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It has been a LONG time since I blogged. Two months to be exact. I am back though. With a new page. I am going to try to update this often.

Today, I have decided to put up "JJ's Premature Oscar Nomination Predictions." These in no way are locks. I am just going on the buzz I see on sites such as Awards Circuit.com and what I feel the Academy will do.

These are not in the order in which they will win. I will put down who I predict to win at the end of the list.

Here it goes:

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Revolutionary Road
The Road
Doubt
Alternates: The Dark Knight, Changeling

Best Director
David Fincher- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant- Milk
Sam Mendes- Revolutionary Road
John Patrick Shanley- Doubt
Christopher Nolan- The Dark Knight
Alternates: John Hillcoat- The Road, Darren Aronofsky- The Wrestler

Best Actor
Sean Penn- Milk
Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Leonardo DiCaprio- Revolutionary Road
Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler
Viggo Mortensen- The Road
Alternates: Frank Langella- Frost/Nixon, Daniel Craig- Defiance

Best Actress
Kate Winslet- Revolutionary Road
Meryl Streep- Doubt
Anne Hathaway- Rachel Getting Married
Kate Beckinsale- Nothing But The Truth
Angelina Jolie- Changeling
Alternates: Cate Blanchett- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Sally Hawkins- Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Philip Seymour Hoffman- Doubt
Robert Downy, Jr.- Tropic Thunder (or The Soloist)
Josh Brolin- Milk
Kodi Smit-McPhee- The Road
Alternates: Michael Shannon- Revolutionary Road, James Franco- Milk, Michael Sheen- Frost/Nixon, Emile Hirsch- Milk

Best Supporting Actress
Taraji P. Henson- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Viola Davis- Doubt
Debra Winger- Rachel Getting Married
Amy Adams- Doubt
Charlize Theron- The Road
Alternates: Samantha Morton- Synedoche, New York, Penelope Cruz0 Vicky Christina Barcelona

Here is who I pick to win out of the nominations I listed:

Best Pic: Milk
Best Director: Christopher Nolan- The Dark Knight
Best Actor: Viggo Morensen- The Road
Best Actress: Kate Winslet- Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis- Doubt


Obviously, these are not all of the "Big 8," but I didn't want to delve into Screenplays yet. Those can be hard to predict.

The Reason I chose Milk for Best Picture is because of the powerful trailer that was released. I also feel like the Academy will want to show that they appreciate "gay" films after not honoring Brokeback Mountain with the Best Pic Oscar (a move that I thought was a right move, BB is a good film but not the best of that year).

I think Nolan will take home the statue for Best Director because of the response that TDK received and the fact that it is the greatest of its genre. Nolan has been well respected for years as he has made great film after great film.

Viggo will finally get a much deserved Oscar. I really thought he should have won for Eastern Promises a year ago, but Day-Lewis is an Oscar darling and got another "Gold-Man" to add to his collection of accolades. Viggo will put forth another strong performance and I feel that the love will be there for him.

Winslet is one of the greatest actresses of her generation and she still doesn't have an Oscar. Enough said.

The Ledger Buzz will finally come to fruition as the Academy will find it to hard to resist honoring a great actor whose life was cut short. I know Bardem won the same Award last year for playing a villain, but I think Ledger's performance is one of the greatest ever.

Viola Davis is getting a lot of strong buzz from what I understand. It is said she has a great performance of the mother of a son caught in the middle of a scandal in a Catholic School. I also feel the Academy will want to honor Doubt with an acting award and this is where they will do it.


These are definitely not STONE COLD LOCKS as much can change in the next few months. I will revisit this list come nomination time to see how well I did.

Check back again y'all,

JJ