5th Annual Oscar Nomination Predictions

Original Post Date: January 16, 2008

I've done this FIVE TIMES?! Holy smokes! I need to get a life.

Well, anyway...here are my predictions, once again based solely on the movies I have seen this year.

Best Picture
Freedom Writers
Dan in Real Life
Becoming Jane
Enchanted*
August Rush

Best Actor
Freddy Highmore (August Rush)*
Dustin Hoffman (Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium)
Johnny Depp (Pirates)
Steve Carell (Dan in Real Life)
Patrick Dempsey (Enchanted)

Best Actress
Hilary Swank (Freedom Writers)
Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics)
Keira Knightley (Pirates)
Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane)
Amy Adams (Enchanted)*

Best Supporting Actor
Robin Williams (August Rush)
Rainn Wilson (The Last Mimsy)
James Franco (Spider-Man 3)
Justin Bartha (National Treasure: Book of Secrets)
James Marsden (Enchanted)

Best Supporting Actress
April Lee Hernandez (Freedom Writers)
Juliette Binoche (Dan in Real Life)
Kathryn Hahn (The Last Mimsy)
Abigail Breslin (No Reservations)
Helen Mirren (National Treasure: Book of Secrets)

Best Animated Feature
Shrek the Third
Ratatouille**
Bee Movie

*= really does deserve a nomination
**= will definitely win the Oscar

And here is the list of movies I saw:
Freedom Writers
Music and Lyrics
Amazing Grace
The Last Mimsy
Bridge to Terabithia
Spider-Man 3
Shrek the Third
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Ocean's 13
Evan Almighty
Ratatouille
No Reservations
Becoming Jane
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Lucky You
Evening
Dan in Real Life
Bee Movie
The Astronaut Farmer
License to Wed
Transformers
Meet the Robinsons
Enchanted
August Rush
The Flying Scotsman
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
The Bourne Ultimatum
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
P.S. I Love You

And if you're interested, there is a list of all movies eligible for Oscars here: http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/reminder/index.html