Sunday, February 24, 2008

Oscar Winners and Losers

We've made the predictions. Now it's time to face the harsh light of reality. Who got the most right? Who was way off base? (Hint: it was me.) The answers - and the winners of the Academy Awards - are below.

Best picture: No Country for Old Men
Rebekah said: No Country for Old Men
Charles said: Michael Clayton

Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Rebekah said: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Charles said: George Clooney, Michael Clayton

Best actress: Marion Colillard, La Vie En Rose
Rebekah said: Julie Christie, Away From Her
Charles said: Laura Linney, The Savages

Best supporting actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Rebekah said: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Charles said: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War

Best supporting actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Rebekah said: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Charles said: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone

Animated feature: Ratatouille
Rebekah said: Ratatouille
Charles said: Ratatouille

Art direction: Sweeny Todd
Rebekah said: Sweeny Todd
Charles said: Sweeny Todd

Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Rebekah said: Sweeny Todd
Charles said: No Country for Old Men

Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Rebekah said: Sweeny Todd
Charles said: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Directing: No Country for Old Men
Rebekah said: No Country for Old Men
Charles said: Michael Clayton

Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Rebekah said: No End in Sight
Charles said: Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Documentary Short: Freeheld
Rebekah said: Freeheld
Charles said: Sara's Mother

Film Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Rebekah said: No Country for Old Men
Charles said: The Bourne Ultimatum

Foreign Language Film: The Counterfeiters
Rebekah said: The Counterfeiters
Charles said: The 12

Makeup: La Vie En Rose
Rebekah said: La Vie En Rose
Charles said: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Original Score: Atonement
Rebekah said: Atonement
Charles said: The Kite Runner

Original Song: Falling Slowly (Once)
Rebekah said: Falling Slowly (Once)
Charles said: That's How You Know (Enchanted)

Short Film -- Animated: Peter and the Wolf
Rebekah said: I Met the Walrus
Charles said: Meme Les Pigeons Vont Au Paradis

Short Film -- Live Action: Le Mozart Des Pickpockets
Rebekah said: Tanghi Argentini
Charles said: Le Mozart Des Pickpockets

Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Rebekah said: Transformers
Charles said: Transformers

Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Rebekah said: Transformers
Charles said: Transformers

Visual Effects: The Golden Compass
Rebekah said: Transformers
Charles said: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Screenplay -- Adapted: No Country for Old Men
Rebekah said: No Country for Old Men
Charles said: Atonement

Screenplay -- Original: Juno
Rebekah said: Juno
Charles said: Ratatouille

TOTALS (Right/Wrong):
Rebekah: (14/10)
Charles: (5/19)
24 points possible

WINNER: Rebekah! Good game. Good game.

1 comment:

mesfox said...

Yea REBEKAH! Well done. They weren't so easy to pick!

As for memorable moments. How about these:

The ONCE duo! They were real.

The fact Europeans swept the top four acting awards!