Oscar Predix: Best Actor

By Caroline Kepnes Feb 19, 2008 11:04 PMTags
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be BloodParamount Vantage

The Contenders:

  • George Clooney, Michael Clayton
  • Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
  • Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
  • Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

Reel Girl Caroline Kepnes Says:  Daniel Day-Lewis...yaaaawwn

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As it turns out, the sexiest category is also the least exciting. We can thank Day-Lewis for that. His milkshake-spewing bravado in There Will Be Blood will surely earn him another Academy Award this Sunday. Bet on him. You won't win much money because everyone in the world will bet on him, but at least you'll be right.