So, four of my six Oscar predictions were correct … eh. I don’t think there were any surprises this year, as evidenced by the fact that most of the ceremony ran on mute all evening in my home.
In fact, the two categories I predicted incorrectly – best supporting actress and best director – were [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘2000-2009 Oscar Nominees’
February 27, 2009
“Who are you wearing?!” … My Oscar de-brief
January 23, 2009
Oscar Predictions
I discovered the blog polling tool, so this post just got a whole lot more interactive. Here are my predictions for the 2009 Academy Awards – who should win and who will win the top categories. Cast your vote!
Best Actor
Nominees: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button), Mickey [...]
January 15, 2009
The Queen
Nominated in: 2007
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to The Departed
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Helen Mirren as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Because you saw all those headlines and you thought: ‘One day that might happen to me’…and it will, Mr. Blair. Quite suddenly and without warning” – Helen Mirren
How did Queen [...]
June 23, 2008
Gosford Park
Nominated in: 2002
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to A Beautiful Mind
Worth watching? Not really
Standout performance: Emily Watson as Elsie the maid
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Nobody can stab a corpse and not know it” – Kelly MacDonald
The most interesting part of Gosford Park is trying to figure out where I’ve seen all the actors before. [...]
June 5, 2008
Michael Clayton (or was it Erin Brokovich?)
Nominated in: 2008
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to No Country for Old Men
Worth Watching? Yes
Standout performance: Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder
Watchfl’s favorite quote: None come to mind. I think we’re all supposed to love “Do I look like I’m negotiating?!”, but lines like that make me cringe.
George Clooney is the big man on [...]
