BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
BABELBOBBY
THE DEPARTED - This movie has a broad appeal going for it so it helps in getting awards
LITTLE CHILDREN
THE QUEEN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
PENELOPE CRUZ - VOLVER
JUDI DENCH - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL - SHERRYBABY
HELEN MIRREN - THE QUEEN - from what I've heard of her performance, seems like she's a lock
KATE WINSLET - LITTLE CHILDREN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - BLOOD DIAMOND
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - THE DEPARTED
PETER OTOOLE - VENUS
WILL SMITH - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS - Leo being nominated twice will hurt his chances, but I've heard Will Smith is excellent in this movie (it's not even released yet)
FOREST WHITAKER - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLANDBEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS - Once again, a movie not even released yet but is getting all the Oscar buzz
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ANNETTE BENING - RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
TONI COLLETTE - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
BEYONCE KNOWLES - DREAMGIRLS
MERYL STREEP - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - She's also award-winning gold and elevated this movie above average with her performance
RENEE ZELLWEGER - MISS POTTER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SACHA BARON COHEN - BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN - I, of course, hope Johnny Depp gets it but Sacha Baron Cohen had the balls to do his acting among unsuspecting people
JOHNNY DEPP - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
AARON ECKHART - THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - KINKY BOOTS
WILL FERRELL - STRANGER THAN FICTION
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CARSHAPPY FEET - Penguins seem all the rage lately
MONSTER HOUSE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
APOCALYPTO (USA)
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (USA/JAPAN) - World War II movie: Check. Clint Eastwood directing: Check. Academy Award Nominee (Ken Watanabe): Check.
THE LIVES OF OTHERS (GERMANY)
PAN'S LABYRINTH (MEXICO)
VOLVER (SPAIN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ADRIANA BARRAZA - BABEL
CATE BLANCHETT - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
EMILY BLUNT - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
JENNIFER HUDSON - DREAMGIRLS - It's amazing a former American Idol contestant in her first major acting role getting all sorts of Oscar buzz and also get nominated for a Golden Globe. It would be nice to see happen
RINKO KIKUCHI - BABEL
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
BEN AFFLECK - HOLLYWOODLAND
EDDIE MURPHY - DREAMGIRLS (yes, he was pretty dang good in this movie - I've seen a lot of it since I originally posted my predictions)JACK NICHOLSON - THE DEPARTED - Because it's Jack Nicholson
BRAD PITT - BABEL
MARK WAHLBERG - THE DEPARTED
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
CLINT EASTWOOD - FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
CLINT EASTWOOD - LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA - Being nominated twice may hurt his chances but I hear his second Iwo movie is the best
STEPHEN FREARS - THE QUEEN
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ - BABEL
MARTIN SCORSESE - THE DEPARTEDBEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
GUILLERMO ARRIAGA - BABEL
TODD FIELD & TOM PERROTTA - LITTLE CHILDREN
PATRICK MARBER - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
WILLIAM MONAHAN - THE DEPARTED - Wide appeal, interweaving plot
PETER MORGAN - THE QUEENBEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT - THE PAINTED VEILCLINT MANSELL - THE FOUNTAIN
GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA - BABEL
CARLO SILIOTTO - NOMAD
HANS ZIMMER - THE DA VINCI CODE - Sure, even though the movie sucked
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
A FATHER'S WAY - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Music by: Seal and Christopher Bruce
Lyrics by: Seal
LISTEN - DREAMGIRLS
Music & Lyrics by: Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Beyonce Knowles - I'll go with this since the movie is a musical in the first place... be a surprise if Prince wins for Happy Feet, though
NEVER GONNA BREAK MY FAITH - BOBBY
Music & Lyrics by: Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy and Andrea Remanda
THE SONG OF THE HEART - HAPPY FEETMusic & Lyrics by: Prince Rogers Nelson
TRY NOT TO REMEMBER - HOME OF THE BRAVE
Music & Lyrics by: Sheryl Crow
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
24 (FOX)
BIG LOVE (HBO)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)HEROES (NBC) - As much as I love 24, Heroes is impressive in its first season
LOST (ABC)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
PATRICIA ARQUETTE - MEDIUM
EDIE FALCO - THE SOPRANOS
EVANGELINE LILLY - LOST
ELLEN POMPEO - GREY'S ANATOMY - The juggernaut of Grey's Anatomy. But we all know Edie Falco will be getting it for a sympathy award
KYRA SEDGWICK - THE CLOSERBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
PATRICK DEMPSEY - GREY'S ANATOMY
MICHAEL C. HALL - DEXTER
HUGH LAURIE - HOUSEBILL PAXTON - BIG LOVE
KIEFER SUTHERLAND - 24 - He's already won an Emmy this year...
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
THE OFFICE (NBC) - Goofy, stupid fun. And it's already won an Emmy
UGLY BETTY (ABC)WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MARCIA CROSS - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Crazy, crazy, crazy. She does a good crazy person
AMERICA FERRERA - UGLY BETTYFELICITY HUFFMAN - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
MARY-LOUISE PARKER - WEEDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN - 30 ROCKZACH BRAFF - SCRUBS
STEVE CARRELL - THE OFFICE
JASON LEE - MY NAME IS EARL - Alec Baldwin may be hilarious but Jason Lee is the man and plays his character more down to earth
TONY SHALHOUB - MONK
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BLEAK HOUSE (PBS)
BROKEN TRAIL (AMC)
ELIZABETH I (HBO) - I really don't know so I picked the royalty one to be a companion to The Queen
MRS. HARRIS (HBO)
PRIME SUSPECT: THE FINAL ACT (PBS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
GILLIAN ANDERSON - BLEAK HOUSE
ANNETTE BENING - MRS. HARRIS
HELEN MIRREN - ELIZABETH I - She loves playing Elizabeths...
HELEN MIRREN - PRIME SUSPECT: THE FINAL ACT
SOPHIE OKONEDO - TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ANDRE BRAUGHER - THIEF
ROBERT DUVALL - BROKEN TRAIL - What's with all the nominees?
MICHAEL EALY - SLEEPER CELL: AMERICAN TERROR
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
BEN KINGSLEY - MRS. HARRIS
BILL NIGHY - GIDEON'S DAUGHTERMATTHEW PERRY - THE RON CLARK STORY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
EMILY BLUNT - GIDEON'S DAUGHTERTONI COLLETTE - TSUNAMI, THE AFTERMATH
KATHERINE HEIGL - GREY'S ANATOMY - It's Grey's Anatomy and she's hot
SARAH PAULSON - STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP
ELIZABETH PERKINS - WEEDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH - BROKEN TRAIL
JEREMY IRONS - ELIZABETH I (idiots, picking him over Masi Oka)JUSTIN KIRK - WEEDS
MASI OKA - HEROES - HIRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JEREMY PIVEN - ENTOURAGE
