Enjoy your night! Love you guys!
(Oh my god, watching the red carpet now and Ryan Seacrest is a complete and utter tool...)
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Here's how I think it'll play out tonight. Today I've been flip-flopping between Murphy and Arkin, but I'm gonna stop now and just call it for Murphy.
Anyways, have a fun (and hopefully satisfying) Oscar night!
Best Picture: The Departed (Babel)
Best Director: Martin Scorsese (Clint Eastwood)
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (Peter O’Toole)
Best Actress: Helen Mirren (Meryl Streep)
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy (Alan Arkin)
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Abigail Breslin)
Best Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Departed (Children of Men)
Best Editing: The Departed (Babel)
Best Cinematography: Children of Men (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Best Art Direction: Pan’s Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Best Costume Design: Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Best Makeup: Pan’s Labyrinth (Apocalypto)
Best Original Score: Babel (The Queen)
Best Original Song: Listen (I Love You, I Do)
Best Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean (Superman Returns)
Best Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Animated Feature: Cars (Happy Feet)
Best Foreign Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Best Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Best Documentary Short-Subject: Blood of the Yingzhou District (Recycled Life)
Best Animated Short Film: The Little Match Girl (Lifted)
Best Live Action Short Film: West Bank Story (Binta and the Great Idea)
Anyways, have a fun (and hopefully satisfying) Oscar night!
Best Picture: The Departed (Babel)
Best Director: Martin Scorsese (Clint Eastwood)
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (Peter O’Toole)
Best Actress: Helen Mirren (Meryl Streep)
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy (Alan Arkin)
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Abigail Breslin)
Best Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Departed (Children of Men)
Best Editing: The Departed (Babel)
Best Cinematography: Children of Men (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Best Art Direction: Pan’s Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Best Costume Design: Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Best Makeup: Pan’s Labyrinth (Apocalypto)
Best Original Score: Babel (The Queen)
Best Original Song: Listen (I Love You, I Do)
Best Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean (Superman Returns)
Best Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Animated Feature: Cars (Happy Feet)
Best Foreign Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Best Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Best Documentary Short-Subject: Blood of the Yingzhou District (Recycled Life)
Best Animated Short Film: The Little Match Girl (Lifted)
Best Live Action Short Film: West Bank Story (Binta and the Great Idea)
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It's good to be on this board with all you fine people, I really enjoy our discussions and I'm glad we all have this space to share our thoughts and opinions, even when we disagree. I hope you all have a great night, and see you tomorrow for more heated discussions on the winners!
My final predictions:
Picture: The Departed
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Forest Whitaker
Actress: Helen Mirren
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson
Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine
Adapted Screenplay: The Departed
Editing: United 93
Cinematography: Children of Men
Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth
Costume Design: Dreamgirls
Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth
Visual Effects: Dead Man's Chest
Sound: Dead Man's Chest
Sound Editing: Letters From Iwo Jima
Original Song: "I Need to Wake Up", An Inconvenient Truth
Original Score: Pan's Labyrinth
Animated Film: Cars
Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth
Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth
My final predictions:
Picture: The Departed
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Forest Whitaker
Actress: Helen Mirren
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson
Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine
Adapted Screenplay: The Departed
Editing: United 93
Cinematography: Children of Men
Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth
Costume Design: Dreamgirls
Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth
Visual Effects: Dead Man's Chest
Sound: Dead Man's Chest
Sound Editing: Letters From Iwo Jima
Original Song: "I Need to Wake Up", An Inconvenient Truth
Original Score: Pan's Labyrinth
Animated Film: Cars
Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth
Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth
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Have a great evening, everyone!
Picture - The Departed (Babel)
Director - Martin Scorsese (Clint Eastwood)
Actor - Forrest Whitaker (Peter O'Toole)
Actress - Helen Mirren (???)
Sup. Actor - Eddie Murphy (Alan Arkin)
Sup. Actress - Jennifer Hudson (Adriana Barazza)
Adapted Scr. - The Departed (Children of Men)
Original Scr. - Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Cinematography - Children of Men (Pan's Labyrtinth)
Costume Design - Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Editing - United 93 (Babel)
Make-up - Pan's Labyrinth (Apocolypto)
Original Score - Pan's Labyrinth (Hmmm....Babel?)
