Sunday, March 07, 2010

Paul's 2010 Fearless Oscar Predictions


OK, so it's been nearly a year since I've posted anything on my blog, and now that I'm finally posting something, I'm still being lazy. Instead of typing out my selections, I've decided just to scan them in (you can view them by clicking on the scanned image above).

I will say this has been a pretty predictable Oscar season at least if you're an Oscar predictor, or Oscar pool participant. There may be some surprises tonight, but for Oscar pool sake, most are consensus selections/predictions.

Here's to UP and UP IN THE AIR, my two favorites from 2009, pulling a few upsets, but I just don't see it. I have UP down for two wins (Animated Feature and Score), and UP IN THE AIR winning Best Adapted Screenplay.

The most interesting races seem to be in these categories: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Mixing, and the biggest prize for the evening, Best Picture. Although many of the major categories seem decided, the biggest seems like a toss-up right now.

Good luck Steve Martin, and especially Alec Baldwin. Hopefully Baldwin is better live than on his daughter's answering machine.