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.

Oscar Predictions: Rebekah's Picks

With the Academy Awards only days away, thanks to the end of the WGA strike, I shall now share my thoughts on who should win and who will win the lovely, golden statuettes. By the way...these are the correct predictions. ^_^

Leading Actor
Should Win: Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Will Win: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
EXPLANATION: Johnny Depp has forever been denied his well-deserved gold. And with Sweeney, the masterful Depp brought depth to an otherwise despicable character. However, Day-Lewis has swept other awards, including the SAGs, Golden Globes, and Broadcast Film Critics.

Supporting Actor
Should Win: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Will Win: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Leading Actress
Should Win: Ellen Page, Juno
Will Win: Julie Christie, Away From Her
EXPLANATION: Ellen may have captured audience's hearts, but her performance could be seen as too exaggerated. In this race, Christie's understated performance will prevail.
Write-in: Amy Adams from Enchanted. Yes, I know, I am seriously dreaming here.

Supporting Actress
Should Win: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Will Win: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Animated Feature
Should Win: Rataouille
Will Win: Rataouille
EXPLANATION: No contest here. This precious Pixar production is a sure thing.

Art Direction
Should Win: Sweeny Todd
Will Win: Sweeny Todd

Cinematography
Should Win: Atonement
Will Win: There Will Be Blood

Costume Design
Should Win: Sweeney Todd
Will Win: Sweeney Todd

Directing
Should Win: Jason Reitman, Juno
Will Win: Ethan & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men

Documentary Feature
Predicted Winner: No End in Sight

Documentary Short
Should Win: Sara's Mother
Will Win: Freeheld

Film Editing
Should Win: The Bourne Ultimatum
Will Win: No Country for Old Men

Foreign Language Film
Predicted Winner: The Counterfeiters

Makeup
Should Win: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Will Win: La Vie En Rose

Original Score
Should Win: Ratatouille
Will Win: Atonement

Original Song
Should Win: "That's How You Know" (Enchanted)
Will Win: "Falling Slowly" (Once)

Best Picture
Should Win: Juno
Will Win: No Country for Old Men
Write-In: 3:10 To Yuma, (which was horrendously snubbed from major catagories) or the delightful Enchanted (Honestly, the gorgeous Patrick Dempsey & James Marsden in the same film? Give the casting director a goshdarn Oscar!!)

Short Film -- Animated
Predicted Winner: I Met the Walrus

Short Film -- Live Action
Predicted Winner: Tanghi Argentini

Sound Editing
Should Win: Ratatouille
Will Win: Transformers

Sound Mixing
Should Win: 3:10 To Yuma
Will Win: Transformers

Visual Effects
Should Win: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Will Win: Transformers

Screenplay -- Adapted
Should Win: There Will Be Blood
Will Win: No Country for Old Men

Screenplay -- Original
Should Win: Juno
Will Win: Juno

So there you have it. See if your favorites, and our predictions, win by tuning in on Feb. 24th 5PT/8ET on ABC. For more information, or to print out your own ballet, visit the official Oscars web site at: http://www.oscar.com/

Oscar Predictions: Chuck's Picks

The Oscar's are coming up soon. For a complete list of nominees, you can click here. But to make things a little more interesting, I teamed up with our Opinion Editor, Rebekah, to make predictions on who will win and who should win. My take is posted below, and Rebekah's will be coming shortly. And better yet, when the Oscars are said and done, we'll post who got the most right and who was completely wrong.

Leading Actor
Should Win: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Will Win: George Clooney, Michael Clayton
EXPLANATION: I think Michael Clayton will be a surprise winner and take a lot of people by shock in a lot of categories. It is politically charged and a Clooney film. It is Oscar gold.

Supporting Actor
Should Win: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Will Win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War

Leading Actress
Should Win: Ellen Page, Juno
Will Win: Laura Linney, The Savages
EXPLANATION: I really, really want Ellen Page to win. She was so good in Juno!

Supporting Actress
Should Win: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Will Win: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone

Animated Feature
Should Win: Rataouille
Will Win: Rataouille
EXPLANATION: This is my favorite movie of 2007, and one of my all-time favorites.

Art Direction
Should Win: Atonement
Will Win: Sweeny Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Cinematography
Should Win: Atonement
Will Win: No Country for Old Men

Costume Design
Should Win: Atonement
Will Win: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Directing
Should Win: Juno
Will Win: Michael Clayton

Documentary Feature
Should Win: Taxi To The Dark Side
Will Win: Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Documentary Short
Should Win: Freeheld
Will Win: Sara's Mother

Film Editing
Should Win: No Country for Old Men
Will Win: The Bourne Ultimatum

Foreign Language Film
Should Win: The Counterfeiters
Will Win: The 12

Makeup
Should Win: La Vie En Rose
Will Win: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Original Score
Should Win: Ratatouille
Will Win: The Kite Runner
EXPLANATION: The Oscars tend to go for very subdued, kind of "boring" soundtracks. Even though the Ratatouille score was phenomenal and half the charm of the movie, it won't get the honor it deserves.

Original Song
Should Win: So Close (Enchanted)
Will Win: That's How You Know (Enchanted)

Best Picture
Should Win: Juno
Will Win: Michael Clayton

Short Film -- Animated
Should Win: Madame Tutli-Putli
Will Win: Meme Les Pigeons Vont Au Paradis

Short Film -- Live Action
Should Win: Tanghi Argentini
Will Win: Le Mozart Des Pickpockets

Sound Editing
Should Win: Ratatouille
Will Win: Transformers

Sound Mixing
Should Win: Ratatouille
Will Win: Transformers

Visual Effects
Should Win: Transformers
Will Win: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Screenplay -- Adapted
Should Win: There Will Be Blood
Will Win: Atonement

Screenplay -- Original
Should Win: Juno
Will Win: Ratatouille