I know i’m a day late on this, but here goes. My predictions and hopes for the Oscars this year:
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O’Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”
MY PICK: Ryan Gosling – WINNER: Forest Whitaker
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine”
Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children”
Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond”
Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls”
Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed”
MY PICK & WINNER: Eddie Murphy
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penelope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”
MY PICK & WINNER: Helen Mirren
The big picks are available after the jump
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza in “Babel”
Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal”
Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine”
Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls”
Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel”
MY PICK & WINNER: Jennifer Hudson
Best animated feature film of the year
“Cars”
“Happy Feet”
“Monster House”
MY PICK: Monster House – WINNER: Cars
Achievement in directing
“Babel” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“The Departed” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” Stephen Frears
“United 93” Paul Greengrass
MY PICK & WINNER: Martin Scorsese
Best motion picture of the year
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”
MY PICK & WINNER: The Departed
