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Dan goes 4 for 6 again!!

Dan’s Oscar Picks!
Well, I expected to go 5 for 6 with the BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS giving me the headache once again this year, in what was another fairly easily predictable year.
But I went 4 for 6 again this year…but remember, I made my predictions the day of the nominations.
Now, I do give myself some credit in the BEST ACTRESS category.
So lets recap….The 80th Annual Academy Awards…here is what I got right:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner: No Country For Old Men
Dan’s Prediction – No Country For Old Men
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Dan’s Prediction – Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
Dan’s Prediction – Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
And this is what I missed:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose.”
Dan’s Prediction – Julie Christie, Away From Her
I had been saying all along that this was a two horse race between Julie Christie, “Away From Her” and Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”. I thought that Julie Christie would win as Hollywood loved their own…I was wrong, but I do give myself some credit here.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”
Dan’s Prediction – Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Well, I was wrong…but backstage, Swinton said she was completely shocked.
“I thought Ruby Dee would win and then, frankly, anybody but me,” Swinton told reporters.
Oh well, an Academy Award winner agreed with me, so I don’t feel so bad.
As for the night’s other notable category for me:
Original Song: “Falling Slowly” from “Once,” Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; “Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; “Raise It Up” from “August Rush,” Nominees to be determined; “So Close” from “Enchanted,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; “That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
I was so happy that “Falling Slowly” from “Once,” Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won!!!
This was the highlight of the night for me!!