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It seems the Oscars are coming up, I'd totally forgotten it was that time. There are actually some decent nominations this year. Any guesses on which movies will win awards?


Here are the nominations


Best Picture

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich

Actor in a Leading Role

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Actress in a Leading Role

Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Actor in a Supporting Role

George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt, A History of Violence

Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams, Junebug
Catherine Keener, Capote
Frances McDormand, North Country
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

Directing

Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller, Capote
Paul Haggis, Crash
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Steven Spielberg, Munich

Animated Feature Film

Howl's Moving Castle
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Art Direction

Good Night, and Good Luck
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride & Prejudice

Cinematography

Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
The New World

Costume Design

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
Walk the Line

Documentary Feature

Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight

Documentary Short Subject

The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
God Sleeps in Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Film Editing

Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk the Line

Foreign Language Film

Don't Tell
Joyeux Noël
Paradise Now
Sophie Scholl—The Final Days
Tsotsi

Makeup

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode—III Revenge of the Sith

Music (Score)

Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride & Prejudice
Music (Song)
"In the Deep," Crash
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," Hustle & Flow
"Travelin' Thru," Transamerica

Animated Short Film

Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
9
One Man Band
Live Action Short Film
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time Is Up
Six Shooter

Sound Editing

King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
War of the Worlds

Sound Mixing

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Walk the Line
War of the Worlds

Visual Effects

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
War of the Worlds

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain
Dan Futterman, Capote
Jeffrey Caine, The Constant Gardener
Josh Olson, A History of Violence
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, Munich

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck
Woody Allen, Match Point
Noah Baumbach, The Squid and the Whale
Stephen Gaghan, Syriana

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain - A lot of people I know thought this movie was the best they had seen in it's genre for a while, so it must at least hve some chance.

Animated Feature Film: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - These two will be close, but I think some of the subtle humour in the second will be the deciding factor. Althhough the first put forth a good showing...

I'm going to stay out of the other categories though, for my own good.

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Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain


Actor in a Leading Role
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line


Actress in a Leading Role
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, Syriana

Actress in a Supporting Role
Frances McDormand, North Country

Directing
Steven Spielberg, Munich

Animated Feature Film
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Art Direction
Memoirs of a Geisha

Cinematography
Batman Begins


Costume Design
Pride & Prejudice

Documentary Feature
Murderball


Documentary Short Subject
God Sleeps in Rwanda

Film Editing

Munich

Makeup
Star Wars: Episode—III Revenge of the Sith

Music (Score)
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," Hustle & Flow

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My ideas for who will win. Not who should win.

Best Picture

Brokeback Mountain

Actor in a Leading Role

Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain

Actress in a Leading Role

Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice

Actor in a Supporting Role

Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man

Animated Feature Film

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (I love this movie )

Cinematography

Batman Begins

Costume Design

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Film Editing

Cinderella Man

Makeup

Cinderella Man


Well... I hope.

here's predictions accordingly to online buzz

http://podzinger.com/ZingIndexPredictio ... ion=OSCARS

Best Picture
Prediction: Brokeback Mountain
Who I'm rooting for: Goodnight and Good Luck

Best Actor
Prediction: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Who I'm Rooting for: Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Best Actress
Prediction: Reese Witherspoon
Who I'm rooting for: Reese Witherspoon OR Keira Knightley (pretty face to be sure, but I think she's underrated as an actual actress... in fact I think that may apply to both these talented ladies)

Best Supporting Actor
Prediction: Paul Giammatti
Who I'm rooting for: Giammatti OR George Clooney (both deserve it)

Best Supporting Actress
Prediction: Rachel Keener I guess (Capote was the only one of these movies I saw, she did a great job but I don't know if I'm in a position to judge)
Who I'm rooting for: Rachel Keener

Best Director
Prediction: Ang Lee
Who I'm rooting for: George Clooney but Lee has brass to make that movie

These are the only awards I ever care about so I'll leave the rest out.

By the way, how in the hell did Scarlett Johanssen not get a nomination again?!?! She was fabulous in that Woody Allen movie (Match-something?)! After the Lost In Translation snub last year, I'd boycott the Oscars.

These are my guesses of what will win. I will address what I think should win when I get to see a few more of the movies - several of them have only been released over here in the past week or so. Hopefully I will see Syriana, Good Night, And Good Luck and Capote this weekend.

I do think Brokeback Mountain has the momentum this year. Good Night, And Good Luck I think is probably a bit too political to win the big Oscars. I really hope Crash doesn't win best picture, because I thought it was awful.

I think Wallace & Gromit is a shoo-in for best animated feature, although I loved Howl's Moving Castle. It's not as good as Spirited Away, which did win an Oscar, but still worthy of award.

Edit: And I hope Keira Knightley doesn't win an Oscar for playing a posh English girl - that's not acting! I can't believe she was even nominated. I don't think it's possible to underrate her.

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain

Actor in a Leading Role
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain

Actress in a Leading Role
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, Syriana

Actress in a Supporting Role
Catherine Keener, Capote

Directing
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Animated Feature Film
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Art Direction
Memoirs of a Geisha

Cinematography
Brokeback Mountain

Costume Design
Memoirs of a Geisha

Documentary Feature
March of the Penguins

Makeup
Star Wars: Episode—III Revenge of the Sith

Visual Effects
King Kong

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Jeffrey Caine, The Constant Gardener

Writing (Original Screenplay)
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck

Come on Georgi give Keira some credit, Elizabeth Bennet is one of the most famous and beloved characters in western literature and I think she did a remarkably good job of portraying her. You can make the argument that she isn't all that complicated of a character (she's no Hamlet I know), but still : it's a minimalist role of sorts but those can be the hardest to play sometimes. Anyways, that's just my take but I thout she did a darn fine job: probably not enough to win (Reese was sublime) but I think she at least deserved the nomination.

Wow, shock Best Picture award - I don't think anyone was expecting Crash to win, were they? I am disappointed with that.

I didn't get to see all the films I intended to at the weekend, but I did see Capote, and I think Philip Seymour Hoffman's award is well deserved and overdue - I can't think of a bad performance from him.

I can't believe that Crash won the Best Picture Award either. I was really expecting Brokeback Moutain to get it.

I finally got around to seeing Good Night, And Good Luck last night, so I have now seen all five nominees for Best Picture, and I have to say my pick would be Good Night, And Good Luck - what a wonderfully compelling piece of filmmaking. And much as I think Philip Seymour Hoffman deserves an Oscar... I think my vote would go to David Strathairn's performance.