Oscar Predictions
It's that time again ladies and gentlemen...Oscar season. With most of the big name Oscar bait out right now and the buzz in high gear, it is time for me to weigh in with my predictions. It is still a bit early so this could end up being amended before Oscar nominations are announced, but here is how I see it going...
Best Picture
- The Aviator *lock*
- Million Dollar Baby *lock*
- Sideways *lock*
- Finding Neverland
- Hotel Rwanda
Just Missed: Ray
Sleeper: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Actor
- Jamie Foxx (Ray) *lock*
- Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator) *lock*
- Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland) *lock*
- Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda)
- Paul Giamatti (Sideways)
Just Missed: Liam Neeson (Kinsey)
Sleeper: Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside)
Best Actress
- Hillary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) *lock*
- Annette Benning (Being Julia) *lock*
- Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) *lock*
- Kate Winslett (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
- Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace)
Just Missed: Uma Thurman (Kill Bill: Volume 2)
Sleeper: Julie Delphy (Before Sunset)
Best Director
- Martin Scorsese (The Aviator) *lock*
- Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) *lock*
- Alexander Payne (Sideways) *lock*
- Marc Forster (Finding Neverland)
- Mike Nichols (Closer)
Just Missed: Taylor Hackford (Ray)
Sleeper: Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Best Supporting Actor
- Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) *lock*
- Thomas Haden Church (Sideways) *lock*
- Clive Owen (Closer)
- Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey)
- Alan Alda (The Aviator)
Just Missed: Jamie Foxx (Collateral)
Sleeper: Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland)
Best Supporting Actress
- Virginia Madsen (Sideways) *lock*
- Cate Blanchett (The Aviator) *lock*
- Laura Linney (Kinsey)
- Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda)
- Natalie Portman (Closer)
Just Missed: Meryl Streep (The Manchurian Candidate)
Sleeper: Cloris Leachman (Spanglish)
Best Original Screenplay
- Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) *lock*
- John Logan (The Aviator) *lock*
- Bill Condon (Kinsey)
- Taylor Hackford, James L. White (Ray)
- Keir Pierson, Terry George (Hotel Rwanda)
Just Missed: Brad Bird (The Incredibles)
Sleeper: Zack Braff (Garden State)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor (Sideways) *lock*
- Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby) *lock*
- David Magee (Finding Neverland)
- Patrick Marber (Closer)
- Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries)
Just Missed: David Aaron Cohen (Friday Night Lights)
Sleeper: Richard Linklater, Julie Delphy, Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset)
Best Animated Feature
- The Incredibles *lock*
- Shrek 2
- The Polar Express
Just Missed: Shark Tale
Sleeper: Ghost in the Shell 2
Best Visual Effects
- The Aviator *lock*
- Spiderman 2 *lock*
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Just Missed: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Sleeper: The Day After Tomorrow
Best Cinematography
- Collateral *lock*
- The Passion of the Christ *lock*
- The Aviator
- A Very Long Engagement
- Million Dollar Baby
Just Missed: Ray
Sleeper: Sideways
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Here is my post on a comment of what i think is going to be predicted for the oscars... i should say the ones that they will be calling on in a few days... to decipher which one wins the big awards...
