantic fantasy have been shortlisted.
Fifty-nine songs from eligible feature films will be vying for a Best Original Song nomination at the 2008 Academy Awards.
In all honesty, I don’t think I know any of those songs. Some of the titles, however, are quite something, e.g., "Atkozott Egy Elet," "I Was Zapped by the Lucky Super Rainbow," "The Tale of the Horny Frog," "The Devil’s Lonely Fire," "First Amendment Blues." I’m just not sure if they make me more or less willing to hear the melody and lyrics.
According to the Academy’s press release, "on Tuesday, January 15, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for [...]
by Andre Soares | December 12, 2007
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, American Gangster, Amy Adams, Beowulf, Enchanted, Film Awards, Larry Flynt: The Right To Be Left Alone, Nicole Kidman, Shrek the Third
