Oscar Predictions

Okay, Lee and I made up last night. There. I said it. Now get outta here.

Right now, Brandon is watching "Go Diego Go". I think he likes TV way too much. I think I have conditioned him to have it on at certain times. Is this really bad? Am I retarding my son? Is he going to get ADD? But TV does calm him. He plays while he watches and likes to cuddles before a nap, while he watches. I think it is okay. As long as it is not on ALL the time.

Tonight is the Oscars! I am excited. For the first time, in like 5 years, the family will stay home and have a quiet Oscar night. I am eager to see the fashions that hit the red carpet. Am I weird? I don't think so. Everybody likes an attractive woman in a hot dress. Well...we do. But no commentary on the Oscars would be complete without some predictions of who will go home with an Oscar. (Now bare in mind, I have not seen most of these films. My pics are purely based off of hearsay, from multiple reviewers and other people.)

My pics are:

For best supporting actress: Jennifer Hudson is a given. You would be stupid to bet on anyone else. We all know, she is going to win. Even Jennifer Hudson knows.

For best supporting actor: This is the one category I don't know for sure. All the bets were on Eddie Murphy. That was until he came out with "Norbit". But maybe enough people voted before that atrocity hit the theatres. This is the one category I welcome a surprise. I would like to see Jackie Earle Haley win for "Little Children" just because he play a pedophile with a heart of gold. If anyone can pull that off....well that's almost insane.

For best actress: Helen Mirren in "The Queen" is the favourite to win. I like Helen Mirren. She can have it. I would like this category to surprise me too, but Mirren is the best bet.

For best actor: Forest Whitaker has it. Friends tell me he is "spot on" as his portrail of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Then he should get it. I like Ryan Gosling too. I would love for him to win, but I don't think he will. I will barf if Dicaprio get it! I just can't buy him as an actor.

For best director: Everyone says this is Scorcesse's year. Friends say, "The Departed", is not his best piece, but he should get it because he deserves one. Well, considering the academy does that A LOT (giving an award to someone who deserves it, but not necassarily for that particular piece) *cough cough* Russell Crowe. This will be Scorcesse's year.

For best picture: This will be the one award "Babel" gets.

Some random stuff:

"Cars" will get best animated feature.

"Dreamgirls" will win best costume design.

"Pan's Labrynth" will win for best foreign language film.

And Al Gore will receive one oscar, for best documentry feature for "An Inconvienent Truth".

One of the three songs nominated from "Dreamgirls" will win for best song.

"Borat" will win best adapted screenplay. It only has one nomination and it will win.

And, last but not least, "United 93" will get best film editing. Cause it will get something, as well.

Now, lets see if I am right.