Last year, I predicted some possible Oscars for this past year. Kinda fun, trying to guess what might be at the Oscars a year out. I actually got a few correct. Well, here's my prediction of what we might see for next year:
No Country For Old Men - Coen Brothers. Look for a Tommy Lee Jones nomination.
Charlie Wilson's War - Tommy Hanks, Julia Roberts & Phillip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Mike Nichols.
Michael Clancy - George Clooney
Rescue Dawn - Werner Herzog directing Christian Bale. Might be coming out too early though (March) to be remembered at the end of the year.
American Gangster - Ridley Scott directing Denzel & Russell Crowe (Would have liked to have seen Antoine Fuqua's version)
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson directing Daniel Day-Lewis.
The Golden Age - Elizabeth 2. Easy Blanchett nomination. Clive Owen, too.
Stop-Loss - Iraq war drama directed by Kimberly Pierce.
The Brave One - Easy Jodie Foster nomination here.
A Mighty Heart - Angelina Jolie could get a nomination here.
Trade - Looks amazing, dark as hell. Might also suffer from being released too early.
Zodiac - It'd be a bigger release in December. I only included it because it's Fincher. Probably wouldn't get any nominations.
The Darjeeling Limited (pic above) - Wes Anderson - Maybe a screenplay nomination.
Sweeney Todd - Depp & Sasha Baron Cohen (both could get nominations) directed by Timmy Burton
Things We Lost In the Fire - Halle Berry & Benecio Del Toro drama.
King Of California - Michael Douglas nomination.
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford - Brad Pitt & Sam Rockwell nominations.
Che - Not sure if & when this is coming out.
So, if I had to pick the best pics for next year's Oscars, I would guess......
MICHAEL CLANCY
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
THE GOLDEN AGE
AMERICAN GANGSTER
RESCUE DAWN
Of course, any or all of these could suck. Dark horses here are There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men. If either or both are good, they could easily sneak in and take out American Gangster & Rescue Dawn. Also, I love the Trade trailer and hope the movie is as good.
Keep in mind, there may also be plenty of indies that come out of nowhere and take a slot or 2.
Best Animated possible nominations - Surf's Up, Simpsons, Ratatouille, Beowulf & Bee Movie. Bee Movie wins.
3 comments:
Don't discount The Bucket List -- bald Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, directed by Rob Reiner. Coming out in November.
Good point! That sounds like Oscar bait.
what, no Nic Cage, even with his 117 movies coming out, surely there must be Oscar caliber in there somewhere...
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