Final Oscar Picks and Predictions

First of all, I encourage all readers to tell me their own personal Oscar picks by leaving a comment in the comment section at the bottom of the post.

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With the Oscars just a few days away, I have revised my picks and predictions since my initial commentary last month. Here is the list of the people I feel should win, and the list of those who I think will end up winning Academy Awards this weekend.

You can find the nominees on the link to my initial commentary, as I don't find it needed to relist them all again.

For Documentary, Short Subject Documentary, and Foreign Language Film I am not going to have either because I only saw one of the documentaries and none of the other nominees.

Best Picture

My Pick-There Will Be Blood

My Prediction-No Country for Old Men

Best Director

My Pick-Julian Schnabel for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

My Prediction-The Coen Brothers for "No Country for Old Men"

Best Actor

My Pick-Daniel Day Lewis for "There Will Be Blood

My Prediction-Daniel Day Lewis for "There Will Be Blood

Best Actress

My Pick-Laura Linney for "The Savages"

Mr Prediction-Julie Christie for "Away from Her"

Best Supporting Actor

My Pick-Tom Wilkinson for "Michael Clayton"

My Prediction-Javier Bardem for "No Country for Old Men"

Best Supporting Actress

My Pick-Amy Ryan for "Gone Baby Gone

My Prediction-Cate Blanchett for "I'm Not There"

Best Animated Film

My Pick-Ratatouille

My Prediction-Ratatouille

Cinematography

My Pick-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

My Prediction-No Country for Old Men

Makeup

My Pick-La Vie en Rose

My Prediction-La Vie en Rose

Best Musical Score

My Pick-Michael Clayton

My Prediction-Atonement

Adapted Screenplay

My Pick-There Will Be Blood

My Prediction-No Country for Old Men

Original Screenplay

My Pick-Michael Clayton

My Prediction-Juno

Art Direction

My Pick-Sweeney Todd

My Prediction-Atonement

Costume Design

My Pick-Sweeney Todd

My Prediction-Sweeney Todd

Film Editing

My Pick-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

My Prediction-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Music Song

My Pick-Happy Working Song for "Enchanted"

My Prediction-So Close for "Enchanted"

Sound Editing

My Pick-There Will Be Blood

My Prediction-There Will Be Blood

Sound Mixing

My Pick-No Country for Old Men

My Prediction-No Country for Old Men

Visual Effects

My Pick-Transformers

My Prediction-Transformers

Short Film Animated

My Pick-Peter and the Wolf

My Prediction-I Met the Walrus

Short Film Live Action

My Pick-The Mozart of Pickpockets

My Prediction-At Night

Good luck to all, and expect some critiques on Monday afternoon!