My Oscar Predictions vs. The Actual Nominees

Yesterday I posted my predictions for the Oscar nominations. How did I do? Not too shabby! I scored four out of five nominees in all six major categories!

Best Picture:

Cymbalta’s Predictions
Atonement
Into the Wild
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Actual Nominees
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

4 out of 5 right!

Best Director:

Cymbalta’s Predictions
Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Joel & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)
Sean Penn (Into the Wild)
Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

Actual Nominees
Ethan & Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Julian Schnabel (Diving Bell & the Butterfly)
Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)
Jason Reitman (Juno)

4 out of 5 right!

Best Actor:

Cymbalta’s Predictions
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girls)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

Actual Nominees
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

4 out of 5 right!

Best Actress:

Cymbalta’s Predictions
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
Julie Christie (Away from Her)
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Ellen Page (Juno)

Actual Nominees
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Ellen Page (Juno)
Julie Christie (Away from Her)
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
Ellen Page (Juno)

4 out of 5 right!

Best Supporting Actor:

Cymbalta’s Predictions
Casey Affleck (Assassination of Jesse James)
Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War)
Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men)
Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)

Actual Nominees
Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War)
Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James)
Hal Hobrook (Into the Wild)
Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)

4 out of 5 right!

Best Supporting Actress:

Cymbalta’s Predictions
Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)
Catherine Keener (Into the Wild)
Saroise Ronan (Atonement)
Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)

Actual Nominations
Ruby Dee (American Gangster)
Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)

4 out of 5 right!