A few years ago, I attended an Oscar party hosted by some good friends where we had a friendly little contest to see who could "predict" (most of mine were guesses) the most winners--and I won, heh.Since then, each year I like to see if I can repeat my victory. Unfortunately, I think it was beginner's luck. Anyway, here's my "predictions" for this year. Some are educated predictions, others are the favored, and some are the ones I hope win in spite of the odds (ie, Pan's Labyrinth). I also left out a few categories because I'm completely unfamiliar with any of the entries.
Update: Ouch, I only predicted 13 out of 21 right. But Pan's Labyrinth got three of 'em!
Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Best animated feature film of the year:
Cars
Achievement in art direction:
Pan's Labyrinth
Achievement in cinematography:
Pan's Labyrinth
Achievement in costume design:
Marie Antoinette
Achievement in directing:
The Departed
Best documentary feature:
An Inconvienent Truth
Achievement in film editing:
The Departed
Best foreign language film of the year:
Pan's Labyrinth
Achievement in makeup:
Pan's Labyrinth
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
The Queen
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"Listen" - Dreamgirls
Best motion picture of the year:
Babel
Achievement in sound editing:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Achievement in sound mixing:
Dreamgirls
Achievement in visual effects:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Adapted screenplay:
The Departed
Original screenplay:
Pan's Labyrinth
(Image: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences via Wikipedia)
