Hey there, losers, it's Oscar time (actually, not for a month). I thought I'd unravel my expert opinion, so it can be allowed to saturate into your febble brains. First I will show who the Academy nominated ( http://www.oscars.com/nominees/, then I will give MY opinion. Here we go:
Best Picture:
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Tyler's Take: As good 'Juno' was, I don't think it should be nominated. Neither should Atonement (the Academy loves sappy love stories with Keira Knightly), or Michael Clayton (still a great film, though). Those three should be replaced with the Bob Dylan experimental biopic, 'I'm Not There' (I've never seen such creativity in a biopic), 'Into The Wild' (Emile Hirsch and Hal Holbrook are fantastic, and Eddie Vedder's soundtrack is just icing on the cake), and Sweeney Todd (Depp, Carter, and Burten went WAY out on a limb and paid off big-time, real fun to watch). The winner will be either 'There Will Be Blood' or 'No Country For Old Men'. Both excellent films, but I like 'No Country For Old Men' just a little bit more.
Actor In A Leading Role:
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Lee Jones - In The Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortenson - Eastern Promises
Tyler's Take: While I have not seen 'In The Valley of Elah', my father has, and said it was God awful. Based on that, Tommy Lee Jones should be booted from this category. The actors though, whole-heartedly deserve it. Replace Jones with Phillip Seymour Hoffman for 'Before The Devil Know's You're Dead', and you got a great list. It is impossible to choose between Depp and Day-Lewis. Impossible. Let me flip a coin. The coin said Depp.
Actor In A Supporting Role:
Casey Affleck - The Assasination of Jesse James By The Cowards Robert Ford
Javier Bordem - No Country For Old Men
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
Tyler's Take: First off, get rid of Affleck and add Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, or Christian Bale for their work in 'I'm Not There'. While Bordem probabaly will win, the best actor here is Holbrook. His performence as Ronald Franz in 'Into The Wild' was so sad and tearjerking, exspecially when he asks Emile Hirsch if he could adopt him as his grandfather. He should win.
Actress In A Leading Role:
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotilliard - La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney - The Savages
Ellen Page - Juno
Tyler's Take: I would've chosen Linney or Page ('Juno' is hilarious), but bah-humbug insists I make Cotilliard the winner. So, bam.
Actress In A Supporting Role:
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Saorise Ronan - Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Tyler's Take: Lol wut?!?! Where's Helena Bonham Carter? She makes people into meat pies in 'Sweeney Todd'? Get rid of Swinton and add her. Either way, unless the apocolypse is coming, Blanchett BETTER win. I mean, just consider the stretch she took playing that role...
Animated Feature Film:
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf's Up
Tyler's Take: Come on! Where's the 'Simpson's Movie'?! I'm boycotting this.
Cinematography:
The Assasination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country For Old Men
Tyler's Take: Scratch 'Atonement' and add 'Into the Wild', also scratch 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' for '3:10 To Yuma'. Either way, the movie that can win this is 'There Will Be Blood'. The cinematography is one of the best parts of the excellent movie.
Costume Design:
Across the Universe
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
La Vie En Rose
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tyler's Take: 'Sweeney Todd'. That's all. There is no other choice.
Directing:
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
Juno
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Tyler's Take: Not only should 'Into the Wild' (Sean Penn is the director), but it should also win. Get rid of 'Michael Clayton'. Also, get rid of 'Juno' for Tim Burten's masterpeice 'Sweeney Todd'. Bounce 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' for Todd Haynes' work in 'I'm Not There'. Atleast he took some chances. The winner should be Penn.
Documentry:
Sicko
War/Dance
Taxi To The Dark Side
No End In Sight
Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience
Tyler's Take: Just give the award to Michael Moore right now for 'Sicko'.
Music(Score):
Atonement
The Kite Runner
3:10 To Yuma
Ratatouille
Michael Clayton
Tyler's Take: WHAT THE FUCK!? WHERE IS 'THERE WILL BE BLOOD'? Normally, I hate Radiohead. But, Johnny Greenwood did a great job with the score. The best out of this list is '3:10 To Yuma', but the best overall is 'There Will Be Blood'.
Music (Song):
Once
Enchanted
Enchanted
Enchanted
August Rush
Tyler's Take: This is the PISS-POORLY nominated category in the entire award's ceremony. Let me get this straight: You nominated three songs from 'Enchanted', but couldn't nominate any of Eddie Vedder's songs in 'Into the Wild'?!?! Any note from 'Into the Wild' is 1214124 times better than anything nominated.
Well, ladies and germs, those are my picks. Enjoy.
I disagree with you about Diving Bell and the Buttefly, Schnabel should win the directing award, just like at the Globes. The job he does with that film is phenomenal.
Persepolis is the definite choice for me in the animation category. The perfect example of animation transcending its genre.
And nice to see that you picked Cotilliard, her performance is one for the ages.
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