We're one week away from the Academy Awards. While I realize we already have a thread for Best Picture winners, I'm going to expand on that and lay out all the categories. Who do you think will win the Oscars this year? And, also, who would you choose if you had the chance to vote? Here goes...

BEST PICTURE;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Million Dollar Baby"
4. "Ray"
5. "Sideways"

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Sideways"

BEST ACTOR;
1. Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda")
2. Johnny Depp ("Finding Neverland")
3. Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Aviator")
4. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

WHO WILL WIN: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")
IF I COULD VOTE: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

BEST ACTRESS;
1. Annette Bening ("Being Julia')
2. Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace")
3. Imelda Staunton ("Vera Drake")
4. Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind")

WHO WILL WIN: Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Annette Bening ("Being Julia")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR;
1. Alan Alda ("The Aviator")
2. Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
3. Jamie Foxx ("Collateral")
4. Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Clive Owen ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
IF I COULD VOTE: Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS;
1. Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
2. Laura Linney ("Kinsey")
3. Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
4. Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda")
5. Natalie Portman ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
IF I COULD VOTE: Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")

BEST DIRECTION;
1. Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator")
2. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
3. Taylor Hackford ("Ray")
4. Alexander Payne ("Sideways")
5. Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake")

WHO WILL WIN: Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Alexander Payne ("Sideways")

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM;
1. "As It Is in Heaven" (Sweden)
2. "The Chorus" (France)
3. "Downfall" (Germany)
4. "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
5. "Yesterday" (South Africa)

WHO WILL WIN: "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't seen any nominees.

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION;
1. "Before Sunset" by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Kim Krizan.
2. "Finding Neverland" by David Magee.
3. "Million Dollar Baby" by Paul Haggis.
4. "The Motorcycle Diaries" by Jose Rivera.
5. "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

WHO WILL WIN: "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY;
1. "The Aviator" by John Logan.
2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry
& Pierre Bismuth.
3. "Hotel Rwanda" by Kier Pearson and Terry George.
4. "The Incredibles" by Brad Bird.
5. "Vera Drake" by Mike Leigh.

WHO WILL WIN: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman,
Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman,
Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "Shark Tale"
3. "Shrek 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Incredibles"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Incredibles"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG;
1. "Accidentally in Love" (from "Shrek 2"); Music by Adam Duritz, Charles
Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery & David
Bryson. Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey.
2. "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" (from "The Motorcycle Diaries"); Music and Lyric by
Jorge Drexler.
3. "Believe" (from "The Polar Express"); Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and
Alan Silvestri.
4. "Learn To Be Lonely" (from "The Phantom of the Opera"); Music by Andrew
Lloyd Webber. Lyric by Charles Hart.
5. "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" (from "The Chorus"); Music by
Bruno Coulais. Lyric by Christophe Barratier.

WHO WILL WIN: "Believe" (from "The Polar Express")
IF I COULD VOTE: "Believe" (from "The Polar Express")

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE;
1. "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
2. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by John Williams.
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Thomas Newman.
4. "The Passion of the Christ" by John Debney.
5. "The Village" by James Newton Howard.

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Passion of the Christ" by John Debney.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY;
1. "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
2. "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.
3. "The Passion of the Christ" by Caleb Deschanel.
4. "The Phantom of the Opera" by John Mathieson.
5. "A Very Long Engagement" by Bruno Delbonnel.

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Passion of the Christ" by Caleb Deschanel.

BEST ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "The Phantom of the Opera"
5. "A Very Long Engagement"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "A Very Long Engagement"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "Ray"
5. "Troy"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Aviator"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE;
1. "Born into Brothels"
2. "The Story of the Weeping Camel"
3. "Super Size Me"
4. "Tupac: Resurrection"
5. "Twist of Faith"

WHO WILL WIN: "Born into Brothels"
IF I COULD VOTE: No Vote. Only saw "Super Size Me," which I enjoyed.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT;
1. "Autism is a World"
2. "The Children of Leningradsky"
3. "Hardwood"
4. "Mighty Times: The Children's March"
5. "Sister Rose's Passion"

WHO WILL WIN: "Autism is a World"
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't Seen Any Nominees.

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM;
1. "Birthday Boy"
2. "Gopher Broke"
3. "Guard Dog"
4. "Lorenzo"
5. "Ryan"

WHO WILL WIN: "Lorenzo"
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't Seen Any Nominees.

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM;
1. "Everything in This Country Must"
2. "Little Terrorist"
3. "7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Manana)"
4. "Two Cars, One Night"
5. "Wasp"

WHO WILL WIN: "Everything in This Country Must"
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't Seen Any Nominees.

