Oscar Picks

Some combination of what I hope will win mixed with what I think will win, regardless whether I've seen the film. Why not, right?

Best motion picture of the year
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
*Sideways


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Performance by an actor in a leading role
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
*Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx, Ray


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Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Alda, The Aviator
**Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
*Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
**Clive Owen, Closer


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Original screenplay
The Aviator
*Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Vera Drake


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Achievement in cinematography
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
*The Passion of the Christ
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement


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Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I, Robot
Spider-Man 2

Who gives a shit?
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Achievement in costume design
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Ray
*Troy


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Achievement in sound mixing
The Aviator
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Ray
Spider-Man 2

Sadly, I have no idea...
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Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Accidentally In Love," Shrek 2
*"Al Otro Lado Del Río," The Motorcycle Diaries
"Believe," The Polar Express
"Learn To Be Lonely," The Phantom of the Opera
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)," The Chorus (Les Choristes)

Can't argue with spanish
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Best animated feature film of the year
********The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2


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Best documentary feature
*Born into Brothels
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Super Size Me
Tupac: Resurrection
Twist of Faith


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Best animated short film
Birthday Boy
Gopher Broke
*Guard Dog
Lorenzo
Ryan

Sure bet.
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Achievement in directing
The Aviator, Martin Scorsese
*Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood
Ray, Taylor Hackford
*Sideways, Alexander Payne
Vera Drake, Mike Leigh


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Performance by an actress in a leading role
*Annette Bening, Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
*Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


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Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Laura Linney, Kinsey
*Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman, Closer


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Adapted screenplay
Before Sunset
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
The Motorcycle Diaries
*Sideways


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Achievement in film editing
The Aviator
******Collateral
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray


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Achievement in art direction
The Aviator
*Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement


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Achievement in makeup
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
*The Sea Inside


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Achievement in sound editing
*The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Spider-Man 2


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Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
*Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Village


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Best foreign language film of the year
As It Is in Heaven
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
Downfall
*The Sea Inside
Yesterday


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Best documentary short subject
Autism Is a World
The Children of Leningradsky
*Hardwood
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Sister Rose's Passion


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Best live action short film
Everything in This Country Must
*Little Terrorist
7:35 in the Morning ( 7:35 de la Mañana)
Two Cars, One Night
Wasp


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