Oscar Predictions are Rolling in...

Here we go...that annual countdown to Oscar Nomination Morning (another grand holiday in my household) - and with said countdown (just three more days ya know) also comes my annual Oscar Nomination Predictions, and that is what is going on over at The Cinematheque as we speak.

Ya know, I was expecting this to be a relatively easy time predicting things. I was going to go the safe route and pick all the "expected" choices, but then I was looking at the SAGS (which I will too have predix up for sometime to-morrow, before the show), and I suddenly realized that every single one of my acting predictions matched up with their nominees, yet NEVER have the two organisations been exactly the same - sometimes they're even way off. So, I went back and pulled some switcheroos - including a very surprising Best Actress pick - Q'Orianka Kilcher from The New World (in place of charlize Theron for Christ's sake). This would be the third year in a row that an under-eighteen non-white/non-black actress would be among the top 5 (Keisha Castle Hughes in 2003 and Catalina Sandino Moreno last year). This will also mark the first time an Asian Actress will be among the Best Actress noms (Ziyi Zhang, which is more likely than Kilcher). Anyway, this gut-feeling pick may just be wishful thinking (she is a strong candidate for my own awards - nominations announced next saturday), and it may cause me to go 4 for 5 - although I DID predict Catalina last year, when most did not. I suppose we will see come Tuesday Morn.

So far, I have listed final Predictions for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. The rest will be completed later tonight and/or tomorrow. All predictions will definately be final no later than 5pm tomorrow afternoon - in order for me to concentrate on my SAG predix (which will be listed here tomorrow night before the show).