BEST FILM EDITING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Collateral"
3. "Finding Neverland"
4. "Million Dollar Baby"
5. "Ray"

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Million Dollar Baby"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "The Incredibles"
3. "The Polar Express"
4. "Ray"
5. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Aviator"

BEST SOUND EDITING;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "The Polar Express"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Polar Express"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS;
1. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
2. "I, Robot"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "I, Robot"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP;
1. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
2. "The Passion of the Christ"
3. "The Sea Inside"

WHO WILL WIN: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Not Martin Scorsese. While it would be nice for him to win, I really do wish that he would stop making a bunch of "gimme my Oscar" type movies that seem to have in the contract agreement to be released in December of whatever year they put them in theaters.
Hitchcock never won an award, and Scorsese most likely won't. I will say that I think it's a raw deal in that his strength seems to lie in the New York crowd and area and the Oscars are all about, well, Hollywood.

Has Entertainment Weekly posted their predictions yet? If someone has an EW account, could you please post their picks? thanks

Sure. Here are the EW picks........
PICTURE: "Million Dollar Baby"
ACTOR: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")
ACTRESS: Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
SUPP. ACTOR: Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
SUPP. ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: "Sideways"
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
ART DIRECTION: "The Aviator"
CINEMATOGRAPHY: "The Passion of the Christ"
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
LIVE ACITON SHORT: "Everything in This Country Must"
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "Born Into Brothels"
DOCUMENTARY SHORT: "Autism Is a World"
ANIMATED FEATURE: "The Incredibles"
ANIMATED SHORT: "Ryan"
ORIGNAL SCORE: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
ORIGINAL SONG: "Belive" (from "The Polar Express")
COSTUME DESIGN: "The Aviator"
SOUND MIXING: "The Aviator"
SOUND EDITING: "Spider-Man 2"
MAKEUP: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
FILM EDITING: "Million Dollar Baby"
VISUAL EFFECTS: "Spider-Man 2"

No idea about this year but I can guess about last year

BEST PICTURE;
The Aviator

BEST ACTOR;
Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

BEST ACTRESS;
Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR;
Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS;
Natalie Portman ("Closer")

BEST DIRECTION;
Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator")

Not preferences, just predictions.

BEST PICTURE;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Million Dollar Baby"
4. "Ray"
5. "Sideways"

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Million Dollar Baby"

BEST ACTOR;
1. Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda")
2. Johnny Depp ("Finding Neverland")
3. Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Aviator")
4. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

WHO WILL WIN: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")
IF I COULD VOTE: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

BEST ACTRESS;
1. Annette Bening ("Being Julia')
2. Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace")
3. Imelda Staunton ("Vera Drake")
4. Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind")

WHO WILL WIN: Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") and I wish Jim Carrey had gotten a nod as well.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR;
1. Alan Alda ("The Aviator")
2. Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
3. Jamie Foxx ("Collateral")
4. Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Clive Owen ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
IF I COULD VOTE: Clive Owen ("Closer")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS;
1. Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
2. Laura Linney ("Kinsey")
3. Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
4. Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda")
5. Natalie Portman ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
IF I COULD VOTE: Natalie Portman ("Closer")

BEST DIRECTION;
1. Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator")
2. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
3. Taylor Hackford ("Ray")
4. Alexander Payne ("Sideways")
5. Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake")

WHO WILL WIN: Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY;
1. "The Aviator" by John Logan.
2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry
& Pierre Bismuth.
3. "Hotel Rwanda" by Kier Pearson and Terry George.
4. "The Incredibles" by Brad Bird.
5. "Vera Drake" by Mike Leigh.

WHO WILL WIN: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman,
Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman,
Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "Shark Tale"
3. "Shrek 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Incredibles"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Incredibles"
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Those are the ones I care about. I wish "Eternal Sunshine" had gotten more love, especially Jim Carrey who I thought was just phenomenal. Clint Eastwood deserves everything he's GOING to win - he's just a complete class act and his films are beautiful.

Even before I saw The Aviator, I had fingered it as best picture and best director. Time passed, I saw the movie.
My immediate response coming out of it was "This was a good movie, not the best of the year - Scorsese is still a lock."
I (finally) saw Million Dollar Baby today. My opinion is there will be a split, Million Dollar Baby will take the picture, Scorsese will take the directing.
It's a pretty well known fact that the Oscars tend to not award the best films of that year with what they desrve. A lot are make good wins - Denzel for Training Day? Crowe for Gladiator? These were adequate jobs and the actual Oscar was for work previously performed.
Scorsese did an adequate job in Aviator, and will get the award as a result. Its the academy make good. When Gangs of New York came out, there was talk of that being Scorsese's Oscar ride, but that was not a good movie. This fact brought it down and let Polanski slip in. When Aviator comes and its actually good, and Scorsese deserves recognition for something, this will be the one that will do it.

