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The Daily Orange predicts this weekend's Oscar winners
By Matt Levin and Jared Diamond
Posted: 2/22/08, 12:31 AM EST Section: Feature
Hal Holbrook, the 82-year-old actor from "Into the Wild" is now the oldest Best Supporting Actor nominee in history. But he and Casey Affleck, who's featured in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," have their work cut out for them.
Levin's who should win: Hoffman ("Charlie Wilson's War") - Oscar voters never show any love for the funny guys. But Hoffman also conveys a dead-serious CIA mastermind in the same role. That's not easy to do.
Levin's who will win: Bardem ("No Country for Old Men")
Diamond's who should win: Bardem - No disrespect to Wilkinson and Hoffman, but they chose the wrong year. Anton Chigurh is the scariest villain since Hannibal Lecter.
Diamond's who will win: Bardem
Best Supporting Actress
A strong performance looks more impressive when the actor is playing a role not of his gender. And you know it's an award-winning performance when the character you're playing is a legendary music star. That's why Cate Blanchett will take home the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."
Tilda Swinton shows some impressive emotion as a businessperson in "Michael Clayton," willing to go to any lengths to save her company. However, she's too overshadowed by her male co-stars (George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson). At age 13, Saoirse Ronan, stole the show from leads Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in "Atonement." On the other side of the spectrum, 83-year-old Ruby Dee holds her own against Denzel Washington in a stirring scene in "American Gangster" - but her role lasts just five minutes.
Amy Ryan's role in "Gone Baby Gone" received too little mainstream attention for Ryan to stand a chance.
Levin's who should win: Blanchett ("I'm Not There") - No worries for Blanchett. She's up against some fairly weak competition.
Levin's who will win: Blanchett
Diamond's who should win: Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone") - Ryan has always been one of the top female character actors around, but she outdid herself here, playing a coked-up Boston mother whose 4-year-old was kidnapped.
Levin's who should win: Hoffman ("Charlie Wilson's War") - Oscar voters never show any love for the funny guys. But Hoffman also conveys a dead-serious CIA mastermind in the same role. That's not easy to do.
Levin's who will win: Bardem ("No Country for Old Men")
Diamond's who should win: Bardem - No disrespect to Wilkinson and Hoffman, but they chose the wrong year. Anton Chigurh is the scariest villain since Hannibal Lecter.
Diamond's who will win: Bardem
A strong performance looks more impressive when the actor is playing a role not of his gender. And you know it's an award-winning performance when the character you're playing is a legendary music star. That's why Cate Blanchett will take home the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."
Tilda Swinton shows some impressive emotion as a businessperson in "Michael Clayton," willing to go to any lengths to save her company. However, she's too overshadowed by her male co-stars (George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson). At age 13, Saoirse Ronan, stole the show from leads Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in "Atonement." On the other side of the spectrum, 83-year-old Ruby Dee holds her own against Denzel Washington in a stirring scene in "American Gangster" - but her role lasts just five minutes.
Amy Ryan's role in "Gone Baby Gone" received too little mainstream attention for Ryan to stand a chance.
Levin's who should win: Blanchett ("I'm Not There") - No worries for Blanchett. She's up against some fairly weak competition.
Levin's who will win: Blanchett
Diamond's who should win: Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone") - Ryan has always been one of the top female character actors around, but she outdid herself here, playing a coked-up Boston mother whose 4-year-old was kidnapped.
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Matt
posted 2/22/08 @ 9:39 PM EST
Guys, do your homework. Daniel-Day Lewis the biggest unknown of the group? Are you kidding me? He is the only actor of this group who has previously won an oscar for best actor in a leading role. (Continued…)
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