2008 Oscar Predictions Brian's Picks

Best Motion Picture of the Year

No Country for Old Men (2007): Ethan Coen, Joel

Coen, Scott Rudin

Best Performance by an Actor

in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress

in a Leading Role

Julie Christie for Away from Her (2006)

Best Performance by an Actor

in a Supporting Role

Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress

in a Supporting Role

Cate Blanchett for I’m Not There. (2007)

Best Achievement in Directing

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men

(2007)

Best Writing, Screenplay

Written Directly for the Screen

Juno (2007): Diablo Cody

Best Writing, Screenplay Based

on Material Previously Produced or Published

Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007): Ronald Harwood

Best Achievement in Cinematography

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward

Robert Ford (2007): Roger Deakins

Best Achievement in Editing

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007): Christopher Rouse

Best Achievement in Art Direction

American Gangster (2007): Arthur Max, Beth A.

Rubino

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Atonement (2007): Jacqueline Durran

Best Achievement in Makeup

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007): Ve

Neill, Martin Samuel

Best Achievement in Music Written

for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Ratatouille (2007): Michael Giacchino

Best Achievement in Music Written

for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Enchanted (2007): Alan Menken, Stephen

Schwartz(“Happy Working Song”)

Best Achievement in Sound

Transformers (2007): Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell,

Peter J. Devlin

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Ratatouille (2007): Randy Thom, Michael Silvers

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Transformers (2007): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza,

Russell Earl, John Frazier

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Ratatouille (2007): Brad Bird

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Mongol (2007)(Kazakhstan)

Best Documentary, Features

Sicko (2007): Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Sari’s Mother (2006): James Longley

Best Short Film, Animated

Peter & the Wolf (2006): Suzie Templeton, Hugh

Welchman

Best Short Film, Live Action

The Tonto Woman: Daniel Barber, Matthew Brown