Tits and Tiaras

Woohooooo!
First of all, let me please, quickly, say, “Thanks MGFM!!!” for a super fun pre-birthday Saturday!

Okay, now for the important stuff…

OSCARS!!!

Let’s do it like this. I’ll tell you who I would like to win…then I’ll tell you who I think will win…and, if applicable, the Dark Horse that might take it all away. Savvy?

Good.


Performance by an actor in a leading role
Should win: Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Will win: Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
Dark horse: Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Should win: Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Will win: Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS
Dark horse: Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Should win: Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Will win: Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
Dark Horse: Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Should win: Adriana Barraza - BABEL
Will win: Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS
Dark Horse: Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Best animated feature film of the year
Should win: MONSTER HOUSE
Will win: CARS

Achievement in art direction
Should win: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST or THE PRESTIGE
Will win: DREAMGIRLS
Dark horse: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in cinematography
This one is tricky…because I have who I WOULD LIKE to win…then who I think SHOULD win…and then who I think WILL win. So, in keeping that in mind…
Who I’d like to win: THE PRESTIGE
Who I think SHOULD win: CHILDREN OF MEN
Who I think WILL win: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in costume design
Should win: MARIE ANTOINETTE
Will win: DREAMGIRLS
Dark horse: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Achievement in directing
This one is another tricky one…b/c I’d like Scorsese to win—just not for this movie…moving on…
Should win: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Will win: THE DEPARTED

Best documentary feature
Should win: DELIVER US FROM EVIL
Will win: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Dark horse: DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Best documentary short subject
Should win: RECYCLED LIFE
Will win: THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
Dark horse: RECYCLED LIFE

Achievement in film editing
Should win: CHILDREN OF MEN
Will win: BABEL
Dark horse: BLOOD DIAMOND

Best foreign language film of the year
Should win: THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Will win: PAN'S LABYRINTH
Dark horse: THE LIVES OF OTHERS

Achievement in makeup
Should win: PAN'S LABYRINTH
Will win: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Should win: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Will win: PAN'S LABYRINTH
Dark horse: THE GOOD GERMAN

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
Should win: "I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Will win: "Listen" - DREAMGIRLS

Best motion picture of the year
Should win: BABEL
Will win: I’m torn between BABEL and THE DEPARTED
Dark horse: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Best animated short film
Should win: THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
Will win: MAESTRO

Best live action short film
Should win: WEST BANK STORY
Will win: WEST BANK STORY

Achievement in sound editing
Should win: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
Will win: BLOOD DIAMOND
Dark horse: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

Achievement in sound mixing
Should win: DREAMGIRLS
Will win: DREAMGIRLS
Dark horse: APOCALYPTO

Achievement in visual effects
Please, dear God: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Adapted screenplay
Should win: CHILDREN OF MEN
Will win: THE DEPARTED
Dark horse: BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Original screenplay
Should win: PAN'S LABYRINTH
Will win: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Dark horse: BABEL

Quote of the Moment: “Who sucked the soul out of you?”
Soundtrack of the Moment: HelloGoodbye, “Here in Your Arms”
TV/Movie Quote: Friends—The Prestige: “You never understood, why we did this. The audience knows the truth: the world is simple. It's miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder, and then you..then you got to see something really special. You really don't know? It was..it was the look on their faces.”