Oscar 2008: Daniel Day-Lewis, Dario Marianelli, Diablo Cody

Daniel Day-Lewis – best actor winner

Dario Marianelli – Best Original Score Oscar winner

Diablo Cody – best original screenplay winner

Trevor Wood, Ben Morris, Bill Westenhofer, Michael Fink – best visual effects winners
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Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music

Best Cinematography
There Will Be Blood, Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit won the American Society of Cinematographers award, beating Roger Deakins for two films, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and No Country for Old Men. Though Deakins does have a chance to win the Oscar for either film, this is one instance where the much overused — and almost invariably absurd — "votes are split; a third party wins" logic actually makes sense. That’s why I predict that Elswit will take home the Oscar.
 

Best Film Editing
No Country for Old Men, "Roderick Jaynes" (Joel and Ethan Coen)
An atmospheric suspense thriller that wins the best film Oscar will most likely also win for best film editing. If, however, Academy-ites feel [...]