Original Song - "Listen" ("I Need to Wake Up")
Sound - Dreamgirls (Flags of Our Fathers)
Sound Editing - Letters From Iwo Jima (Flags of Our Fathers)
Visual Effects - Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (Superman Returns)
Foreign Language - Pan's Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Animated Feature - Cars (Happy Feet)
Animated Short - The Animated Match Girl (Maestro)
Live Short - West Bank Story (Binta and the Great Idea)
Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Documentary Short - Recycled Life (Rehearsing a Dream)
Picture - The Departed (Babel)
Director - Martin Scorsese (Clint Eastwood)
Actor - Forrest Whitaker (Peter O'Toole)
Actress - Helen Mirren (???)
Sup. Actor - Eddie Murphy (Alan Arkin)
Sup. Actress - Jennifer Hudson (Adriana Barazza)
Adapted Scr. - The Departed (Children of Men)
Original Scr. - Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Cinematography - Children of Men (Pan's Labyrtinth)
Costume Design - Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Editing - United 93 (Babel)
Make-up - Pan's Labyrinth (Apocolypto)
Original Score - Pan's Labyrinth (Hmmm....Babel?)
Original Song - "Listen" ("I Need to Wake Up")
Sound - Dreamgirls (Flags of Our Fathers)
Sound Editing - Letters From Iwo Jima (Flags of Our Fathers)
Visual Effects - Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (Superman Returns)
Foreign Language - Pan's Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Animated Feature - Cars (Happy Feet)
Animated Short - The Animated Match Girl (Maestro)
Live Short - West Bank Story (Binta and the Great Idea)
Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Documentary Short - Recycled Life (Rehearsing a Dream)
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Picture: The Departed (Babel)
Director: Martin Scorsese (Alejandro Gonzàlez Iñárritu)
Actor: Forest Whitaker (Peter O'Toole)
Actress: Helen Mirren (LOCK: Forget It)
Supp. Actor: Eddie Murphy (Mark Wahlberg)
Supp. Actress: Rinko Kikuchi [NGNG choice; really, none of the five would shock me] (Jennifer Hudson)
Ad. Screenplay: The Departed (LOCK: Forget It)
Orig. Screenplay: Little Miss (Babel)
Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth (Children of Men)
Editing: The Departed (Babel)
Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Costume Design: Marie Antoinette (Dreamgirls)
Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth (LOCK: Forget It)
Sound: Dreamgirls (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Sound Editing: Pirates of the Caribbean (Letters from Iwo Jima)
Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean (Superman Returns)
Music Score: Pan's Labyrinth (Babel)
Song: "Our Town" ("I Need to Wake Up")
Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth (LOCK: Forget It)
Animated Feature: Cars (Happy Feet--Could easily go the other way; this is a close one)
Foreign Film: Lives of Others (Pan's Labyrinth--Could easily go the other way; Water could also slip in here)
I'm not qualified to speak about any of the shorts.
Director: Martin Scorsese (Alejandro Gonzàlez Iñárritu)
Actor: Forest Whitaker (Peter O'Toole)
Actress: Helen Mirren (LOCK: Forget It)
Supp. Actor: Eddie Murphy (Mark Wahlberg)
Supp. Actress: Rinko Kikuchi [NGNG choice; really, none of the five would shock me] (Jennifer Hudson)
Ad. Screenplay: The Departed (LOCK: Forget It)
Orig. Screenplay: Little Miss (Babel)
Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth (Children of Men)
Editing: The Departed (Babel)
Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Costume Design: Marie Antoinette (Dreamgirls)
Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth (LOCK: Forget It)
Sound: Dreamgirls (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Sound Editing: Pirates of the Caribbean (Letters from Iwo Jima)
Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean (Superman Returns)
Music Score: Pan's Labyrinth (Babel)
Song: "Our Town" ("I Need to Wake Up")
Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth (LOCK: Forget It)
Animated Feature: Cars (Happy Feet--Could easily go the other way; this is a close one)
Foreign Film: Lives of Others (Pan's Labyrinth--Could easily go the other way; Water could also slip in here)
I'm not qualified to speak about any of the shorts.
