Wednesday, July 23, 2008

July Oscar Watch: Best Actress


1. Julie Christie, Neighbors- In a moderate upset over "frontrunner" Sigourney Weaver, I pick Christie to take the Oscar this month. Neighbors is the Julie Christie show, and After the Fall (as I have said before) will be successful in some different categories, this is where Neighbors will take the spotlight.

2. Sigourney Weaver, After the Fall- A considered frontrunner will not be taking home the Oscar this month, but rest assured the bait will be rewarded in a different place. She still has a big chance, but I feel like it's just not the right time.

3. Jennifer Connelly, The Architects of Fear- Connelly has a big chance to in my opinion, this is a situation where the "Top 2" battle it out, but the 3rd just sneaks past them and wins. Keep an eye out for her, she may be the one at the podium.

4. Kou Shibasaki, Sacred- If the bait is rewarded in any major category it could be here, but I think it will likely be ignored across the Big 8 board. Still, she gives a fantastic performance that still has a chance at winning the gold.

5. Ayelet Zurer, In the Land of Eden- The more I think about this bait winning awards, the less I think it will happen. Look for her to be unfortunately overlooked in a strong month for Best Actress.

Still in the Running:

6. Meryl Streep, The House of Bernardo Alba- She may not have been buzzed about at all, but don't completely count her out. She got moderate percursor support, but it's likely her other competitors will blow right past her.

1 comment:

Bryce said...

some great predictions Michael. Keep em coming.