2008 Woodie Awards
Student predictions for the 79th Academy Award winners unveiled
Alison Jalbert
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Entertainment
It's time once again to roll out the red carpet and start working on those acceptance speeches.
With the announcement of the Academy Award nominees last week, Oscar season has begun.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and 2002 Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek announced the nominees for the 79th Academy Awards on Jan. 23 in a live news conference.
As the nominees were announced live, entertainment journalists and bloggers around the world began what is essentially the highlight of their profession-analyzing the nominations and predicting who will go home with the coveted golden statuette in February.
I am neither an entertainment journalist nor a blogger, but I will do my best to analyze and predict the outcome of the 2007 Oscar race.
Most of the excitement among the nominations seems to be found in the Best Supporting Actor category. Full of first-time nominees, the Best Supporting Actor race has also been targeted by many entertainment critics and Hollywood watchdogs for snubbing certain performances.
Three out of the five nominees in the Best Supporting Actor category, Mark Wahlberg ("The Departed"), Jackie Earle Haley ("Little Children"), and Eddie Murphy ("Dreamgirls"), have been acknowledged by the Academy for the first time.
Even though Hollywood always loves when the Academy acknowledges newcomers, some critics are complaining that in this case, the Academy overlooked veteran actors who are arguably more deserving. Various critics have criticized the Academy for not including Jack Nicholson for "The Departed," Brad Pitt for "Babel," or Ben Affleck for "Hollywoodland," all three of whom were nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Supporting Actor category.
Personally, I am in favor of the Academy acknowledging new faces. Nicholson has already won three Oscars and has been nominated 12 times, Pitt has been nominated once, and Affleck has won an Oscar once. It's time to share the wealth, if you ask me.
With the announcement of the Academy Award nominees last week, Oscar season has begun.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and 2002 Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek announced the nominees for the 79th Academy Awards on Jan. 23 in a live news conference.
As the nominees were announced live, entertainment journalists and bloggers around the world began what is essentially the highlight of their profession-analyzing the nominations and predicting who will go home with the coveted golden statuette in February.
I am neither an entertainment journalist nor a blogger, but I will do my best to analyze and predict the outcome of the 2007 Oscar race.
Most of the excitement among the nominations seems to be found in the Best Supporting Actor category. Full of first-time nominees, the Best Supporting Actor race has also been targeted by many entertainment critics and Hollywood watchdogs for snubbing certain performances.
Three out of the five nominees in the Best Supporting Actor category, Mark Wahlberg ("The Departed"), Jackie Earle Haley ("Little Children"), and Eddie Murphy ("Dreamgirls"), have been acknowledged by the Academy for the first time.
Even though Hollywood always loves when the Academy acknowledges newcomers, some critics are complaining that in this case, the Academy overlooked veteran actors who are arguably more deserving. Various critics have criticized the Academy for not including Jack Nicholson for "The Departed," Brad Pitt for "Babel," or Ben Affleck for "Hollywoodland," all three of whom were nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Supporting Actor category.
Personally, I am in favor of the Academy acknowledging new faces. Nicholson has already won three Oscars and has been nominated 12 times, Pitt has been nominated once, and Affleck has won an Oscar once. It's time to share the wealth, if you ask me.
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