Oscar Predictions: Best Actor, Round 1

Time to get a start on the acting categories; this season it looks as if their more than a few contenders with previous nominations.

Top 5:

In Alphabetical order,

and in order pictured above

Benicio del Toro, Brad Pitt, Frank Langella, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn

Film

Benicio- Guerilla

Brad- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frank- Frost/Nixon

Leonardo- Revolutionary Road

Sean Penn- Milk

Top 10:

In alphabetical order by first name

1. Benicio del Toro, Guerilla
2. Brad Pitt, Ben Button
3. Daniel Craig, Defiance
4. Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
5. Josh Brolin, W
6. Leonardo DiCaprio, Rev Road
7. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
8. Sean Penn, Milk
9. Viggo Mortensen, The Road
10. Will Smith, Seven Pounds

Oscar Predictions: Best Director, Round 1

Directors certainly have some pretty tidy competition this year, what with so many highly anticipated films due at the end of the year.

Top 5:

In Alphabetical order by first name,

and in order, pictured above.

Baz Lurhmann, Clint Eastwood, David Flincher, Gus van Sant, Sam Mendes

Film:

Baz: Australia

Clint: Changeling

David: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Gus: Milk

Sam: Revolutionary Road

Top 10:

In Alphabetical order by first name

1. Baz Lurhmann, Australia
2. Chris Nolan, The Dark Night
3. Clint Eastwood, Changeling
4. David Flincher, Ben Button
5. Gus van Sant, Milk
6. John Patrick Sandley, Doubt
7. Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
8. Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
9. Ridley Scott, House of Lies
10. Woody Allen, Vicky Christina Barcelona
    

Oscar Predictions: Best Picture, Round 1

Yay, I'm finally ready to kick off my official "Road to the Academy Awards." And why not start with the top honor- Best Pic?

Top 5:

In Alphabetical Order

and in order, pictured above

Changeling, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Milk, Revolutionary Road

Top 10:

In Alphabetical Order

1. Austrailia
2. Changeling
3. Ben Button
4. Doubt
5. Defiance
6. House of Lies
7. Milk
8. Revolutionary Road
9. The Road
10. The Soloist