Even though I haven’t seen any of the movies nominated for Best Picture, I still know how the Academy votes. Here are my predections:

Best Picture

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

Best Director

• Joel & Ethan Coen   No Country for Old Men
• Paul Thomas Anderson  There Will Be Blood
• Tony Gilroy  Michael Clayton
• Jason Reitman  Juno
• Julian Schnabel  The Diving Bell and Butterfly

Best Original Screenplay

• Juno
• Michael Clayton
• Ratatouille
• Lars and the Real Girl
• The Savages

Best Adapted Screen Play

• Atonement
• Away From Her
• No Country for Old Men
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• There Will Be Blood

Best Actress

• Ellen Page   Juno
• Julie Christie  Away From Her
• Marion Cotillard  La Vie En Rose
• Cate Blanchett  Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Laura Linney  The Savages

Best Actor

• George Clooney   Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis  There Will Be Blood
• Johnny Depp  Sweeney Todd
• Viggo Mortensen  Eastern Promises
• Tommy Lee Jones  In The Valley of Elah