2008 Woodie Awards
Oscars 2008
Johnny Ngo
Issue date: 2/12/08 Section: Entertainment
After months of striking, the WGA looks like they will finally sign a new deal by the end of this week. This could only mean great news for the 80th Academy Awards, due to air on Sunday, February 24. The second-most watched event annually, second only to the Super Bowl, this year's Oscar race has some intriguing questions. Will Johnny Depp finally win that coveted statue? Is anyone going to stand in the way of the Coen brothers and "No Country for Old Men?" Here are the nominees, snubs and predictions for the 2008 season.
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saorise Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
For your consideration: Jennifer Garner, "Juno
This is probably the most wide open category out of the major six awards. Swinton's work opposite George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" as a top litigator is top-notch. Ronan's young Briony keeps the audience on edge as she tries to figure out the love affair between her sister and servant worker. Ryan's performance as a drugged out mother in "Gone Baby Gone" is the favorite among critics everywhere. Blanchett won a Golden Globe for her interpretation of Bob Dylan and Dee was awarded a SAG for her role as mother to Frank Lucas. If any of these women have an inside edge, it probably is Blanchett since she's also nominated for the best actress category, which she probably won't win.
Who should win: Amy Ryan
Who will win: Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country For Old Men"; Phillip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"
For your consideration: Russell Crowe, "American Gangster"
Unlike the Best Supporting Actress category, this is probably easiest award to pick. Bardem brings us a terrifying villain, none like we've seen since Hannibal Lector in "Silence of the Lambs." His demeanor, his stare and his haircut will scare the living daylights out of anybody. Anyone that might cause an upset is Affleck's Robert Ford, another murderer that was brought on screen this year.
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saorise Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
For your consideration: Jennifer Garner, "Juno
This is probably the most wide open category out of the major six awards. Swinton's work opposite George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" as a top litigator is top-notch. Ronan's young Briony keeps the audience on edge as she tries to figure out the love affair between her sister and servant worker. Ryan's performance as a drugged out mother in "Gone Baby Gone" is the favorite among critics everywhere. Blanchett won a Golden Globe for her interpretation of Bob Dylan and Dee was awarded a SAG for her role as mother to Frank Lucas. If any of these women have an inside edge, it probably is Blanchett since she's also nominated for the best actress category, which she probably won't win.
Who should win: Amy Ryan
Who will win: Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country For Old Men"; Phillip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"
For your consideration: Russell Crowe, "American Gangster"
Unlike the Best Supporting Actress category, this is probably easiest award to pick. Bardem brings us a terrifying villain, none like we've seen since Hannibal Lector in "Silence of the Lambs." His demeanor, his stare and his haircut will scare the living daylights out of anybody. Anyone that might cause an upset is Affleck's Robert Ford, another murderer that was brought on screen this year.
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