Oscar loves Anton.

Marion Cotillard? Tilda Swinton? The 2007 Oscars were doled out last night and, at least on the actress side, my picks turned out to be busted. I haven't seen La Vie En Rose yet, but Cotillard's win seemed a happy surprise to her (and even to other nominees, such as Cate Blanchett.) That being said, I thought Tilda Swinton -- whom I've liked in other roles -- was actually a negative distraction in Michael Clayton, so both Blanchett and Amy Ryan got robbed on that front.

Most of the other categories went as expected, but I was still glad to see the Academy reward Javier Bardem, the Coens, and No Country for Old Men. (I'd hedged in the Web Goddess Oscar pool, betting on a Crash-style upset for the more conventional Academy-bait, Atonement.) And while I still think I'm Not There deserved something (as did, for that matter, Zodiac, and Diving Bell or possibly 4 Months should've gotten the foreign film nod), it was nice to see The Bourne Ultimatum actually pick up more Oscars than the some of the more overpraised Best Picture nominees (i.e. There Will Be Blood and Juno.)