Best Picture:
The Aviator
The Phantom of the Opera
Million Dollar Baby
Finding Neverland
Ray
Just Missed: Sideways
Dark Horses: Closer, Hotel Rwanda
Best Actor:
Jaime Foxx= Ray
Leonardo Dicaprio= The Aviator
Johnny Depp= Finding Neverland
Don Cheadle= Hotel Rwanda
Liam Neeson= Kinsey
Just Missed: Kevin Spacey=Beyond the Sea
Dark Horses: Javier Bardem=The Sea Inside, Paul Giamatti
Best Actress:
Hillary Swank=MIllion Dollar Baby
Annette Bening=Being Julia
Emmy Rossum=Phantom of the Opera
Catalina Sandino Morena=Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton=Vera Drake
Just Missed: Uma Thurmon=Kill Bill Vol. 2
Dark Horses: Scarlett Johansson=The love song for bobby long, Kate Winslet=Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
Best Supporting Actor:
Clive Owen=Closer
Morgan Freeman=Million Dollar Baby
Thomas Haden Church=Sideways
Freddie Highmore=Finding Neverland
Jim Carrey=Series of Unfortunate Events
Just Missed:David Carradine=Kill Bill Vol. 2
Dark Horses: Jaime Foxx=Collateral, Dustin Hoffman=Finding Neverland
Best Supporting Actress:
Virgina Madsen=Sideways
Natalie Portman=Closer
Laura Linney=Kinsey
Cloris Leachman=Spanglish
Cate Blanchett=The Aviator
Just missed:Kate Winslet=Finding Neverland
Dark HOrses: Maia Morgenstern=The Passion of the Christ, Sandra Oh=Sideways
Best Director:
Martin Scorsese=The AViator
Clint Eastwood=Million Dollar Baby
Alexander Payne= Sideways
Taylor Hackford=Ray
Joel Schumacher=the Phantom of the Opera
Just missed:Bill Condon=Kinsey
Dark HOrses: Marc Forster=Finding Neverland, Terry George=Hotel Rwanda
Best Original Screenplay:
Charlie Kaufman=Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joshua Marsten=Maria Full of Grace
Keir Pierson, Terry George=Hotel Rwanda
Bill Condon=Kinsey
JOhn Logan=The Aviator
Just Missed:Taylor Hackford, James L. White=Ray
Dark HOrses: Incredibles, tina fey=Mean Girls
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor=Sideways
David Magee=Finding Neverland
Patrick Marber=Closer
Phantom of the Opera
Jose Rivera=The MOtorcycle Diaries
Just Missed:Vanity Fair
Dark HOrses: The Notebook, The Series of Unfortunate Events
Best Animated Feature:
The Incredibles
Shrek 2
The Polar Express
Ghost in the Shell 2
Shark Tale
Just missed: Home on the Range
Dark HOrses: Teacher's Pet, Spongebob the squarepants movie
Best Foreign Language Film:
Super Size Me
Touching the Void
Into the Realm of the Unreal
Born Into Brothels
Tell Them Who You ARe
Just Missed:Riding Giants
Dark Horses:Twist of Faith, The Story of the Weeping Camel
Best Foreing Language Film:
The Sea Inside=Spain
House of Flying Daggers=China
The Five Obstructions=Germany
Machucha=Chile
Crying Lady=Phillipines
Just Missed: Campfire=Israel
Dark HOrses: A Touch of Spice=Greece, I love Cinema=Egypt
Best Art Direction:
Million Dollar Baby
Phantom of the Opera
Series of Unfortunate Events
SkyCaptain and the World of Tomorrow
The Aviator
Just Missed: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Dark Horses: Finding Neverland, Collateral
Best Visual Effects:
SkyCaptain and the World of Tomorrow
Spider-man 2
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
Just Missed: Troy
Dark HOrses:Passion of the Christ, Phantom of the Opera
Best Costumes:
Vanity Fair
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Phantom of the Opera
House of Flying Daggers
De-Lovely
Just Missed:The Aviator
Dark Horses: Beyond the Sea, Spiderman 2
Best Makeup:
Hellboy
The Passion of the Christ
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Phantom of the Opera
The Aviator
Just Missed: The Sea Inside
Dark Horses:Beyond The Sea, Harry Potter and the prisoner of azkaban
Best Editing:
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Closer
SkyCaptain and the world of tomorrow
Just Missed: Kinsey
Dark Horses:The Aviator, The NOtebook
Best Sound Mixing:
The AViator
Phantom of The Opera
Passion of Christ
Alexander
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Just Missed: The Incredibles
Dark Horses: A Very Long Engagement, Ray
Best Sound Editing:
Spiderman 2
The Incredibles
The day after Tomorrow
Skycaptain and the world of tommorrow
Alexander
Just Missed: The Aviator
Dark HOrses: The Passion of the Christ, House of Flying Daggers
Original Score:
Clint Eastwood=Million Dollar Baby
John Williams=The Terminal
The AViator
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Passion of the Christ
Just Missed: The Incredibles
Dark Horses: A Very Long Engagement, The Notebook
Best Original Song:
Accidentally in Love=Adam Duritz, Shrek 2
Believe=Josh Groban, The Polar Express
Old Habits Die Hard=MIck Jagger/Dave Stewart, Alfie
Million Voices=Hotel Rwanda
Learn to be Lonely=Phantom of the Opera
Just missed:Will the Sun Ever Shine Again=Bonnie Raitt, Home on the Range
Dark HOrses: Ordinary=Train, Spiderman 2... Peter's Song= Elton John, Finding Neverland
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posted by armdroyal(aka tim)
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