Shelley Slater and Clay Huffstutter
Owen Wilson and Alan Peppard
Tonight while the Junior Leaguers were partying at the Anatole in a pretty impressive setting and some head-turning types like WFAA-TV’s Shelly Slater and the “mindful set” was at The Joule for the Aging Minds Foundation with Owen Wilson and Laura Wilson in a tribute to Bob Wilson, there were folks who were hunkering down in the jammies trying to figure out who was going to win an Academy Award Sunday night.
Gary Cogill and Hayley Hamilton Cogill
We’re going to get ahead of our usual schedule and share with you the inside poop provided by Dallas film mind trust Gary Cogill. He gave his predictions at Dallas Uncorked on Sunday, February 8, so he might have changed his mind by now. Well, maybe. But here are his thoughts on who will be taking home little gold statue just in case you are preparing for an Oscar party.
Cogill’s Oscar picks:
• Best original song: Song from “Selma” by John Legend
• Best supporting actress: Patricia Arquette for “Boyhood”
• Best supporting actor: J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
• Best actress: Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
• Best actor: Michael Keaton in “Birdman”
• Best movie: A tie between “Boyhood” or “Birdman”
Ah, come on. Football lovers have the Super Bowl. Film lovers have the Academy Awards.
Pass the popcorn and fantasize about having a screener for next year’s nominees.