Picture - Babel (Little Miss Sunshine)
Director - Martin Scorsese, The Departed (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (Dirty Old Man)
Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen (Blimp)
Supp. Actor - Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls (Nasty Granpa)
Supp. Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (Maid)
Orig. Screenplay - Babel (Little Miss Sunshine)
Adapt. Screenplay - The Departed (Little Children)
Cinematography - Children of Men (Pan's Labyrinth)
Editing - Babel (United 93)
Art Direction - Dreamgirls (Pan's Labyrinth)
Costume Design - Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Score - Babel (Pan's Labyrinth)
Song - "Listen", Dreamgirls ("I Need To Wake Up")
Sound - Dreamgirls (Flags)
Sound Editing - Letters from Iwo Jima (Flags)
Visual Effects - Dead Man's Chest (Superman Returns)
MakeUp - Pan's Labyrinth (Click)
Feature Docu -An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Foreign Film - Pan's Labyrinth (Lives of Others)
Feature Anim - Cars (Happy Feet)
Short Docu - Two Hands (Rehearsing A Dream)
Short Anim - No Time For Nuts (The Little Matchgirl)
Short Live Action - West Bank Story (Helmer & Son)
Director - Martin Scorsese, The Departed (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (Dirty Old Man)
Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen (Blimp)
Supp. Actor - Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls (Nasty Granpa)
Supp. Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (Maid)
Orig. Screenplay - Babel (Little Miss Sunshine)
Adapt. Screenplay - The Departed (Little Children)
Cinematography - Children of Men (Pan's Labyrinth)
Editing - Babel (United 93)
Art Direction - Dreamgirls (Pan's Labyrinth)
Costume Design - Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Score - Babel (Pan's Labyrinth)
Song - "Listen", Dreamgirls ("I Need To Wake Up")
Sound - Dreamgirls (Flags)
Sound Editing - Letters from Iwo Jima (Flags)
Visual Effects - Dead Man's Chest (Superman Returns)
MakeUp - Pan's Labyrinth (Click)
Feature Docu -An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Foreign Film - Pan's Labyrinth (Lives of Others)
Feature Anim - Cars (Happy Feet)
Short Docu - Two Hands (Rehearsing A Dream)
Short Anim - No Time For Nuts (The Little Matchgirl)
Short Live Action - West Bank Story (Helmer & Son)
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell
BP Winner: The Departed (It may be a genre film but it's a genre flm with DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Wahlberg, Sheen, etc. directed by Scorcese)
My BP: The Queen (r/u: LMS)
Director Winner: Scorcese (it's time and he did a good job.)
My Director: Scorcese (r/u: Eastwood. Not a huge fan of either of his films this year but I like the double film project itself and he pulled it off nicely. It was interesting seeing scenes I remember from Flags shown again from a different perspective.)
Actor Winner: Whittaker
My Choice: Forrest Whittaker (r/u: Smith and Gosling. Didn't like Smith's film but I thought he was wonderful. Tough category for me.)
Actress Winner: Mirren
My Choice: Mirren (distant r/u: Winslet)
Supporting Actor Winner: Arkin
My Choice: Murphy (r/u: Haley)
Supporting Actress Winner: Hudson
My Choice: Barazza
Original Screenplay Winner: LMS
My Choice: The Queen (r/u: LMS)
Adapted Screenplay Winner: The Departed
My Choice: The Departed (close r/u: Children Of Men)
Editing Winner: Babel (Academy's opportunity to honor this film)
My Choice: United 93 (Or the Academy could take the opportunity to honor this film. r/u: The Departed)
Cinematography Winner: The Back Dahlia
My Choice: The Black Dahlia (r/u: Children Of Men)
Art Direction Winner: Pan's Labyrinth
My Choice: The Good German (r/u: Pan's Labyrinth)
Costume Winner: Dreamgirls
My Choice: The Devil Wears Prada (r/u: The Queen. In both of these films, I thought the costumes helped establish the characters.)
Original Score Winner: The Queen
My Choice: The Queen (r/u: Babel)
Ran out of time. Got to run. Tonight will be fun. I don't know what is going to happen.
My BP: The Queen (r/u: LMS)
Director Winner: Scorcese (it's time and he did a good job.)
My Director: Scorcese (r/u: Eastwood. Not a huge fan of either of his films this year but I like the double film project itself and he pulled it off nicely. It was interesting seeing scenes I remember from Flags shown again from a different perspective.)
Actor Winner: Whittaker
My Choice: Forrest Whittaker (r/u: Smith and Gosling. Didn't like Smith's film but I thought he was wonderful. Tough category for me.)
Actress Winner: Mirren
My Choice: Mirren (distant r/u: Winslet)
Supporting Actor Winner: Arkin
My Choice: Murphy (r/u: Haley)
Supporting Actress Winner: Hudson
My Choice: Barazza
Original Screenplay Winner: LMS
My Choice: The Queen (r/u: LMS)
Adapted Screenplay Winner: The Departed
My Choice: The Departed (close r/u: Children Of Men)
Editing Winner: Babel (Academy's opportunity to honor this film)
My Choice: United 93 (Or the Academy could take the opportunity to honor this film. r/u: The Departed)
Cinematography Winner: The Back Dahlia
My Choice: The Black Dahlia (r/u: Children Of Men)
Art Direction Winner: Pan's Labyrinth
My Choice: The Good German (r/u: Pan's Labyrinth)
Costume Winner: Dreamgirls
My Choice: The Devil Wears Prada (r/u: The Queen. In both of these films, I thought the costumes helped establish the characters.)
