April Fool's Day: Part II

This is the second part of the April Fool's Day celebration, with tiers of the films, performances and direction. The black signifies the nominees, the blue signifies the contenders and red signifies the long shots. Part II is Picture and Leading Actor/Actress. Part III is the less interesting part, with Director and Supporting Actor/Actress. With the exception of me, because Supporting Actress is just such a sexy category. Now excuse me while I run off to watch Grind House with zombies eating Fergalicious meat and getting shot down by Rose McGowan's undeniably sexy gun of leg.

Picture
Reservation Road
Charlie Wilson’s War
American Gangster
There Will be Blood
The Assassination of Jesse James...
Evening
In the Valley of Elah
The Golden Age
Stop Loss
Sweeney Todd
Rendition
My Blueberry Nights
A Mighty Heart
I’m Not There
The Golden Compass
Elegy: Dying Animal

Leading Actress
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Cate Blanchett, The Golden Age
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Nicole Kidman, Margot at the Wedding
Halle Berry, Things We Lost in the Fire
Marion Coitllard, La Vie en Rose
Keira Knightley, Atonement
Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson’s War
Anna Paquin, Margaret
Reese Witherspoon, Rendition
Norah Jones, My Blueberry Nights
Jodie Foster, The Brave One
Vanessa Redgrave, Evening
Ashley Judd, Bug
Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd
Julie Christie, Away From Her

Leading Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will be Blood
Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson’s War
Joaquin Phoenix, Reservation Road
Denzel Washington, American Gangster
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rendition
Don Cheadle, Talk to Me
John Cusack, Grace Is Gone
Christian Bale, Rescue Dawn
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Javier Bardem, Goya’s Ghosts
Ryan Phillippe, Stop Loss
James McAvoy, Atonement
Javier Bardem, Love in the Time of Cholera

April Fool's Day. Part I.

April Fool's Day doesn't mean incorrect predix. So let me get to the point. Here are my first predictions for this Oscar Race. Now before I get out, lemme just give you the Oscar predictions. These are for the major categories, and are ordered.


Picture
Charlie Wilson’s War
American Gangster
In the Valley of Elah
Evening
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford


Director
Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson’s War
Kimberly Peirce, Stop Loss
Wong Kar Wai, My Blueberry Nights
Ridley Scott, American Gangster
Andrew Dominik, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford


Leading Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will be Blood
Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson’s War
Denzel Washington, American Gangster
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah

Leading Actress
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Cate Blanchett, The Golden Age
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Nicole Kidman, Margot at the Wedding
Keira Knightley, Atonement

Supporting Actor
Joaquin Phoenix, Reservation Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
Jason Patric, In the Valley of Elah
Matthew Fox, Vantage Point
Chris Cooper, The Kingdom

Supporting Actress
Mira Sorvino, Reservation Road
Rachel Weisz, My Blueberry Nights
Vanessa Redgrave, Charlie Wilson’s War
Flora Cross, American Gangster
Meryl Streep, Evening

Original Screenplay
Stop Loss
In the Valley of Elah
American Gangster
Cassandra's Dream
Margot at the Wedding

Adapted Screenplay
Charlie Wilson's War
Reservation Road
Beowulf
Evening
The Assassination of Brad Pitt by the Coward Ben Affleck's Brother