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Sunday, February 25, 2007

We are mere minutes from the red carpet parade at the Oscars.  Before the event starts, I wanted to quickly record my predictions.  Go Scorsese! Three cheers for The Departed!

Best Picture: Babel
Who I would vote for: The Departed

Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Who I would vote for: Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Animated Feature: Happy Feet Who I would vote for: Happy Feet

Foreign-Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth (Spain)
Who I would vote for: Pan's Labyrinth

Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth
Who I would vote for: An Inconvenient Truth

Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Who I would vote for: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Who I would vote for: Helen Mirren, The Queen

Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls.
Who I would vote for: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls.

Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls.
Who I would vote for: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls.

Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Who I would vote for: Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth

Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, The Departed
Who I would vote for: William Monahan, The Departed

Cinematography: Children of Men
Who I would vote for: Children of Men

Art Direction: Dreamgirls.
Who I would vote for: Dreamgirls.

Costume Design: Dreamgirls.
Who I would vote for:

Music - Original Score: The Queen
Who I would vote for: Babel

Music - Original Song: "Listen," from Dreamgirls

Who I would vote for: "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth

Film Editing: Babel
Who I would vote for: Pan's Labyrinth

Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth
Who I would vote for: Pan's Labyrinth

Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls.
Who I would vote for: Flags of Our Fathers

Sound Editing: Letters From Iwo Jima
Who I would vote for: Letters From Iwo Jima

Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Who I would vote for: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest


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