Roger Ebert Says Rumor Mill Has Sunshine Upsetting Best Picture
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, RumorMonger, Fox Searchlight, Oscar Watch
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In addition to being a film critic, Roger Ebert is a bit of a psychic. Or, more likely, he understands the Academy and how they vote. Last year his Oscar predictions were nearly spot on in the major categories. He only missed the supporting actress category, for which he picked Amy Adams over winner Rachel Weisz. But he managed to foresee the Best Picture award going to Crash and he also named the winning director, actor, actress, supporting actor, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, documentary, foreign film and animated film. So, if he is just as good this year we can expect the top honors to go to Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Scorsese, Guillermo Arriaga (he doesn't name an adapted screenplay for some reason), Cars, Pan's Labyrinth, An Inconvenient Truth, and, for the top award, Babel.I think Ebert will miss with one of the main categories again, probably Supporting Actor. But he thinks he could be wrong on the Best Picture. He claims to have caught wind of a rumor circulating that Little Miss Sunshine is going to grab the top prize in an upset. If this does happen, I imagine the film might also win in the original screenplay category. So far, leading up to the Oscars, Sunshine has picked up significant honors from the Producers Guild, Writers Guild, Screen Actors Guild, British Academy and Irish Academy. This year, Ebert skipped out on making predictions in the minor categories.
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2-13-2007 @ 3:55PM
Piper said...
Little Miss Sunshine was a fun film. It's not Best Picture territory and I'm afraid if it wins, I will then hate it because I'm unfortunately wired that way.
But I think he's right. I can see that happening.
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2-13-2007 @ 6:28PM
marty said...
I have bene trying to convince people that Little Miss Sunshine will win Best Picture. The wind has gon out of Babel's sail. The Middle East is o yesterday. Even liberal Hollywood is over it. The Producer Guild gave Best Pictire to LMS as well as the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild BUT no-one is even taking notice. LMS is not Best Picture material and not even as a nominee but neiter was Crash. LMS will win because it sends an upbeat message in these times of gloom and doom whereas all the other films are just SO depressing. Get over it and take a happy pil.. LMS will win Best Picture.
Another good tip is Alan Arkin for Best Supporting Actor over Eddie Murphy. Reason? Norbit!!
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2-13-2007 @ 11:36PM
GhaleonQ said...
It will still be better than "Crash."
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2-14-2007 @ 7:44AM
Daniel Vella said...
There were better films this year, but Sunshine was among the best, and definitely my pick of the nominees.
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