At this point, I just hope Million Dollar Baby wins everything it's nominated for.

thanks. EW was pretty accurate last year, so I wanted to check their picks before I submitted an office pool sheet.

BEST PICTURE;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Million Dollar Baby"
4. "Ray"
5. "Sideways"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Sideways"

BEST ACTOR;
1. Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda")
2. Johnny Depp ("Finding Neverland")
3. Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Aviator")
4. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

WHO WILL WIN: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")
IF I COULD VOTE: Paul Giamatti ("Sideways") [I know, I know...but still. Of the nominees, Foxx]

BEST ACTRESS;
1. Annette Bening ("Being Julia')
2. Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace")
3. Imelda Staunton ("Vera Drake")
4. Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind")

WHO WILL WIN: Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR;
1. Alan Alda ("The Aviator")
2. Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
3. Jamie Foxx ("Collateral")
4. Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Clive Owen ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
IF I COULD VOTE: Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS;
1. Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
2. Laura Linney ("Kinsey")
3. Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
4. Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda")
5. Natalie Portman ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
IF I COULD VOTE: Natalie Portman ("Closer") [Though Madsen wouldn't be a disappointment, and Blanchett gave perhaps the best performance of them all]

BEST DIRECTION;
1. Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator")
2. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
3. Taylor Hackford ("Ray")
4. Alexander Payne ("Sideways")
5. Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake")

WHO WILL WIN: Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator") [He's due, and he made the era come alive like no other director could. He has my vote, easily]

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM;
1. "As It Is in Heaven" (Sweden)
2. "The Chorus" (France)
3. "Downfall" (Germany)
4. "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
5. "Yesterday" (South Africa)

WHO WILL WIN: "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Motorcycle Diaries" (Brazil?) [Again, I know it wasn't nominated, but it was a hell of a movie so it gets my vote]

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION;
1. "Before Sunset" by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Kim Krizan.
2. "Finding Neverland" by David Magee.
3. "Million Dollar Baby" by Paul Haggis.
4. "The Motorcycle Diaries" by Jose Rivera.
5. "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

WHO WILL WIN: "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Before Sunset" by Richard Linklater et.al.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY;
1. "The Aviator" by John Logan.
2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry
& Pierre Bismuth.
3. "Hotel Rwanda" by Kier Pearson and Terry George.
4. "The Incredibles" by Brad Bird.
5. "Vera Drake" by Mike Leigh.

WHO WILL WIN: I don't even want to jinx Charlie Kaufman with a prediction.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine" by Charlie Kaufman et.al. [If this doesn't win, I'm going on a killing spree]

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "Shark Tale"
3. "Shrek 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Incredibles"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Incredibles"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE;
1. "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
2. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by John Williams.
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Thomas Newman.
4. "The Passion of the Christ" by John Debney.
5. "The Village" by James Newton Howard.

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
IF I COULD VOTE: No nomination for "The Aviator?" That's just crazy.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY;
1. "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
2. "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.
3. "The Passion of the Christ" by Caleb Deschanel.
4. "The Phantom of the Opera" by John Mathieson.
5. "A Very Long Engagement" by Bruno Delbonnel.

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
IF I COULD VOTE: "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.

BEST ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "The Phantom of the Opera"
5. "A Very Long Engagement"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Phantom of the Opera"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "Ray"
5. "Troy"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Finding Neverland"

BEST FILM EDITING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Collateral"
3. "Finding Neverland"
4. "Million Dollar Baby"
5. "Ray"

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Man on Fire" [Yep, yet another write-in from me]

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS;
1. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
2. "I, Robot"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" [Mmhm, I'm going to continue to write in the deserving nominees]

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP;
1. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
2. "The Passion of the Christ"
3. "The Sea Inside"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Passion of the Christ"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

-JP

One day to go. Just thought I'd bump this thread back to the beginning so it doesn't get lost.

