2008 Oscar Predictions

The 80th Academy Awards are only hours away, and I wanted to share my predictions now so that if I’m correct, I’ll look like a great movie analyst. Unfortunately, tonight’s winners will not have the opportunity to drive the Oscar Mayer Wiener Mobile. (Get it, OSCAR! Nevermind.)

Best Picture – No Country for Old Men

Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Best Actress – Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose

Best Supporting Actor – Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Best Supporting Actress – Ruby Dee - American Gangster

Best Director – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men

Adapted Screenplay – No Country for Old Men

Original Screenplay – Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Best Foreign Language Film – Beaufort (the Israeli film)

Best Animated Feature Film – The Simpsons Movie I don’t care if this movie wasn’t nominated; I feel like there may have been a strong write-in vote for Homer and family. Of the actual nominees, I guess Ratatouille.

Jason, one of the stars of Michael Clayton, has predictions for every single category at his site.

Unlike the Grammy Awards, there will not be a live journal as I just returned from a weekend in Pittsburgh and need to be at work early on Monday. Enjoy the ceremony and feel free to leave your picks and any comments about the show!

Spider Pig Lyrics

I saw The Simpsons Movie this weekend, and now I can’t get the “Spider Pig” song out of my head (not that this is a bad thing). Therefore, I thought I would share the lyrics with everyone else.

Spider pig
Spider pig
Does whatever a spider pig does
Can he swing
From a web
No he can’t
He’s a pig
Look Out
He is a spider pig

Feel free to sing this song throughout the day!


(Sorry that I couldn’t find a larger picture. It was difficult just finding any Spider Pig picture.)