I was awakened at 4:30 this morning by a call from the 562 area code — Los Angeles! I didn’t answer the phone, but maybe it was someone from the Academy trying to get me down to the nomination ceremony at the last minute. Or maybe it was a devastated Kiera Knightley, who found out early that she wasn’t getting the Best Actress nod I predicted and she needed some comforting. Or maybe it was Cate Blanchett looking to do some early celebrating since the buzz had her pegged for two nominations!
Or maybe it was a wrong number. At four-fucking-thirty in the morning. Grumble.
Anyway, it’s time to see how I stacked up against reality.
| Best Picture |
| Jim’s Pick | Actual Pick |
| There Will Be Blood | There Will Be Blood |
| No Country for Old Men | No Country for Old Men |
| Atonement | Atonement |
| Juno | Juno |
| Michael Clayton | Michael Clayton |
| *Jim’s Score: 5/5 | 100% |
| Best Actor |
| Jim’s Pick | Actual Pick |
| George Clooney, Michael Clayton | George Clooney, Michael Clayton |
| Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood | Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood |
| Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd | Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd |
| Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild | Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah |
| James McAvoy, Atonement | Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises |
| *Jim’s Score: 3/5 | 60% |
| Best Actress |
| Jim’s Pick | Actual Pick |
| Julie Christie, Away from Her | Julie Christie, Away from Her |
| Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose | Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose |
| Keira Knightley, Atonement | Laura Linney, The Savages |
| Ellen Page, Juno | Ellen Page, Juno |
| Amy Adams, Enchanted | Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age |
| *Jim’s Score: 3/5 | 60% |
| Best Supporting Actor |
| Jim’s Pick | Actual Pick |
| Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men | Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men |
| Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James… | Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James… |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War |
| Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild | Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild |
| Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton | Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton |
| *Jim’s Score: 5/5 | 100% |
| Best Supporting Actress |
| Jim’s Pick | Actual Pick |
| Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There | Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There |
| Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone | Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone |
| Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton | Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton |
| Saoirise Ronan, Atonement | Saoirise Ronan, Atonement |
| Catherine Keener, Into the Wild | Ruby Dee, American Gangster |
| *Jim’s Score: 4/5 | 80% |
| Best Director |
| Jim’s Pick | Actual Pick |
| Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men | Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men |
| Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood | Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood |
| Joe Wright, Atonement | Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton |
| Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
| Sean Penn, Into the Wild | Jason Reitman, Juno |
| *Jim’s Score: 3/5 | 60% |
My overall score: 23/30, 77%
Pathetic!