BEST PICTURE;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Million Dollar Baby"
4. "Ray"
5. "Sideways"

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (I know it's not listed, but it's the truth, damn it)

BEST ACTOR;
1. Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda")
2. Johnny Depp ("Finding Neverland")
3. Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Aviator")
4. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

WHO WILL WIN: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")
IF I COULD VOTE: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

BEST ACTRESS;
1. Annette Bening ("Being Julia')
2. Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace")
3. Imelda Staunton ("Vera Drake")
4. Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind")

WHO WILL WIN: Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR;
1. Alan Alda ("The Aviator")
2. Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
3. Jamie Foxx ("Collateral")
4. Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Clive Owen ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Clive Owen ("Closer")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS;
1. Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
2. Laura Linney ("Kinsey")
3. Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
4. Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda")
5. Natalie Portman ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Natalie Portman ("Closer")
IF I COULD VOTE: Natalie Portman ("Closer")

BEST DIRECTION;
1. Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator")
2. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
3. Taylor Hackford ("Ray")
4. Alexander Payne ("Sideways")
5. Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake")

WHO WILL WIN: Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Alexander Payne ("Sideways")

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM;
1. "As It Is in Heaven" (Sweden)
2. "The Chorus" (France)
3. "Downfall" (Germany)
4. "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
5. "Yesterday" (South Africa)

WHO WILL WIN: "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Sea Inside" (Spain)

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION;
1. "Before Sunset" by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Kim Krizan.
2. "Finding Neverland" by David Magee.
3. "Million Dollar Baby" by Paul Haggis.
4. "The Motorcycle Diaries" by Jose Rivera.
5. "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby" by Paul Haggis
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Motorcycle Diaries" by Jose Rivera

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY;
1. "The Aviator" by John Logan.
2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry
& Pierre Bismuth.
3. "Hotel Rwanda" by Kier Pearson and Terry George.
4. "The Incredibles" by Brad Bird.
5. "Vera Drake" by Mike Leigh.

WHO WILL WIN: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "Shark Tale"
3. "Shrek 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Incredibles"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Incredibles"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG;
1. "Accidentally in Love" (from "Shrek 2"); Music by Adam Duritz, Charles
Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery & David
Bryson. Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey.
2. "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" (from "The Motorcycle Diaries"); Music and Lyric by
Jorge Drexler.
3. "Believe" (from "The Polar Express"); Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and
Alan Silvestri.
4. "Learn To Be Lonely" (from "The Phantom of the Opera"); Music by Andrew
Lloyd Webber. Lyric by Charles Hart.
5. "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" (from "The Chorus"); Music by
Bruno Coulais. Lyric by Christophe Barratier.

WHO WILL WIN: "Learn To Be Lonely" (from "The Phantom of the Opera"); Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyric by Charles Hart.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" (from "The Motorcycle Diaries"); Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE;
1. "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
2. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by John Williams.
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Thomas Newman.
4. "The Passion of the Christ" by John Debney.
5. "The Village" by James Newton Howard.

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY;
1. "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
2. "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.
3. "The Passion of the Christ" by Caleb Deschanel.
4. "The Phantom of the Opera" by John Mathieson.
5. "A Very Long Engagement" by Bruno Delbonnel.

WHO WILL WIN: "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.
IF I COULD VOTE: "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.

BEST ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "The Phantom of the Opera"
5. "A Very Long Engagement"

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland"
IF I COULD VOTE: "A Very Long Engagement"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "Ray"
5. "Troy"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Finding Neverland"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE;
1. "Born into Brothels"
2. "The Story of the Weeping Camel"
3. "Super Size Me"
4. "Tupac: Resurrection"
5. "Twist of Faith"

WHO WILL WIN: "Born into Brothels"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Super Size Me"

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT;
1. "Autism is a World"
2. "The Children of Leningradsky"
3. "Hardwood"
4. "Mighty Times: The Children's March"
5. "Sister Rose's Passion"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Children of Leningradsky"
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't seen any nominees.

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM;
1. "Birthday Boy"
2. "Gopher Broke"
3. "Guard Dog"
4. "Lorenzo"
5. "Ryan"

WHO WILL WIN: "Lorenzo"
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't seen any nominees.

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM;
1. "Everything in This Country Must"
2. "Little Terrorist"
3. "7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Manana)"
4. "Two Cars, One Night"
5. "Wasp"

WHO WILL WIN: "Little Terrorist"
IF I COULD VOTE: Haven't seen any nominees.

