Oscar Predictions 2008

So I just want to see how close I come to picking the winners. Gonna see if my film education paid off :)

The bolded choices are who I think is going to win, though it may not be who I think should win.

ACTOR -- LEADING
George Clooney - MICHAEL CLAYTON
Daniel Day-Lewis - THERE WILL BE BLOOD ~ if you've seen this movie you know there is no choice but to give him the statue.
Johnny Depp - SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Tommy Lee Jones - IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
Viggo Mortensen - EASTERN PROMISES

ACTOR -- SUPPORTING
Casey Affleck - THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
Javier Bardem - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ~ that man scared me and English is not his first language and I had no clue. I thought it might have been Casey's year then this movie came out and dang.
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
Hal Holbrook - INTO THE WILD
Tom Wilkinson - MICHAEL CLAYTON

ACTRESS -- LEADING
Cate Blanchett - ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
Julie Christie - AWAY FROM HER ~ haven't seen it but gotta give Sarah Polley props for getting an acting nomination on her directorial debut.
Marion Cotillard - LA VIE EN ROSE
Laura Linney - THE SAVAGES
Ellen Page - JUNO

ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING
Cate Blanchett - I’M NOT THERE - I don't care the Ruby Dee wone the SAG award, Cate played Bob Dylan.
Ruby Dee - AMERICAN GANGSTER
Saoirse Ronan - ATONEMENT
Amy Ryan - GONE BABY GONE ~ Also, more props to Ben Afflek for getting one of his actors nominated on the first movie as a director.
Tilda Swinton - MICHAEL CLAYTON

ANIMATED FEATURE
PERSEPOLIS
RATATOUILLE ~ Brad Bird needs another one. Persepolis might be the dark horse though.
SURF’S UP

ART DIRECTION
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

CINEMATOGRAPHY ~ this category is really hard this year and this is a pure guess cuse it could be any of them and I would be happy.
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
ATONEMENT
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY ~ this movie was told from the first person perspective and was made with cinematography.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

COSTUME DESIGN
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
ATONEMENT
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
LA VIE EN ROSE
SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

DIRECTING
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ~ it's their year; I love them and I kind of wish both they and PTA could get it.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
NO END IN SIGHT
OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE
SICKO
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
WAR/DANCE

DOCUMENTARY SHORT ~ pure guess
FREEHELD
LA CORONA (THE CROWN)
SALIM BABA
SARI’S MOTHER

FILM EDITING
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
INTO THE WILD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ~ this is pure desire for me. Why? Because Roderick Jaynes does not exist, he is the Coen's pen name & they have an entire story for him: he's an 80 yr old grumpy guy who lives in england and hates the public. They have said they will either accept it on "his behalf", have it said that he's not at the ceromony or have someone pose as Roderick Jaynes. This is awesome.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BEAUFORT
THE COUNTERFEITERS
KATYŃ
MONGOL
12

MAKEUP
LA VIE EN ROSE ~ because I'm sorry but if Norbit gets an Oscar the apocylapse is here.
NORBIT
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END

ORIGINAL SCORE
ATONEMENT ~ the man used a typewriter as an instrument. Dear God that was amazing.
THE KITE RUNNER
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA

ORIGINAL SONG
"Falling Slowly" - ONCE ~ please, please let this movie win an Oscar.
"Happy Working Song" - ENCHANTED
"Raise It Up" - AUGUST RUSH
"So Close" - ENCHANTED
"That’s How You Know" - ENCHANTED

BEST PICTURE
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ~ I wish this and Blood came out in different years so they could both get it.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

SHORT FILM -- ANIMATED
I MET THE WALRUS
MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI
MÊME LES PIGEONS VONT AU PARADIS (EVEN PIGEONS GO TO HEAVEN) ~ I liked the title on this one.
MY LOVE (MOYA LYUBOV)
PETER & THE WOLF

SHORT FILM -- LIVE ACTION
AT NIGHT
IL SUPPLENTE (THE SUBSTITUTE)
LE MOZART DES PICKPOCKETS (THE MOZART OF PICKPOCKETS) ~ Another pick based on the title.
TANGHI ARGENTINI
THE TONTO WOMAN

SOUND EDITING
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
RATATOUILLE
THERE WILL BE BLOOD ~ portions of this film where without dialogue and the sound was incredible...wow.
TRANSFORMERS

SOUND MIXING
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ~ Because Michael Bay can't get an Oscar any time soon. Sorry for the Bay fanatics out there.
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA
TRANSFORMERS

VISUAL EFFECTS
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
TRANSFORMERS

SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED
ATONEMENT
AWAY FROM HER
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ~ because if the Coens get this, editing, best pic & director they tie Walt Disney for people to win the most Oscar's in one year.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL
JUNO ~ I think it's Diablo Cody's year. Give the ex-stripper and Oscar.
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
THE SAVAGES

Pattern

I'm at that point where I am really tired of life right now. Not in the I'm crazy and should be watched so I don't off myself kind of tired of life, but the nothing ever changes and I'm really bored kind of tired of life.

I need to change my pattern.

I need to figure out what I do wrong in the relationship area of life. The boys I like never know that I exist. I remain in this genderless friend state until a pretty girl walks along and they jump into a relationship with them and forget we were ever even friends.

I need to figure out what I need to do to be recognized as a filmmaker. I am tired of going from job to job that has nothing to do with my passion. There is onyl one thing that I really want to do in my life and I want to get around to doing it.

I need to figure out what I need to do to stop doubting myself.

I know that I am strong enough to conquer all of this. God made me that way. I just feel way to lost to figure out how to tackle any of it.

Surprise

On Sunday Jared (a Rock Harbor teaching pastor) said that if the pieces of our life weren't fitting together the way we've invisioned them they won't possibly because we are trying to force ourselves to do something that God doesn't want us to do; perhaps we fall into these trappings because they are "normal" or it's what we really think we want.

What stuck me from the message Sunday was that Jared said we need to be willing to be surprised by God; if we can be willing to go to God and say that we want to give our life over and be surprised by God we'd be very surprised to find God working in ways that we never thought possible and just maybe God will make the pieces of our life fit together and it will be better than we ever could have imagined.

If you go through the list my life is not that spectacular and I don't know what to do about it; the pieces of my life are not really fitting together right now.

I really want to be willing to do what Jared was talking about. I want to let go and let God take the pieces of my life and surprise me. I'm working on it. I really am. I don't want to look at my life and be miserable about it. I want to know that I am doing what God wants of me.

I think that's a pretty good goal.

Singles Awarness Day

Love XOXO
Originally uploaded by Pink Sherbet Photography

A girl I work with calls Valentine's Day "Single's Awareness Day"; I've never cared about being single on Valentine's Day. Really, I've never had a Valentine on Valentine's Day and it's never really bothered me (which is probably good as my singleness does not seem to be ending any time soon).

There is one question that keeps smacking my in the face when I see people stress about being single on Valentine's Day: why do women fall for guys that don't share our feelings.

I'm sure this happens to men too, it just seems like it's a problem that is predominantly female. We get deeply into our crushes and the object of our affections has no idea that we exist as a woman.

Mellow Yellow

Random Quote #5 of Many...

"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin out banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"

Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone
Dumbledore

Ambitious

I'm beginning to think I read too much.