It's Oscar Night in Hollywood

I'll admit it: I love movies. DH and I watch at least one movie a week. We routinely watch the Oscars every year. We don't make a big deal of it, but we do watch. (I can only think of one year where we missed them).

Why do we watch? Because we love film. It's nice to see the gowns that ladies wear. It also can be hilarious to hear the acceptance speeches. It's also a good way to find out what Hollywood considers to be "the best" and to add it to the list for movies to see. We've seen a few of the nominated movies. That being said, we haven't seen any of the best picture nominees yet. They're on the list for when they are released on dvd.

Here are my predictions for the major categories:

Best Picture: - "No Country for Old Men";
Best Actress: Julie Christie -"Away from Her";
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis- "There will be Blood";
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett - "I'm Not There";
Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck - "The Assassination of Jesse James";
Best Director: The Coen brothers - "No Country for Old Men".

I'll check in later with a report on the ceremony and to see how close I was in my predictions.

Edited later to add:

Well, if you watched the Oscars, you will see that I went 3/6 in my predictions. Overall, I was 10/24. I *should* have gone with Javier Bardem for Best Supporting Actor, as that's what those in the know in Hollywood were saying. Mind you, those same people were saying that Julie Christie was a sure thing for best actress. That, to me, was the biggest surprise of the evening. I was also suprised at Tilda Swinton's win in the Best Supporting Actress category. I'm not a fan of hers. She was miscast as the White Witch in "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe." Swinton has my vote for the worst dressed at the ceremony.

As for best dressed, the ones that stood out to me were: Katherine Heigl, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, and Julie Christie (who would have been absolutely perfect if she had accessorized with different gloves and shoes).

Overall, I enjoyed the show. I liked Jon Stewart. He was obviously more comfortable hosting this time around than he was two years ago.