BEST FILM EDITING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Collateral"
3. "Finding Neverland"
4. "Million Dollar Baby"
5. "Ray"

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Million Dollar Baby"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "The Incredibles"
3. "The Polar Express"
4. "Ray"
5. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Spider-Man 2"

BEST SOUND EDITING;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "The Polar Express"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Spider-Man 2"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS;
1. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
2. "I, Robot"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Spider-Man 2"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP;
1. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
2. "The Passion of the Christ"
3. "The Sea Inside"

WHO WILL WIN: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

BEST PICTURE;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Million Dollar Baby"
4. "Ray"
5. "Sideways"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Million Dollar Baby"

BEST ACTOR;
1. Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda")
2. Johnny Depp ("Finding Neverland")
3. Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Aviator")
4. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Jamie Foxx ("Ray")

WHO WILL WIN: Jamie Foxx ("Ray")
IF I COULD VOTE: Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda")

BEST ACTRESS;
1. Annette Bening ("Being Julia')
2. Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace")
3. Imelda Staunton ("Vera Drake")
4. Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind")

WHO WILL WIN: Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR;
1. Alan Alda ("The Aviator")
2. Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways")
3. Jamie Foxx ("Collateral")
4. Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
5. Clive Owen ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")
IF I COULD VOTE: Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS;
1. Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator")
2. Laura Linney ("Kinsey")
3. Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
4. Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda")
5. Natalie Portman ("Closer")

WHO WILL WIN: Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")
IF I COULD VOTE: Virginia Madsen ("Sideways")

BEST DIRECTION;
1. Martin Scorsese ("The Aviator")
2. Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby")
3. Taylor Hackford ("Ray")
4. Alexander Payne ("Sideways")
5. Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake")

WHO WILL WIN: Martin Scorcese ("The Aviator") (I have a feeling they're going to give him this, regardless of whether he deserves it)
IF I COULD VOTE: Alexander Payne ("Sideways")

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION;
1. "Before Sunset" by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Kim Krizan.
2. "Finding Neverland" by David Magee.
3. "Million Dollar Baby" by Paul Haggis.
4. "The Motorcycle Diaries" by Jose Rivera.
5. "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland" by David Magee
IF I COULD VOTE: "Sideways" by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY;
1. "The Aviator" by John Logan.
2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry
& Pierre Bismuth.
3. "Hotel Rwanda" by Kier Pearson and Terry George.
4. "The Incredibles" by Brad Bird.
5. "Vera Drake" by Mike Leigh.

WHO WILL WIN: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "Shark Tale"
3. "Shrek 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Incredibles"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Incredibles"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG;
1. "Accidentally in Love" (from "Shrek 2"); Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery & David Bryson. Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey.
2. "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" (from "The Motorcycle Diaries"); Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler.
3. "Believe" (from "The Polar Express"); Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri.
4. "Learn To Be Lonely" (from "The Phantom of the Opera"); Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyric by Charles Hart.
5. "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" (from "The Chorus"); Music by Bruno Coulais. Lyric by Christophe Barratier.

WHO WILL WIN: "Believe" (from "The Polar Express")
IF I COULD VOTE: "Believe" (from "The Polar Express")

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE;
1. "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
2. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by John Williams.
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Thomas Newman.
4. "The Passion of the Christ" by John Debney.
5. "The Village" by James Newton Howard.

WHO WILL WIN: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.
IF I COULD VOTE: "Finding Neverland" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY;
1. "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
2. "House of Flying Daggers" by Zhao Xiaoding.
3. "The Passion of the Christ" by Caleb Deschanel.
4. "The Phantom of the Opera" by John Mathieson.
5. "A Very Long Engagement" by Bruno Delbonnel.

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator" by Robert Richardson.
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Passion of the Christ" by Caleb Deschanel.

BEST ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "The Phantom of the Opera"
5. "A Very Long Engagement"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "A Very Long Engagement"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Finding Neverland"
3. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
4. "Ray"
5. "Troy"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Aviator"

BEST FILM EDITING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "Collateral"
3. "Finding Neverland"
4. "Million Dollar Baby"
5. "Ray"

WHO WILL WIN: "Million Dollar Baby"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Million Dollar Baby"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING;
1. "The Aviator"
2. "The Incredibles"
3. "The Polar Express"
4. "Ray"
5. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "The Aviator"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Aviator"

BEST SOUND EDITING;
1. "The Incredibles"
2. "The Polar Express"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Polar Express"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS;
1. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
2. "I, Robot"
3. "Spider-Man 2"

WHO WILL WIN: "Spider-Man 2"
IF I COULD VOTE: "Spider-Man 2"

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP;
1. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
2. "The Passion of the Christ"
3. "The Sea Inside"

WHO WILL WIN: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
IF I COULD VOTE: "The Passion of the Christ"