Boy was I off. Almost all of my Oscar predictions were wrong. Here are my picks as shown above, and the actual winners.

Best picture
Atonement
Juno
Micheal Clayton
No Country for old men
There will be blood
My pick: There will be blood
Winner: No country for old men

Best actor in a leading role
George Clooney
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Depp
Tommy Lee Jones
Viggo Mortensen
My pick: George Clooney
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis

Best actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchette
Julie Christie
Marion Cotillard
Laura Linney
Ellen Page
My pick: Ellen Page
Winner: Marion Cotillard

Best animated film
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf's up
My pick: Ratatouille
Winner: Ratatouille

Best directing
The Diving bell and the butterfly
Juno
Micheal Clayton
No Country for old men
There will be blood
My pick: There will be blood
Winner: No country for old men

Best visual effects
The golden compass
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Transformers
My pick: Easy one, Transformers!
Winner: The golden compass, what? How does a talking polar bear beat giant transforming robots!! No offence to any fans of the golden compass.

The big night is here!

And the winner is...
The night that comes once a year is finally here. Oscar night! Here are some of my predictions on the big night. I picked a few categories:

Best picture
Atonement
Juno
Micheal Clayton
No Country for old men
There will be blood
My pick: There will be blood

Best actor in a leading role
George Clooney
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Depp
Tommy Lee Jones
Viggo Mortensen
My pick: George Clooney

Best actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchette
Julie Christie
Marion Cotillard
Laura Linney
Ellen Page
My pick: Ellen Page

Best animated film
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf's up
My pick: Ratatouille

Best directing
The Diving bell and the butterfly
Juno
Micheal Clayton
No Country for old men
There will be blood
My pick: There will be blood

Best visual effects
The golden compass
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Transformers
My pick: Easy one, Transformers!

More Indiana Jones news!

As I promised, here's more Indiana Jones news. The last movie was made 19 years ago, and this movie takes place 19 years later. Indiana Jones is an old teacher, living the boring life of a teacher, until he returns for one last adventure. He battles against the Soviet Union once again, but this time for the Crystal skull. During his journies Indiana travels across New Mexico, Connecticut, Mexico, and Peru. At his side is Mutt, his sidekick and rumored son, played by Shia LaBeouf. It is just a rumor that Mutt will be Indiana Jones' son. Speilburg said nothing about him being the son of Indiana Jones. Sorry this is all the news I've found, but hey. They just released the first (Non teaser) trailer of Indiana Jones 4, check it out. http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html And when I find more info, you'll be the first to know.

Is it finally over?

The writers' strike that started early November is finally over! The reason the Writers guild of America began the strike was for a pay increase, and when the producers denied the money, more than 12,000 writers went on strike. During these four months nobody was allowed to write new scripts for any show, and shows had to rely on the very few scripts they had left. After those scripts were gone, almost every show stopped showing new episodes, and television had to rely on sports and game shows. On January 1st several talk show hosts (Including Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien) were allowed to continue filming unscripted shows. And I know what you're thinking, talk shows don't need scripts, right? WRONG! Who do you think writes the jokes? Plus the entire show isn't just the interviews, what about the stuff in between? So For two months Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien had to write their own jokes for the first time in twenty years. But finally after four months, it is over!! Last Wednesday the WGA settled on a pay increase and will soon be continuing their jobs.