Wrapping up the 80th Annual
Alright, so that's a wrap on the 80th annual Academy Awards. A snooze for the most part, but I had a hell of a time doing the podcasts with John and the boys. I hope you enjoyed them as well. I'll be back later on to finalize the season, and then, of course, check back here tomorrow for our annual Year in Advance Oscar column.
How I did: 18/24
And the Oscars went to:
Best Costume Design: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Best Animated Feature Film: "Ratatouille"
Best Makeup: "La Vie en Rose"
Best Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass"
Best Art Direction: "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Best Short Film - Live Action: "The Mozart of Pickpockets"
Best Short Film - Animated: "Peter & the Wolf"
Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "No Country for Old Men"
Best Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum"
Best Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum"
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"
Best Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Counterfeiters"
Best Music - Original Song: "Once"
Best Cinematography: "There Will Be Blood"
Best Music - Original Score: "Atonement"
Best Documentary - Short Subject: "Freeheld"
Best Documentary - Feature: "Taxi to the Dark Side"
Best Original Screenplay: "Juno"
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Best Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Best Picture: "No Country for Old Men"
Comments
Well done on your predix, I got 17/24, not my finest!
Thanks for the time and effort you have put into giving this years (imo) best awards season and film commentary, both on your blog and over at Variety, it has been great.
*Here's to a another great year*
Posted by: Nick Plowman | February 24, 2008 09:59 PM
You guys did much better than I did! 10 for 24, quite possibly my worst showing ever!
Kevin O'Connell is now 0 for 20. Ouch!
I completely missed The Bourne Ultimatium winning. I feel like an idiot now.
Posted by: ZacharyTF | February 25, 2008 09:04 AM