cmk418 | Oscar Predictions - Part 1 - Technical/Music/Shorts

There's going to be a lot of posting in my LJ during the next 24 hours - I'm just warning you now.

So here's my list of predictions for categories that I have very limited knowledge of... (but it doesn't stop me)

Art Direction - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Cinematography - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - the whole movie is one big camera effect

Costume Design - Elizabeth: The Golden Age (although Atonement is quite possible)

Documentary Short Subject - Salim Baba (only chosen because I like the title)

Film Editing (the category that usually determines Best Pictue) - No Country for Old Men (I really wish Michael Clayton had been nominated here, because there were some moments of brilliance in it)

Makeup - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Original Score - Michael Clayton (subtle, reminded me a lot of the scores from Soderbergh's films, so that's a definite plus)

Original Song - "Falling Slowly" from Once (if you want to hear it, check out this)

Animated Short - Moya Lyubov (I like this because I actually knew what the Russian meant before they translated it)

Live Action Short - Le Mozart de Pickpockets (best title of the bunch)

Sound Editing - No Country for Old Men (not really my first choice, but a safe bet if they run the table)

Sound Mixing - 3:10 to Yuma (because I can)

Visual Effects - Transformers (made way too much money to be completely ignored)

More to come...