Original Score Winner: The Queen
My Choice: The Queen (r/u: Babel)
Ran out of time. Got to run. Tonight will be fun. I don't know what is going to happen.
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My final predictions. I know Will Smith is a long-shot but it's fun to take chances sometimes. Besides Whitaker & O'Toole could split the vote.
Picture: Little Miss Sunshine (The Departed)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Will Smith (Forest Whitaker)
Actress: Helen Mirren
Sup. Actor: Alan Arkin (Eddie Murphy)
Sup. Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Abigail Breslin)
Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Screenplay Adaptation: The Departed (Borat)
Animated Feature: Happy Feet (Cars)
Best Score: The Queen (Pan's Labyrinth)
Best Song: Listen - Dreamgirls (I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth)
Best Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth (Children of Men)
Best Editing: Babel (United 93)
Best Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Best Costume Design: Dreamgirls (Devil Wears Prada)
Best Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth (Apoclaypto)
Best Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Sound Editing: Pirates of the Caribbean (Letters from Iwo Jima)
Best Visual Effects: Superman Returns (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Best Feature Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth (Deliver Us From Evil)
Best Documentary Short Subject: The Blood of Yingzhou District (Rehearsing a Dream)
Best Ainmated Short Film: The Little Matchgirl (Maestro)
Best Live Action Short Film: Helmer & Son (The Saviour)
Picture: Little Miss Sunshine (The Departed)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Will Smith (Forest Whitaker)
Actress: Helen Mirren
Sup. Actor: Alan Arkin (Eddie Murphy)
Sup. Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Abigail Breslin)
Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Screenplay Adaptation: The Departed (Borat)
Animated Feature: Happy Feet (Cars)
Best Score: The Queen (Pan's Labyrinth)
Best Song: Listen - Dreamgirls (I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth)
Best Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth (Children of Men)
Best Editing: Babel (United 93)
Best Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Best Costume Design: Dreamgirls (Devil Wears Prada)
Best Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth (Apoclaypto)
Best Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Sound Editing: Pirates of the Caribbean (Letters from Iwo Jima)
Best Visual Effects: Superman Returns (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Best Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Best Feature Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth (Deliver Us From Evil)
Best Documentary Short Subject: The Blood of Yingzhou District (Rehearsing a Dream)
Best Ainmated Short Film: The Little Matchgirl (Maestro)
Best Live Action Short Film: Helmer & Son (The Saviour)
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Here’s my final predictions... I have a feeling I won’t do very well this year.
Picture - The Departed (Little Miss Sunshine)
Director - Martin Scorsese, The Departed (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (Peter O’Toole)
Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen (Meryl Streep)
Supp. Actor - Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls (Alan Arkin)
Supp. Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (Cate Blanchett)
Orig. Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Adapt. Screenplay - The Departed (Little Children)
Cinematography - Children of Men (Pan's Labyrinth)
Editing - The Departed (Babel)
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Costume Design - Dreamgirls (Curse of the Golden Flower)
Score - The Queen (Babel)
Song - "Listen", Dreamgirls ("Our Town", Cars)
Sound - Dreamgirls (Dead Man’s Chest)
Sound Editing - Letters from Iwo Jima (Dead Man’s Chest)
Visual Effects - Dead Man's Chest (Superman Returns)
MakeUp - Pan's Labyrinth (Apocalypto)
Feature Docu -An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Foreign Film - Pan's Labyrinth (Lives of Others)
Feature Anim - Cars (Happy Feet)
Short Docu - Blood of Yingzhou District (Recycled Life)
Short Anim - The Danish Poet (The Little Matchgirl)
Short Live Action - The Saviour (West Bank Story)
Picture - The Departed (Little Miss Sunshine)
Director - Martin Scorsese, The Departed (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (Peter O’Toole)
Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen (Meryl Streep)
Supp. Actor - Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls (Alan Arkin)
Supp. Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (Cate Blanchett)
Orig. Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Adapt. Screenplay - The Departed (Little Children)
Cinematography - Children of Men (Pan's Labyrinth)
Editing - The Departed (Babel)
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Costume Design - Dreamgirls (Curse of the Golden Flower)
Score - The Queen (Babel)
Song - "Listen", Dreamgirls ("Our Town", Cars)
Sound - Dreamgirls (Dead Man’s Chest)
Sound Editing - Letters from Iwo Jima (Dead Man’s Chest)
Visual Effects - Dead Man's Chest (Superman Returns)
MakeUp - Pan's Labyrinth (Apocalypto)
Feature Docu -An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Foreign Film - Pan's Labyrinth (Lives of Others)
Feature Anim - Cars (Happy Feet)
Short Docu - Blood of Yingzhou District (Recycled Life)
Short Anim - The Danish Poet (The Little Matchgirl)
Short Live Action - The Saviour (West Bank Story)
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I couldn't agree more...The Original BJ wrote:ACTRESS
Will Win: Her Majesty
R/U: give me a break
Should Win: Helen Mirren
Should NOT Win: nobody; the Academy should be congratulated for the very high quality of this lineup; ALL of this year's nominees are better than ALL of last year's nominees in this category, IMO
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Oh, what the heck, here are my thoughts. I honestly could see either Babel or Little Miss Sunshine win Best Picture; I could also see BOTH of them completely shut-out. I'm predicting cautiously, but we may be in for a very odd set of winners tomorrow night . . .
