Oscar Watch: Gecko Smackdown
The Gecko Bloggers have made their predictions for the top six Oscars. Have you? See if you agree with ours:
Best Picture:
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Atonement |
Juno |
Michael Clayton |
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No Country For Old Men |
There Will Be Blood |
Jeanne Picks: “No Country For Old Men,” because it terrified me more than any horror movie this year ever could. The writing, the acting and the camera work came together to make an incredible film.
Jane Picks: “No Country For Old Men,” because it’s a beautifully bleak look at the harsh realities of life that grabs you at the opening and keeps you hooked through the end credits.
More after the jump…
Best Actor:
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George Clooney |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Johnny Depp |
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Michael Clayton |
There Will Be Blood |
Sweeney Todd |
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Tommy Lee Jones |
Viggo Mortensen |
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In the Valley of Elah |
Eastern Promises |
Jeanne Picks: It’s hard to pick one since Javier Bardem was so outstanding in the supporting role, but I’d have to go with Daniel Day-Lewis since he really immersed himself into the role.
Jane Picks: Daniel Day-Lewis, because he must have gone home in pain after playing that grating part so intensely every day.
Best Actress:
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Cate Blanchett |
Julie Christie |
Marion Cotillard |
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age |
Away From Her |
La Vie en Rose |
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Ellen Page |
Laura Linney |
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Juno |
The Savages |
Jeanne Picks: Ellen Page. The extremely well-written dialogue seemed to just roll off her tongue as if they really were her words. Her timing and delivery was strong, yet delicate and vulnerable at times.
Jane Picks: Ellen Page, because she made your heart sing and cry at the same time.
Best Supporting Actor:
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Casey Affleck |
Javier Bardem |
Hal Holbrook |
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Assass. of Jesse James |
No Country For Old Men |
Into the Wild |
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Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Tom Wilkinson |
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Charlie Wilson’s War |
Michael Clayton |
Jeanne Picks: Javier Bardem was extraordinary and so genuine in this role. When I watched it on DVD, I had to pause and take a break a few times because he was so intense.
Jane Picks: Javier Bardem, because he delivered such a believable killer-with-no-remorse character.
Best Supporting Actress:
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Cate Blanchett |
Ruby Dee |
Saoirse Ronan |
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I’m Not There |
American Gangster |
Atonement |
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Amy Ryan |
Tilda Swinton |
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Gone Baby Gone |
Michael Clayton |
Jeanne Picks: Ruby Dee, mostly because I think more people from “American Gangster” should have been nominated, and she’s representing them well.
Jane Picks: Amy Ryan, because she made you both hate and feel sorry for her and the circumstances that threw all the wrong rocks her way.
Best Director:
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Jason Reitman |
Julian Schnabel |
Tony Gilroy |
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Juno |
Diving Bell & the Butterfly |
Michael Clayton |
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Paul Thomas Anderson |
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen |
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There Will Be Blood |
No Country For Old Men |
Jeanne Picks: The Coen brothers for creating a dark, dark film that didn’t leave you thinking “okay, that would never happen.” Instead, the movie’s strength was in the fact that the events were all too imaginable.
Jane Picks: Ethan and Joel Coen, because they didn’t shirk from the realities of desperation, but rather dove in head first.
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1 opinion for Oscar Watch: Gecko Smackdown
Liz
Feb 23, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Amy Ryan was fantastic, and she deserves the award in a perfect world, but she played such an unlikeable character. I’m not sure the Academy can get over that.
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