OSCAR PICKS
These are my Oscar pics. They are not necessarily what should win in as much as what I think will win . The hardest choice for me was Reese vs Felicity. Felicity's performance was without vanity and moving. This is one of the best performances I've seen from Reese since Election. The Xs note my prediction and the highlighted red notes what I think should win or where I was having a hard decision...
Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain x
Munich
Good Night, and Good Luck
Capote
Crash
Achievement in Directing Bennett Miller Capote
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain x
Steven Spielberg Munich
Paul Haggis Crash
George Clooney Good Night, And Good Luck.
Best Actor Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote x
David Strathairn Good Night, And Good Luck.
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow
Best Actress Charlize Theron North Country
Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line x
Judi Dench Mrs. Henderson Presents
Best Supporting Actor William Hurt A History of Violence
George Clooney Syriana
Matt Dillon Crash x
Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain
Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man
Best Supporting Actress Frances McDormand North Country
Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener
Amy Adams Junebug
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain x
Catherine Keener Capote
Best Original Screenplay Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash x
George Clooney and Grant Heslov Good Night, And Good Luck.
Woody Allen Match Point
Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale
Stephen Gaghan Syriana
Best Adapted Screenplay Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain x
Dan Futterman Capote
Jeffrey Caine The Constant Gardener
Josh Olson A History of Violence
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth Munich
Achievement in Cinematography Dion Beebe Memoirs of a Geisha
Emmanuel Lubezki The New World
Wally Pfister Batman Begins
Rodrigo Prieto Brokeback Mountain x
Robert Elswit Good Night, And Good Luck.
Best Film Editing Mike Hill and Dan Hanley Cinderella Man
Claire Simpson The Constant Gardener
Hughes Winborne Crash x
Michael Kahn Munich
Michael McCusker Walk the Line
Best Art Direction Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale Good Night, And Good Luck.
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright King Kong
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau Memoirs of a Geisha x
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Pride and Prejudice
Achievement in Costume Design Colleen Atwood Memoirs of a Geisha x
Sandy Powell Mrs. Henderson Presents
Jacqueline Durran Pride and Prejudice
Arianne Phillips Walk the Line
Gabriella Pescucci Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Achievement in Makeup Howard Berger and Tami Lane The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe x
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Cinderella Man
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best Original Score John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha
Gustavo Santaolalla Brokeback Mountain x
John Williams Munich
Alberto Iglesias The Constant Gardener
Dario Marianelli Pride and Prejudice
Best Original Song 'In the Deep' - Music by Kathleen 'Bird' York and Michael Becker; Lyrics by Kathleen 'Bird' York Crash
'Hard Out Here for a Pimp' - Music & Lyrics by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard Hustle & Flow x
'Travelin' Thru' - Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton Transamerica
Achievement in Sound Editing Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn King Kong x
Wylie Stateman Memoirs of a Geisha
Richard King War of the Worlds
Achievement in Sound Mixing Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek King Kong x
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett Memoirs of a Geisha
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland Walk the Line
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins War of the Worlds
Best Visual Effects Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra and Daniel Sudick War of the Worlds
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor King Kong x
Best Animated Feature Film Howl's Moving Castle
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit x
Best Foreign-Language Film Paradise Now (Palestine)
Joyeux Noel (France)
Tsotsi (South Africa) x
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Germany)
Don't Tell (Italy)