PICTURE
Will Win: The Departed
R/U: Babel
Should Win: Letters From Iwo Jima
Should NOT Win: Little Miss Nothing
Shoulda Been Invited: Children of Men
DIRECTOR
Will Win: Martin Scorsese
R/U: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Should Win: Clint Eastwood (but I'm rooting for Marty)
Should NOT Win: Stephen Frears
Shoulda Been Invited: Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men
ACTOR
Will Win: Forest Whitaker
R/U: Peter O'Toole
Should Win: Whitaker
Should NOT Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Shoulda Been Invited: Gael Garcia Bernal - The Science of Sleep
ACTRESS
Will Win: Her Majesty
R/U: give me a break
Should Win: Helen Mirren
Should NOT Win: nobody; the Academy should be congratulated for the very high quality of this lineup; ALL of this year's nominees are better than ALL of last year's nominees in this category, IMO
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Eddie Murphy
R/U: Alan Arkin
Should Win: Jackie Earle Haley
Should NOT Win: Djimon Hounsou
Shoulda Been Invited: Daniel Craig - Infamous
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Jennifer Hudson
R/U: Abigail Breslin
Should Win: J. Hud
Should NOT Win: the kid
Shoulda Been Invited: Phyllis Somerville - Little Children
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Little Miss Nothing
R/U: The Queen
Should Win: Babel (bite me)
Should NOT Win: Little Miss Nothing
Shoulda Been Invited: Volver
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: The Departed
R/U: Children of Men
Should Win: Children of Men
Should NOT Win: Borat
Shoulda Been Invited: Infamous
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: The Lives of Others (my one semi-gutsy prediction)
R/U: Pan's Labyrinth
Should Win: The Lives of Others
Should NOT Win: Days of Glory
Shoulda Been Invited: A Film by Almodóvar
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: PowerPoint
R/U: Iraq in Fragments
Should Win: Iraq in Fragments
Should NOT Win: they're all pretty good
Shoulda Been Invited: 49 Up
ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win: Cars
R/U: Happy Feet
Should Win: Cars
Should NOT Win: Happy Feet
Shoulda Been Invited: A Scanner Darkly
ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: Listen
R/U: I Need to Wake Up
Should Win: Listen
Should NOT Win: they're all pretty good; kudos to the Academy to overlooking most of the junk nominated by the Globes, although . . .
Shoulda Been Invited: . . . O Kazakhstan would have made a fantastic Oscar performance number
ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: The Queen
R/U: Pan's Labyrinth
Should Win: The Good German
Should NOT Win: Notes on a Scandal
Shoulda Been Invited: Volver, The Painted Veil, and The Black Dahlia are way better than all of these
ART DIRECTION
Will Win: Pan's Labyrinth
R/U: Dreamgirls
Should Win: Pan's Labyrinth
Should NOT Win: Pirates of the Caribbean
Shoulda Been Invited: Children of Men
COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: Dreamgirls
R/U: Marie Antoinette
Should Win: Dreamgirls, although Marie, Curse, and Devil are wonderful
Should NOT Win: The Queen
Shoulda Been Invited: Hollywoodland
MAKEUP
Will Win: Pan's Labyrinth
R/U: Apocalypto
Should Win: Pan's Labyrinth
Should NOT Win: Click
Shoulda Been Invited: The Prestige
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Children of Men
R/U: Pan's Labyrinth
Should Win: Children of Men
Should NOT Win: The Illusionist
Shoulda Been Invited: Letters From Iwo Jima
FILM EDITING
Will Win: Babel
R/U: The Departed
Should Win: Babel, although Departed, Children, and United are terrific
Should NOT Win: Blood Diamond
Shoulda Been Invited: Dreamgirls
SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Dreamgirls
R/U: Flags of Our Fathers
Should Win: Dreamgirls
Should NOT Win: everything else
Shoulda Been Invited: Letters From Iwo Jima
SOUND EDITING
Will Win: Letters From Iwo Jima
R/U: Pirates of the Caribbean
Should Win: Letters From Iwo Jima
Should NOT Win: everything else
Shoulda Been Invited: Cars
VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: Pirates of the Caribbean
R/U: Superman Returns
Should Win: Pirates of the Caribbean
Should NOT Win: Poseidon
Shoulda Been Invited: Pan's Labyrinth
Phew, and g'night.
