Okay. Here's the deal: let's predict who wins. Nominees are listed HERE. Predict one per category, along with a bit of an explanation if you feel it's warranted. Let's rock!
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PICTURE: Million Dollar Baby DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese [The Aviator] LEAD ACTOR: Jamie Foxx [Ray]. Almost a gimme. LEAD ACTRESS: Hilary Swank [Million Dollar Baby] SUPPORTING ACTOR: Morgan Freeman [Million Dollar Baby]. He's due. SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Virginia Masden [Sideways] ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Sideways ANIMATED FEATURE: The Incredibles DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Super Size Me FOREIGN FILM: The Sea Inside. SONG: "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" - The Motorcycle Diaries SCORE: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban MAKE-UP: A Series of Unfortunate Events ART DIRECTION: The Aviator CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Aviator COSTUME DESIGN: Troy FILM EDITING: Collateral VISUAL EFFECTS: Spider-Man 2 SOUND MIXING: Spider-Man 2 SOUND EDITING: The Incredibles DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Autism is a World LIVE ACTION SHORT: Little Terrorist ANIMATED SHORT: Ryan
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PICTURE: The Aviator DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood LEAD ACTOR: Jamie Foxx LEAD ACTRESS: Hilary Swank (I think it's kind of a toss up between her and Bening, so I gotta go with the hometown girl) SUPPORTING ACTOR: Thomas Haden Church -- in an upset! SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Sideways ANIMATED FEATURE: The Incredibles -- duh DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Born into Brothels FOREIGN FILM: The Sea Inside SONG: The Polar Express one -- just 'cuz it's Silvestri -- I haven't heard *any* of the nominations SCORE: I'd be a fool to bet against John Williams -- Harry Potter MAKE-UP: Lemony Snicket ART DIRECTION: The Aviator CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Aviator COSTUME DESIGN: The Aviator FILM EDITING: The Aviator VISUAL EFFECTS: Spider-Man 2 SOUND: Ray SOUND EDITING: Spider-MAn 2 DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Autism is a Word LIVE ACTION SHORT: Little Terrorist ANIMATED SHORT: Ryan
(Boy, those last three feel like such a crapshoot. I dug up what little info I could and came to...the same conclusions as Freeway.)
--K
Last 5 movies seen: Bridge on the River Kwai - Bringing Up Baby - Hotel Rwanda - The Cat Returns - Eyes Without a Face
BEST PICTURE: Million Dollar Baby BEST DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) BEST ACTOR: Jamie Foxx (Ray) BEST ACTRESS: Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Sideways BEST ANIMATED FILM: The Incredibles BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Super Size Me BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Sea Inside BEST SONG: "Learn To Be Lonely" (The Phantom of the Opera) BEST SCORE: The Passion of the Christ BEST MAKEUP: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events BEST ART DIRECTION: The Aviator BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Passion of the Christ BEST FILM EDITING: The Aviator BEST VISAUL EFFECTS: Spiderman 2 BEST SOUND MIXING: The Incredibles BEST SOUND EDITING: The Incredlbes BEST SHORT - DOCUMENTARY: Sister Rose's Passion BEST SHORT - LIVE ACTION: Little Terrorist BEST SHORT - ANIMATED: Ryan
"Take away the right to say fuck and you take away the right to say fuck the government." -----Lenny Bruce
A thousand times this. I would watch a whole episode that was nothing but Milton's experiments and awkward conversations with people. In some ways his unintentional creepiness is scarier than Merle or the Governor.