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And the Oscar goes to...

(January 26th, 2007 - 11:24AM)

My Academy Award picks for this year.

ACTOR -- LEADING

Leonardo DiCaprio — BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling — HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole — VENUS
Will Smith — THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker — THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

ACTOR -- SUPPORTING

Alan Arkin — LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley — LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou — BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy — DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg — THE DEPARTED

ACTRESS -- LEADING

Penélope Cruz — VOLVER
Judi Dench — NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren — THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep — THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet — LITTLE CHILDREN

ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING

Adriana Barraza — BABEL
Cate Blanchett — NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin — LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson — DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi — BABEL

ANIMATED FEATURE

CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE

ART DIRECTION

DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN'S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
THE PRESTIGE

CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE

COSTUME DESIGN

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN

DIRECTING

BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS

FILM EDITING

BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN'S LABYRINTH
WATER

MAKEUP

APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN'S LABYRINTH

ORIGINAL SCORE

BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

ORIGINAL SONG

"I Need to Wake Up" — AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
"Listen" — DREAMGIRLS
"Love You I Do" — DREAMGIRLS
"Our Town" — CARS
"Patience" — DREAMGIRLS

BEST PICTURE

BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

SHORT FILM -- ANIMATED

THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS

SHORT FILM -- LIVE ACTION

BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY

SOUND EDITING

APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

SOUND MIXING

APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
DREAMGIRLS
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

VISUAL EFFECTS

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS

SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED

BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL

SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL

BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

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