Cinema Lounge, a film discussion group, takes place at 7:00 PM at Barnes and Noble, 555 12th St., NW in Washington, DC (near the Metro Center Metro stop). You do not need to be a member of the Washington DC Film Society to attend.

Cinema Lounge is moderated by Daniel R. Vovak.


January 14, 2008:

Oscar Predictions

In January we discussed Oscar predictions in an intense, record-long session. We came pretty close on the actual Oscar nominees. In all, we were 22-7-1 for our Oscar predictions. Here are our favorites:

Best Picture:

  • Atonement
  • Juno
  • Sweeney Todd
  • There Will Be Blood
  • No Country for Old Men
    (protest votes for American Gangster)

    Best Director:
  • Joel and Ethan Coen--No Country for Old Men
  • P.T. Anderson--There Will Be Blood
  • Tim Burton--Sweeney Todd
  • Sean Penn--Into the Wild
  • Julian Schnabel--The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
    (protest votes for Joe Wright--Atonement and Tony Gilroy--Michael Clayton)

    Best Actor:
  • Daniel Day-Lewis--There Will Be Blood
  • Johnny Depp--Sweeney Todd
  • George Clooney--Michael Clayton
  • James McAvoy--Atonement
  • Denzel Washington--American Gangster
    (protest votes for Emile Hirsch--Into the Wild and Ryan Gosling--Lars and the Real Girl)

    Best Actress:
  • Amy Adams--Enchanted
  • Julie Christie--Away From Her
  • Marion Cotillard--La Vie en Rose
  • Ellen Page--Juno
  • Laura Linney--The Savages
    (protest votes for Angelina Jolie--A Mighty Heart)

    Best Supporting Actor:
  • Javier Bardem--No Country for Old Men
  • Tommy Lee Jones--No Country for Old Men
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman--Charlie Wilson's War
  • Hal Holbrook--Into the Wild
  • Tom Wilkinson--Michael Clayton
    (protest votes for Casey Affleck--The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)

    Best Supporting Actress:
  • Ruby Dee--American Gangster
  • Cate Blanchett--I'm Not There
  • Amy Ryan--Gone Baby Gone
  • Tilda Swinton--Michael Clayton
  • Catherine Keener--Into the Wild
    (protest votes for Saoirse Ronan--Atonement and Julia Roberts--Charlie Wilson's War)


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