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Here's a spunky broad 'ol Papa H would dig ... Recently, "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody appeared on David Letterman, fresh off the heels of her Oscar nomination. Gotta love this pistol ... a former stripper who is literally the hottest writer in Hollywood. Grab a java and enjoy.

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2008 OSCAR - ACADEMY AWARD ODDS

Fresh off this morning's Oscar nominations and yesterday's Lounge predictions, the sports betting site BoDog has released their Oscar odds for the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

Best Picture
No Country For Old Men 10/11
Atonement 3/1
Michael Clayton 3/1
Juno 7/2
There Will Be Blood 4/1

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood 3/1
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men 3/1
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton 11/14
Jason Reitman - Juno 5/2
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 9/4

Best Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton 7/2
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood 1/4
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd 15/4
Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah 17/4
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises 6/1

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - 9/4
Julie Christie - Away from Her 2/1
Marion Cotillard - La vie en Rose 7/2
Laura Linney - Savages - 4/1
Ellen Page - Juno 5/2

Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 3/1
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men 1/2
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson’s War 11/4
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild 6/1
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton 9/2

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There 10/11
Ruby Dee - American Gangster 5/1
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement 13/4
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone 11/4
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton 5/2

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2008 OSCAR NOMINATIONS

Well, they're in ... How did the Lounge do in yesterday's post? Not that bad ... We got about 24/30 correct. That's 80 percent. Not the best, not the worst. Story of my life...

The biggest surprise? Angelina Jolie and Sean Penn snubbed and little-movie-that-could Juno coming in much much stronger than predictors may have thought. Think of it as this year's Little Miss Sunshine.

Here are the main categories, followed by what Hemingway's Lounge predicted ...

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
***Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah

We picked Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno
***Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age

We picked Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart

BEST SUPP ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPP. ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
*** Saoirse Ronan, Atonement

We picked Catherine Keener, Into the Wild

BEST PICTURE
"No Country for Old Men"
"Michael Clayton"
"There Will Be Blood"
"Atonement"
*** "Juno"

We picked The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
*** Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
*** Jason Reitman, Juno

We picked: Joe Wright, Atonement
Sean Penn, Into the Wild

For the complete Oscar list, click HERE.

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PREDICTIONS FOR OSCAR NOMINATIONS

Being that tomorrow morning The Academy announce the 2008 Oscar nominees, I figure I would weigh in with my predictions. Seems like a pretty easy year...

Here goes:

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

BEST SUPP ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

BEST SUPP. ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

BEST PICTURE
"No Country for Old Men"
"Michael Clayton"
"There Will Be Blood"
"Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"Atonement"
(Hmmm ... Will JUNO upset everyone and bump one of these others?)

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Joe Wright, Atonement

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