By MICHAEL SMITH Movie Critic on Feb 23, 2009, at 6:03 PM Updated on 2/23 at 6:03 PM
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I went 6-for-8 in Oscar predictions for the second year in a row, and I'm kicking myself.
It could have been perfect, as Sean Penn (best actor for "Milk") and Penelope Cruz (best supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona") were the deserving choices, in my opinion. I wrote that in print, earlier; you can check our archives.
But in predicting winners, I went for the emotions of the Mickey Rourke "Wrestler" comeback story and the unpredictable nature of Cruz's category. Oh well.
It's all a fun party game, and it's hard to complain about 6-for-8, which makes me 16-for-22 in three years of doing this.
So what had I missed in previous years, I was asked more than a few times last week?
In 2007: 4-for-6 with winners Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson and Martin Scorsese. The losers: my picks of Eddie Murphy for "Dreamgirls" as best supporting actor (it went to Alan Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine") and my reach: "Little Miss Sunshine" as best picture in a comedy upset. We all know now that "The Departed" shot it down.
In 2008: 6-for-8, hitting on "No Country for Old Men" as best picture, Daniel Day-Lewis, Diablo Cody for writing "Juno," "Ratatouille" as animated feature, Javier Bardem, and the Coen Brothers for directing. The misses: Thinking that Ellen Page could deliver best actress for "Juno" (it was "La Vie en Rose's" Marion Cotillard) and picking Amy Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone") for best supporting actress, which went to Tilda Swinton for "Michael Clayton."
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