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Thoughts: It appears I’m not showing myself to be worth my salt at picking the Oscar winners. I am truly surprised by both Actress categories, and especially by the Editing award. And I couldn’t rise above the 60%. Ironically I scored the ‘reverse’ of what I wanted — 58% instead of 85%.
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After much thought and pointless delay, here are my official Oscar predictions. Posted a mere three days before big event, no less. These are, unfortuanately, not the same predictions I entered against Roger Ebert and his predictions. Without further ado, here they are.
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
Prediction: No Country For Old [...]

Atonement (2007)
Starring: Kiera Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, and Vanessa Redgrave
Directed by: Joe Wright
Written by: Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Ian McEwan
Rated: R
Rating: **** (four stars out of five)
Atonement is a movie not easily forgot, for more than just a few reasons. The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous (more on that later). [...]