Stop! Oscar Time!: Vol. 2
Today’s the day! It’s the Super Bowl of the cinematic year, that day upon which millions of Americans wake up with just a snatch of a song in their ears: the “Hollywood” song that nobody really knows the words to (”HOLL-ywood! La la la la la la la HOLL-ywood!” Just me? Really?). It is, finally, the awards show that we all love to watch and then pretend we don’t love to watch. And we at CH are READY. Bring it, Jon Stewart, with your snarkiness and your “Wow, I’m doing this again?” attitude.
We covered the actor/actress categories earlier, but far be it from CH staff to shirk our duties and leave the behind-the-scenes categories out. And so, our picks for Best Picture and other miscellaney:
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Who we like: Atonement (….Surprise!)
Who will probably win: Some years, Atonement or No Country For Old Men would take this field without a hiccup. But there’s no betting against There Will Be Blood.
Best Animated Feature Film
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf’s Up
Who we like: Persepolis, for being unlike anything else, ever.
Who will probably win: Ratatouille, for being all-around lovely. Really.
Best Directing
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Who we like: We *heart* the Coen brothers! (No Country for Old Men)
We will probably win: If anybody can beat Blood, it’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
That’s it. See you all after the red carpet!
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