And the winners might be …

Final update Well, it’s today I just woke up realising that I’m looking forward to the Oscars more this year than I have in years. It’s gonna be a great show whatever happens.

Things that will surprise me if they don’t happen (despite my hopes/predictions below): George Clooney winning something; Reese Witherspoon getting hers (still really can’t stand her); Wallace and Gromit as Best Animated Feature (though it’s the worst I’ve seen). Things I want to happen – okay, they’re not happenings really, I just would really like Dakota to present something (guessing it would have to be early in the show) and Vanessa to look beautiful and it’d be cool if Anna Paquin wore something memorable again, the last time I remember seeing her at the Oscars was when they got all the past winners up on stage. If Mrs. Henderson Presents won something I’d be really happy too, it deserved more. The only major nominees I didn’t get a chance to see this year (outside the documentaries and foreign language films) were Pride and Prejudice and Hustle and Flow and I’d be surprised (not to mention a little annoyed, lol) if they figured much anywhere.

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Director: George Clooney (Good Night, And Good Luck.)
Best Actor: Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams (Junebug) or Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) … I’m sorry, I’m making a new rule – you’re allowed to pick two nominees in one category, lol – I really can’t pick between these two, if either won I’d be over the moon.
Best Screenplay: Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Best Editing: The Constant Gardener
Best Cinematography: Brokeback Mountain
Best Art Direction: Good Night, And Good Luck.
Best Costume Design: Mrs. Henderson Presents
Best Make-Up: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Sound: Walk the Line
Best Sound Effects Editing: War of the Worlds
Best Score: John Williams, Munich
Best Original Song: “Travelin’ Thru”, Transamerica
Best Visual Effects: War of the Worlds
Best Animated Film: at this point in time, I can only say Corpse Bride, but in years to come I know Howl’s Moving Castle is the one I’ll be watching over and over.
Best Documentary Feature: March of the Penguins

Hey, and don’t forget to check out my 2007 predictions!!!!!!

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Best Picture

• A History of Violence
• Brokeback Mountain
• Crash
• Good Night, And Good Luck.
• Mrs Henderson Presents

Best Director

• George Clooney (Good Night, And Good Luck.)
• Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
• Steven Spielberg (Munich)
• David Cronenberg (A History of Violence)
• Woody Allen (Match Point)

Best Actor

• David Strathairn (Good Night, And Good Luck.)
• Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence)
• Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
• Philip Seymour Hoffmann (Capote)
• Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line)

Best Actress

• Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
• Gwyneth Paltrow (Proof)
• Charlize Theron (North Country)
• Q’Orianka Kilcher (The New World)
• Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)

Best Supporting Actor

• Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
• Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
• Matt Dillon (Crash)
• Will Ferrell (The Producers)
• Richard Jenkins (North Country)

Best Supporting Actress

• Amy Adams (Junebug)
• Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain)
• Catherine Keener (Capote)
• Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds)
• Thandie Newton (Crash)

Best Original Screenplay

• Crash
• Good Night, And Good Luck.
• Match Point
• Nine Lives
• Junebug

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Shopgirl
• A History of Violence
• Brokeback Mountain
• Capote
• North Country

Best Editing

• Good Night, And Good Luck.
• Brokeback Mountain
• Capote
• Batman Begins
• Sin City

Best Cinematography

• Good Night, And Good Luck.
• A History of Violence
• Brokeback Mountain
• Capote
• North Country

Best Art Direction

• Good Night, And Good Luck.
• A History of Violence
• Mrs. Henderson Presents
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Best Costume Design

• Mrs. Henderson Presents
• The New World
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Best Make-Up

• Mrs. Henderson Presents
• The New World
• Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith

Best Sound

• The New World
• Walk the Line
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• War of the Worlds
• Batman Begins

Best Sound Effects Editing

• Walk the Line
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• War of the Worlds

Best Score

• Mychael Danna, Capote
• Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain
• John Williams, Memoirs of a Geisha
• James Horner, The New World
• Patrick Doyle, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Best Original Song

• “Dreamer”, Dreamer
• “Butterfly”, Because of Winn-Dixie
• “Travelin’ Thru”, Transamerica
• “Hustle and Flow”, Hustle and Flow
• “Can’t Take It In”, The Chronicles of Narnia

Best Visual Effects

• War of the Worlds
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Best Animated Film

• Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
• Howl’s Moving Castle
• Corpse Bride

Best Documentary Feature

• Mad Hot Ballroom
• March of the Penguins
• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
• Murderball
• Darwin’s Nightmare

46 / 90 !

Tally

9 – Brokeback Mountain
7 – Good Night, And Good Luck.
6 – A History of Violence, Capote
5 – Mrs Henderson Presents, The New World
4 – Crash, Walk the Line, War of the Worlds, North Country, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2 – Match Point, Junebug, Batman Begins, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1 – Munich, Proof, Cinderella Man, The Producers, Nine Lives, Shopgirl, Sin City, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Transamerica, Hustle and Flow, Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Howl’s Moving Castle, Corpse Bride, Murderball, March of the Penguins, Darwin’s Nightmare, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Mad Hot Ballroom, Dreamer, Because of Winn-Dixie

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