Academy Awards: Open Forum
The nominations are in, and it looks like the big grabbers this year are Jason Reitman's Juno, Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton, Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, and the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men.
Was anyone forgotten? Who should win? And do you think the Oscars will fall victim to the writers' strike just like the Golden Globes before them?
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It is hard to say which movie will win Best Picture this year. All the movies nominated are classic anyways, but I think that this time No Country For Old Men will take home the award. Maybe the director of Juno will get Best Director.
I think There Will Be Blood probably has it in the bag, as does Daniel Day-Lewis for Best Actor. I loved Juno--really loved Juno, so I hope Ellen Page beats out the rest of the actresses and yes, Jason Reitman gets a nod for directing.
The biggest mystery to me is how Michael Clayton ended up with 7 nominations. It honestly was not that good of a movie. I don't regret seeing it or anything, but I really expected it to disappear.
I found 2007 to be a so-so year for movies, and am surprised that the hosts mentioned "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the same breath as "Best Picture Nominee." While the first Pirates movie was almost worthy of the Best Picture Oscar nomination, the last two have been massive video games aimed at 12-year-old boys.
I want a Best Oscar Picture with good acting, writing, direction, effects and a sweep. Juno was a fun but slight movie, I was frankly amazed it was up for an Oscar rather than something like, say Eastern Promises or American Gangster or Zodiac. I can't stomach overly violent movies, so I won't pay money to see There Will Be Blood or No Country for Old Men. Atonement is a classic Best Picture to me, and while I really enjoyed Michael Clayton, it seems to be underappreciated.