PICTURE
Will Win: The Departed
R/U: Babel
Should Win: Letters From Iwo Jima
Should NOT Win: Little Miss Nothing
Shoulda Been Invited: Children of Men
DIRECTOR
Will Win: Martin Scorsese
R/U: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Should Win: Clint Eastwood (but I'm rooting for Marty)
Should NOT Win: Stephen Frears
Shoulda Been Invited: Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men
ACTOR
Will Win: Forest Whitaker
R/U: Peter O'Toole
Should Win: Whitaker
Should NOT Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Shoulda Been Invited: Gael Garcia Bernal - The Science of Sleep
ACTRESS
Will Win: Her Majesty
R/U: give me a break
Should Win: Helen Mirren
Should NOT Win: nobody; the Academy should be congratulated for the very high quality of this lineup; ALL of this year's nominees are better than ALL of last year's nominees in this category, IMO
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Eddie Murphy
R/U: Alan Arkin
Should Win: Jackie Earle Haley
Should NOT Win: Djimon Hounsou
Shoulda Been Invited: Daniel Craig - Infamous
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Jennifer Hudson
R/U: Abigail Breslin
Should Win: J. Hud
Should NOT Win: the kid
Shoulda Been Invited: Phyllis Somerville - Little Children
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Little Miss Nothing
R/U: The Queen
Should Win: Babel (bite me)
Should NOT Win: Little Miss Nothing
Shoulda Been Invited: Volver
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: The Departed
R/U: Children of Men
Should Win: Children of Men
Should NOT Win: Borat
Shoulda Been Invited: Infamous
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: The Lives of Others (my one semi-gutsy prediction)
R/U: Pan's Labyrinth
Should Win: The Lives of Others
Should NOT Win: Days of Glory
Shoulda Been Invited: A Film by Almodóvar
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: PowerPoint
R/U: Iraq in Fragments
Should Win: Iraq in Fragments
Should NOT Win: they're all pretty good
Shoulda Been Invited: 49 Up
ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win: Cars
R/U: Happy Feet
Should Win: Cars
Should NOT Win: Happy Feet
Shoulda Been Invited: A Scanner Darkly
ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: Listen
R/U: I Need to Wake Up
Should Win: Listen
Should NOT Win: they're all pretty good; kudos to the Academy to overlooking most of the junk nominated by the Globes, although . . .
Shoulda Been Invited: . . . O Kazakhstan would have made a fantastic Oscar performance number
ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: The Queen
R/U: Pan's Labyrinth
Should Win: The Good German
Should NOT Win: Notes on a Scandal
Shoulda Been Invited: Volver, The Painted Veil, and The Black Dahlia are way better than all of these
ART DIRECTION
Will Win: Pan's Labyrinth
R/U: Dreamgirls
Should Win: Pan's Labyrinth
Should NOT Win: Pirates of the Caribbean
Shoulda Been Invited: Children of Men
COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: Dreamgirls
R/U: Marie Antoinette
Should Win: Dreamgirls, although Marie, Curse, and Devil are wonderful
Should NOT Win: The Queen
Shoulda Been Invited: Hollywoodland
MAKEUP
Will Win: Pan's Labyrinth
R/U: Apocalypto
Should Win: Pan's Labyrinth
Should NOT Win: Click
Shoulda Been Invited: The Prestige
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Children of Men
R/U: Pan's Labyrinth
Should Win: Children of Men
Should NOT Win: The Illusionist
Shoulda Been Invited: Letters From Iwo Jima
FILM EDITING
Will Win: Babel
R/U: The Departed
Should Win: Babel, although Departed, Children, and United are terrific
Should NOT Win: Blood Diamond
Shoulda Been Invited: Dreamgirls
SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Dreamgirls
R/U: Flags of Our Fathers
Should Win: Dreamgirls
Should NOT Win: everything else
Shoulda Been Invited: Letters From Iwo Jima
SOUND EDITING
Will Win: Letters From Iwo Jima
R/U: Pirates of the Caribbean
Should Win: Letters From Iwo Jima
Should NOT Win: everything else
Shoulda Been Invited: Cars
VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: Pirates of the Caribbean
R/U: Superman Returns
Should Win: Pirates of the Caribbean
Should NOT Win: Poseidon
Shoulda Been Invited: Pan's Labyrinth
Phew, and g'night.
