The Oscars - Best Picture

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

The only two categories that I have seen all of the films are the Feature Animation and the Animated Shorts. (Go figure)

I chooose Howel's Moving Castle but I think Wallace and Gromit will win. (And it was really a great film and deservs the oscar.)

Animated shorts - first of all, what happened to the Ceiling Fan film? That was my choice! With that one not on the list, I will pick Badgered as a winner. However, I suspect The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello will be the winner. I actually hope the John Canemaker film doesn't win.

I read Newsweek at the airport and their pick for the animated short was "9"

I would be okay with Jasper Morello winning, but as you know, I loved both Badgered and the Fan and the Flower.

Donna

[Matterhorn Fan]

NA, you really liked Wallace and Grommit that much? Maybe it was because I saw it on an airplane, but I thought it was just OK. I watched Corpse Bride the other night, and that was just good. I've never heard of the other nominee.

[Prudence]

I've finally seen Corpse Bride, but no other nominated movies. I have Wallace and Grommit, but haven't had time to watch it yet. Doesn't stop me from making predictions!

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Philip Seymour Hoffman - easy call.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
A bit harder, but I'm going to go with Paul Giamatti. Could go to Clooney, but I think that's an outside chance.

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Felicity Huffman. Academy loves a gender bender. Possibililty of Resse Witherspoon if they feel Walk the Line needs recognition.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Toss-up between Catherine Keener and Frances McDormand, but I think Keener has the edge. No way it will go to Michelle Williams.

[Alex]

Wallace and Gromit really left me flat. There were some clever sequences but overall just "meh."

I thought Corpse Bride was horrible, so obviously the only choice, in my view, is Howl.


iSm, what do you mean I didn't invent it? People may have done them for yeras before me but I've applied for a patent anyway ("A method for making people care about who wins the Best Sound Editing Academy Award"). Once I get it approved (because the USPTO approves all applications without a second look, apparently), I'll be expecting the $0.50 checks to flow in from around the country.

[Prudence]

Dammit! hit post too soon. (Boris is trying to help with the predictions.)

Best animated feature of the year:
Wallace & Grommit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Corpse Bride is too much like NBC and Howl's Moving Castle is too Japanese.

Achievement in art direction:
Good Night and Good Luck or Memoirs of a Geisha. I'm going with Good Night and Good Luck.

Achievement in cinematography:
This one goes to Memoirs of a Geisha.

Achievement in costume design:
I have no flippin' clue, but I'm picking Mrs. Henderson Presents.

Achievement in directing:
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain. *IF* best picture goes to Brokeback, this will go to Clooney.

Best documentary feature:
March of the Penguins.

Best documentary short subject:
uh? I have no idea what these are about. I'll pick God Sleeps in Rwanda.

Achievement in film editing:
Crash gets a token award.

Best foreign language film of the year:
The only one I've heard of is Paradise Now, and there's no way in hell that will win. I'll go with Tsotsi.

Achievement in makeup:
Narnia.

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
Brokeback Mountain.

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
The Academy goes "edgy" with "It's hard out here for a pimp."

Best motion picture of the year:
Capote.

Best animated short film:
One Man Band. (Since Pixar doesn't have a feature this year.)

Best live action short film:
Random guess: The Last Farm.

Achievement in sound editing:
King Kong.

Achievement in sound mixing:
Walk the Line.

Achievement in visual effects:
The Chronicles of Narnia.

Adapted screenplay:
Might go to Brokeback Mountain.

Original screenplay:
I think it will be Good Night and Good Luck, but there's an outside chance it could go to Crash.

[Gemini Cricket]

Little bit of liveblog action here:

Watching E! right now. Ryan Seacrest looks like he had his eyebrows done and his foundation looks a little too light. Mizrahi is hysterical, but not much of an interviewer...

[Gemini Cricket]

Naomi Watts borrowed the Haunted Mansion bride's dress for the Oscars...

[Alex]

Mizrahi is horrible. I've changed the channel.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Mizrahi is horrible. I've changed the channel.

Agreed. But I'm keeping the channel where it is. He's getting some A list interviews. Which is always good.

Michelle Williams' dress is ugh-ly!

[Gemini Cricket]

Keira Knightley is absolutely stunning. Beautiful. And she's only 20! Wow.

Eric Bana, Clooney, Heath... hot hot hot.