I’ve just finished going through all of your Oscar predictions from earlier in the week (and it took a while!). I scored a mediocre 31 out of 40 this year, and most of you didn’t do so hot either. But two of you managed to top me. ‘Meier’ correctly guessed 32 out of 40, while ‘Spoonbill’ — the last person to enter his or her predictions, at 2:39 am EST today — got an amazing 34 out of 40 right, correctly predicting The Reader in Best Picture and Best Actress. Well done, Spoonbill! How did you do it?
Jan 23
2009
01:25 AM ET
Oscar prediction results: All hail 'Spoonbill'
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spoonbill cheated.
period.
the end.
I was glad Clint Eastwood didn’t get nominated for “Gran Torino,” but disappointed “The Dark Knight” didn’t get a Best Picture nomination. The ratings for the Oscars will be in the toilet again this year.
I think the Dark Knight is fantastic and a worthy nomination despite it being a superhero movie. With all that said, even if the nomination of the Dark Knight would influence the ratings that shouldn’t be the sole justification for the members of the Academy. In a sense, I am glad they didn’t yield, as it would inevitably mean that every blockbuster would get nominated for the Oscars..
That’s not true Dil. The Dark Knight is an exception to all major blockbusters because it achieved greatness without sacrificing the label of being a summer blockbuster. The academy should acknowledge it even more besides tech nominations because it was able to create such an epic story and a beautiful film while achieving box office greatness. If the Academy cannot acknowledge those films (which are harder to do than Indie films), then truly the Academy is flawed.
Thanks for nothing.
I said Kate Winslet would be nominated in Best Actress for The Reader and that Amy Adams would be nominated in Supporting Actress in her place, so I technically got 33 correct. Just in case anyone cares.
I can’t believe that Kate Winslet was nominated. Now I ask you. What’s the diference among her roles in The Reader and Revolutionary Road?. Michelle Williams released a performance much better than her in Wendy and Lucy.
The real Spoonbill here – it was merely all the Weinstein pushing that got me to think Reader would get in – plus voters love a good cry, and not even Button really gets the waterworks flowing like Daldry’s film.
Hey there Mr. Karger. It might have been late when you browsed the posts, but I actually got 32 as well! Give me some love! My post is below is you wanna double check.
Drayton Benedict Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 05:27 PM EST
> Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Gran Torino
Milk
Frost/Nixon
> Director
David Fincher
Ron Howard
Gus Van Sant
Danny Boyle
Christopher Nolan
> Actor
Frank Langella
Mickey Rourke
Brad Pitt
Sean Penn
Richard Jenkins
> Actress
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie
Kate Winslet
Meryl Streep
Kirstin Scott Thomas
> Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Michael Shannon
Dev Patel
Josh Brolin
> Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz
Viola Davis
Kate Winslet
Taraji P. Henson
Rosemarie DeWitt
> Original Screenplay
Wall-E
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Happy-Go-Lucky
> Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Doubt