Casting Our Oscar Ballot for Best Director
Odd as it may sound, if Ben Affleck had been nominated, well, he'd probably be the favorite. But he's not. And neither is Kathryn Bigelow. Tough category this year.
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With the Academy Awards quickly approaching, we're going through each of the major categories and pretending we're Academy voters. Forget who will win, we have a very important decision to make.
Odd as it may sound, if Ben Affleck had been nominated, well, he'd probably be the favorite. But he's not. And neither is Kathryn Bigelow. Tough category this year.
A win for Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln seems inevitable, but there is another way. Hasn't Hugh Jackman really earned this thing?
With the Academy Awards quickly approaching, we're going through each of the major categories and pretending we're Academy voters. Forget who will win, we have a decision to make.
As the Oscars draw ever closer, it's time to start thinking about the major categories. Who will win? And, more importantly, who should win? We begin with a would-be sweep in the frequently surprising (if slightly lesser) acting categories.
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