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My final calls. Going with the Director's Guild all the way; taking one wish-leap on THe Queen for screenplay; otherwise mostly pickng favorites.
Film: The Departed
ru: Babel
Actor: Forest Whitaker
ru: Peter O'Toole
Actress: Helen Mirren
ru: why bother, but Meryl Streep
Sup. Actor: Eddie Murphy
ru: Mark Wahlberg
Sup. Actress: Jennifer Hudson
ru: Adriana Barazza
Director: Martin Scorsese
ru: Clint Eastwood
Ad. Screenplay: The Departed
ru: Children of Men
Orig. Screenplay: The Queen
ru: Little Miss Sunshine
Cinematography: Children of Men
ru: Pan's Labyrinth
Costume Design: Dreamgirls
ru: Marie Antoinette
Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: Dreamgirls
Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls
ru: Apocalypto
Editing: United 93
ru: Babel
Musical Score: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: The Queen
Song: Listen
ru: I Need to Wake Up
Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: The Lives of Others
Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean
ru: Superman Returns
Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima
ru: Flags of Our Fathers
Make-Up: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: Apocalypto
Animated Feature: Cars
ru: Happy Feet
Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth
ru: Iraq in Fragments
and, because I have to, the blind guesses:
Documentary Short: Blood of Yingzhou Dirstrict
ru: Recycled Life
Live Short: West Bank Story
ru: Binta and the Great Idea
Animated Short: The Little Match Girl
ru: Maestro
Film: The Departed
ru: Babel
Actor: Forest Whitaker
ru: Peter O'Toole
Actress: Helen Mirren
ru: why bother, but Meryl Streep
Sup. Actor: Eddie Murphy
ru: Mark Wahlberg
Sup. Actress: Jennifer Hudson
ru: Adriana Barazza
Director: Martin Scorsese
ru: Clint Eastwood
Ad. Screenplay: The Departed
ru: Children of Men
Orig. Screenplay: The Queen
ru: Little Miss Sunshine
Cinematography: Children of Men
ru: Pan's Labyrinth
Costume Design: Dreamgirls
ru: Marie Antoinette
Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: Dreamgirls
Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls
ru: Apocalypto
Editing: United 93
ru: Babel
Musical Score: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: The Queen
Song: Listen
ru: I Need to Wake Up
Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: The Lives of Others
Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean
ru: Superman Returns
Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima
ru: Flags of Our Fathers
Make-Up: Pan's Labyrinth
ru: Apocalypto
Animated Feature: Cars
ru: Happy Feet
Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth
ru: Iraq in Fragments
and, because I have to, the blind guesses:
Documentary Short: Blood of Yingzhou Dirstrict
ru: Recycled Life
Live Short: West Bank Story
ru: Binta and the Great Idea
Animated Short: The Little Match Girl
ru: Maestro
Franz Ferdinand wrote:Don't know if it's occurred to anyone else, but imagine (not so hard) when Jennifer Hudson wins. She will likely make sure her speech runs over 45 seconds so when the orchestra starts, she can sing "I am telling you, I'm not going..."
That would be terrific especially if it's in the first hour of the ceremony because I could use a bathroom break. I already have one penciled in for the 4th hour (5th? 6th?) if Whitaker starts mumbling incoherently again.
The middle hours are usually more merciful to people like me who just can't hold it. The American Idol Contest for Dead People (clap if you want this one to win!) and a boring montage or two can really help when that extra cosmo starts traveling south.
