(1 of 5) 2008 Oscar PredictionsQuirky comedies take on dark dramas, and greedy oil tycoons compete with revenge-hungry barbers. This year’s Oscar-nominated actors and films are as diverse as they are groundbreaking, but they can’t all take the prize! Here Glam predicts who will win the ultimate accolade—an Academy Award. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day Lewis Daniel Day Lewis gives a stellar (and frightening) performance as a poor silver miner and single father who transforms his life and becomes a wealthy oil tycoon in There Will Be Blood. He learns about an untapped town that’s rumored to be brimming with oil and travels with his young son to seek out work. They strike it rich, at the expense of everything they’ve built—their business, family, and the lives of those around them. Lewis is nominated alongside George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd), Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah), and Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises).
