You already know how we feel about the Oscar song category, but how about the other races — particularly the big ones? Well, now you'll find out. Behold, TVGuide.com's predictions for the 81st Academy Awards (Sunday, ABC at 8:30 pm/ET). Don't agree with us? Then check out the nominees here and tell us who you think will and should triumph on Hollywood's biggest night.
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Notch another one for Slumdog Millionaire.
The runaway hit cemented its status as Oscar frontrunner with another key precursor win, this time for helmer Danny Boyle at the Directors Guild of America Awards. Boyle was singled out for outstanding directorial achievement in a feature film, besting David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and Gus Van Sant (Milk).
He'll go toe-to-toe with all of them except for Nolan at the Academy Awards again (The Reader's Stephen Daldry is the other Oscar nominee). Boyle's win bodes well for Oscar glory as the DGAs have only mismatched with Oscar winners six times in 60 years. The last time was six years ago when The Pianist's Roman Polanski won the Oscar over the DGAs' choice of Rob Marshall (Chicago).
On the TV side ...
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Question: Years ago I remember seeing a movie called The Day of the Triffids, but apparently I'm the only one in the universe who's ever heard of it! Was it my imagination? If not, is this movie available somewhere? I only remember something about walking plants and blind people... I'd love to see it again!Answer: It seems you just don't know the right people. The Day of the Triffids (1962) is a hugely influential sci-fi/horror film, though it's nowhere near as chilling as the John Wyndham novel on which it was based. Most recently, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, the writer and director of the British neo-zombie movie read more