and the oscar goes to...

The nominations are announced on the last 22nd, you can check out the list here, i did pretty bad on the predictions, well, who didn't. 2 days left before the awards hand out, let's play another game of predicting the winner. I always find this game is so interesting to play, doing all the calculation on who should, who will, who's locked, who's the underdog, who's gonna upset, who goes with expectation, too much fun to have to play the game. That's why so many movie goers from all over the globe waiting all whole year playing the game of, 'and the Oscar goes to...'.

Even i don't remember when did i start on following all this, and some how find it addictive. Well, i still haven't manage to watch any one of the contenders, but the game isn't all about how good the film is, again is all about the calculation, prediction, guts. Here's my winner predictions for the 80th Academy Awards.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Hands down for his second win, and i think he should've won for his last nomination for Gangs of New York. He's one of best living actor.

There Will Be Blood

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Everybody thinks that he's the biggest lock, i just simply think that he's hot. I loved him in Before Night Falls.

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Some how you need to predict some upset, it happens every year, so i think here it would be.

La Vie En Rose

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
I'm gonna stick with this, though many say her shine is fading, but i love her, she is my favorite. Finger crossed.

The amazing Cate in I'm Not There.

Best animated feature film
Ratatouille
Lock, though i like Surf's Up.

Achievement in art direction
Jack Fisk - There Will Be Blood
Because it's a strong Best Picture contender?

Achievement in cinematography
Robert Elswit - There Will Be Blood
I think it needs this, though No Country for Old Men seems stronger, sometimes the technical awards ain't all about which film's the best on the particular category, but it needs to jaga the overall awards winning film tally, so you'll know why.

Achievement in costume design
Jacqueline Durran - Atonement
The green dress.

Achievement in directing
Ethan, Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

They have 2 of them.

No Country for Old Men

Achievement in film editing
Roderick Jaynes - No Country for Old Men
This always goes to the Best Picture nominee.

Achievement in makeup
Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald - La Vie En Rose
Because Norbit is ridiculous.

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Dario Marianelli - Atonement
There's no Lust, Caution for me to choose.

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Falling Slowly" - Once
Multiple nominations doesn't guarantee the win.

The clip of "Falling Slowly" from the movie Once

Best motion picture
There Will Be Blood
That's why it needs to win the Cinematography, so the tally of awards would be balance. Nah, i just have the faith on this, and maybe another upset since Crash, and i like Day-Lewis, no, i don't like blood.

Achievement in sound editing
Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg - The Bourne Ultimatum
Winning 3 is too much for Transformers.

Achievement in sound mixing
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin - Transformers
Those robot sounds can't be real.

Transformers

Achievement in visual effects
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier - Transformers
So does the robots.

Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Because everybody says so.

Writing, Original Screenplay
Diablo Cody - Juno
Same with above.

Juno