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Best Picture - Little Miss Sunshine
r-u The Departed
Actor - Peter O'Toole
r-u Forest Whitaker
Actress - Helen Mirren
r-u Judi Dench
Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin
r-u Eddie Murphy
Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson
r-u Cate Blanchett
Director - Martin Scorsese
r-u Clint Eastwood
Foreign Language Film - Pan's Labyrinth
r-u The Lives of Others
Adapted Screenplay - The Departed
r-u Children of Men
Original Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine
r-u The Queen
Animated Feature Film - Cars
r-u Happy Feet
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth
r-u Dreamgirls
Cinematography - Children of Men
r-u Pan’s Labyrinth
Sound Mixing – Flags of Our Fathers
r-u Dreamgirls
Sound Editing - Letters From Iwo Jima
r-u Flags of Our Fathers
Original Score - The Queen
r-u Notes on a Scandal\
Original Song - Listen.
r-u Love You I Do
Costume - Marie Antoinette
r-u Curse of the Golden Flower
Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth
r-u Iraq in Fragments
Documentary Short Subject – Recycled Life
r-u Rehearsing a Dream
Film Editing - United 93
r-u The Departed
Makeup - Pan's Labyrinth
r-u Apocalypto
Animated Short Film - The Little Matchgirl
r-u Maestro
Live Action Short Film - Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)
r-u Helmer & Son
Visual Effects – Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
R-u Superman Returns
Edited By Big Magilla on 1172435406
r-u The Departed
Actor - Peter O'Toole
r-u Forest Whitaker
Actress - Helen Mirren
r-u Judi Dench
Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin
r-u Eddie Murphy
Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson
r-u Cate Blanchett
Director - Martin Scorsese
r-u Clint Eastwood
Foreign Language Film - Pan's Labyrinth
r-u The Lives of Others
Adapted Screenplay - The Departed
r-u Children of Men
Original Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine
r-u The Queen
Animated Feature Film - Cars
r-u Happy Feet
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth
r-u Dreamgirls
Cinematography - Children of Men
r-u Pan’s Labyrinth
Sound Mixing – Flags of Our Fathers
r-u Dreamgirls
Sound Editing - Letters From Iwo Jima
r-u Flags of Our Fathers
Original Score - The Queen
r-u Notes on a Scandal\
Original Song - Listen.
r-u Love You I Do
Costume - Marie Antoinette
r-u Curse of the Golden Flower
Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth
r-u Iraq in Fragments
Documentary Short Subject – Recycled Life
r-u Rehearsing a Dream
Film Editing - United 93
r-u The Departed
Makeup - Pan's Labyrinth
r-u Apocalypto
Animated Short Film - The Little Matchgirl
r-u Maestro
Live Action Short Film - Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)
r-u Helmer & Son
Visual Effects – Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
R-u Superman Returns
Edited By Big Magilla on 1172435406
I keep switching between O'Toole and Whitaker and finally just reminded myself that the Oscars usually go for the boringly obvious. Plus Tom O'Neil always has wacky theories and shouldn't be taken seriously....though I suppose he did get bragging rights last year for warning everyone that Crash was a serious threat.
Picture: The Departed (Babel)
Director: Martin Scorsese (Clint Eastwood)
Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Adapted Screenplay: The Departed (Borat)
Actor: Forest Whitaker (Peter O’Toole)
Actress: Helen Mirren (Meryl Streep)
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Mark Wahlberg)
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Abigail Breslin)
Foreign Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Animated Film: Cars (Happy Feet)
Short Film: West Bank Story (Saviour)
Documentary Short: Blood of Yingzhou District (Recycled Life)
Animated Short: The Little Matchgirl (Danish Poet)
Song: Listen (I Need to Wake Up)
Score: The Queen (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Editing: The Departed (Babel)
Art Direction: Pan’s Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Cinematography: Children of Men (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (Flags of Our Fathers)
Sound Editing: Letters From Iwo Jima (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Costume: Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Make-up: Pan’s Labyrinth (Apocalypto)
Visual Effects: Pirates (Superman)
Picture: The Departed (Babel)
Director: Martin Scorsese (Clint Eastwood)
Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (The Queen)
Adapted Screenplay: The Departed (Borat)
Actor: Forest Whitaker (Peter O’Toole)
Actress: Helen Mirren (Meryl Streep)
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Mark Wahlberg)
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Abigail Breslin)
Foreign Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth (The Lives of Others)
Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth (Iraq in Fragments)
Animated Film: Cars (Happy Feet)
Short Film: West Bank Story (Saviour)
Documentary Short: Blood of Yingzhou District (Recycled Life)
Animated Short: The Little Matchgirl (Danish Poet)
Song: Listen (I Need to Wake Up)
Score: The Queen (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Editing: The Departed (Babel)
Art Direction: Pan’s Labyrinth (Dreamgirls)
Cinematography: Children of Men (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls (Flags of Our Fathers)
Sound Editing: Letters From Iwo Jima (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Costume: Dreamgirls (Marie Antoinette)
Make-up: Pan’s Labyrinth (Apocalypto)
Visual Effects: Pirates (Superman)