The Guilds Have Spoken...

Well, things certainly took a turn after all of the Guilds released their nominations. Who would have thought that in one week, Clint Eastwood's films...both of them...would suddenly be shut out and thus severely hurt in the Oscar race?

Also, who would have thought that Babel would suddenly become a serious contender for a win in the Best Picture category, especially if it takes home the Globe like a lot of people are saying it will. A Globe shock over The Departed will make Babel a serious contender with Scorsese's film and the ever-waning Dreamgirls.

I will be adding Screenplay categories and will do a complete prediction (including techs) before the Oscars. The WGA tossed some confusion in the mix with its nomination of Borat in the Adapted category instead of the Original category. If the AMPAS ate this film up like many think it did, then we could see Borat nominated in the Adapted category, pushing out much more deserving films like Children of Men, Little Children, or Thank You For Smoking.

Things that would be surprises that I would like to see happen:

Best Picture for Children of Men
Best Director for Del Toro
Best Actor for Clive Owen
Best Actress WIN for Kate Winslet
Best Supporting Actor for Ben Affleck
Best Supporting Actress for either Emily Blunt or Toni Collette

With the nods in the Guild world being finished, it appears like these things won't happen, which is why they would be surprises.

Here is the schedule for the next week:

Monday: Top Ten Films of 2006
Tuesday: Worst Films of 2006
Wednesday: 1st Annual Opened Envelope Awards
Thursday: Reader's Choice Awards
Friday: Final Breakdown of Predictions

You might have realized that Thursday is the announcement for Reader's Choice. This means that you, as readers...need to choose. Please give a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for each of the major six categories...I would love if you guys included screenplay, but if it is too much then don't worry about it.

ROCK IT!