1. Best Picture
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways

2. Best Director
Clint Eastwood
Martin Scorcese
Alexander Payne
Mar Forster
Micheal Mann

3. Best Actress
Annette Benning, Being Julia
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Hillary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine
Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

4. Best Actor
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda

5. Best Orgibnal Screenplay
The Aviator
Eternal Simshine
The Incredibls
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey

6. Best Adapted Screenplay
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways
Finding Neverland
Before Sunset
Closer

7. Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchet, The Aviator
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
NataliePortman, Closer
Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland

8. Best Animated Film
Incredibles
Polar Express
Shrek 2

9. Best Visual Effects
The Aviator
the Dat After Tomorrow
Spider-Man II

10. Best Supporting Actor
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Thomas Hayden Church, Sideways
Clive Owen, Closer
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland

11. Best Foreign Picture
The Sea Inside
House of Flying Daggers
The Chorus
The Five Obstructions
Downfall

12. Best Song
Learn to be Lonely-Phantom of the Opera
Believe-Polar Express
Old Habits Die Hard-Alfie
Million Voices-Hotel Rwanda
Accidently in Love-Shrek 2

Bonus Questions:

1. The most nominated movie? The Aviator

Tie Breaker: How many nods will it recieve? 12

2. The most nominated studio? Miramax

Tie Breaker: How many nods will it recieve? 23

3. How many Best Actor/Actress will be first time nominees?

IF you also include Supporting (and each of Foxx's nods count as 1) then: 9
If only lead categories then: 5

4. Movies to be completely snubbed

Troy
Bridget Jones
Merchant of Venice
Manchurian Candidate
Napoleon Dynamite
I, Robot
Fahrenheit 9/11
Kill Bill

It took forever and I'm rolling the dice on two high profile films.


1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)
The Aviator
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways
Fahrenheit 9/11
Finding Neverland

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Mann, Collateral

3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Volume 2

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Garden State
Kill Bill Volume 2
The Incredibles

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby
Finding Neverland
Before Sunset
The Motorcycle Diaries

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
David Carradine, Kill Bill Volume 2
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)
The Incredibles
Polar Express
Shrek 2

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)
Sky Captain
Spider-man 2
The Aviator

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)

Best Editing
Kill Bill Volume 2
Ray
Collateral
The Aviator
Million Dollar Baby

Best Cinematography:
The Aviator
Collateral
Ray
House of Flying Daggers
Finding Neverland

Best Art Direction:
The Aviator
The Phantom of the Opera
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
The Terminal

Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)
The Aviator

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive?
8

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points)
Miramax

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will that studio receive?
16

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points)
5

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Kill Bill Vol. 2
Sideways
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Passion of the Christ
Troy
Spider-Man 2
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
A Very Long Engagement
The Merchant of Venice
The Manchurian Candidate
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban
I, Robot

here's mine \:D/

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)

M$B
Avaitor
Ray
Sideways
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind :razz:

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)

Martin Scorsese
Clint Eastwood
Mike Nichols
Marc Forster
Taylor Hackford


3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)

Annette Bening (Being Julia)
Hilary Swank (M$B)
Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine)
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)

Jamie Fox (Ray)
Don Cheadle (Hotel Rawanda)
Leo DiCaprio (Avaitor)
Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland)
Clint Eastwood (M$B)


5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Avaitor
Kinsey
Maria Full of Grace
Collateral

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

Sideways
Closer
Finding Neverland
M$B
A Very Long Engagement

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees (7 points each)

Jamie Fox (Collateral)
Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)
Clive Owen (Closer)
Morgan Freeman (M$B)
Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State)

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)

Shrek 2
The Incredibles
Polar Express

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees (5 points each)

Spiderman 2
Troy
Sky Captain


10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)

Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett (Avaitor)
Virgina Madsen (Sideways)
Laura Linney (Kinsey)
Kate Winslet (Finding Neverland)
Natalie Portman (Closer)

Best Editing

Kill Bill Volume 2
Spiderman 2
Collateral
The Aviator
M$B

Best Cinematography

The Aviator
Troy
Ray
House of Flying Daggers
Collateral


Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)

The Aviator

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive?

11

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points)

Miramax

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will that studio receive?

20

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points)

5

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)


Fahrenheit 9/11
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

DOLCE!


Finish your ballot!

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees

Million Dollar Baby
Finding Neverland
Sideways
The Aviator
Hotel Rwanda

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees

Martin Scorcese (The Aviator)
Marc Foster (Finding Neverland)
Alexander Payne (Sideways)
Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
Michael Mann (Collateral)

3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for)

Annette Benning (Being Julia)
Imelda Stauton (Vera Drake)
Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the spotless Mind)
Julie Delpy (Before Sunset)

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees

Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator)
Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland)
Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside)

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees

Hotel Rwanda
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bad Education
The Incredibles

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees

Finding Neverland
Before Sunset
Sideways
A Very Long Engagement
Million Dollar Baby

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)

Best Supporting Actress:

Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)
Laura Linney (Kinsey)
Natalie Portman (Closer)
Virginia Madsen (Sideways)
Cloris Leechman (Spanglish)

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)

The Incredibles
Shrek 2
The Polar Express

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)

Best Foreign Movie:

The Sea Inside
House of Flying Daggers
The Five Obstructions
Downfall
The Chorus



10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) ([b]Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)[/b]


Best Art Direction:

House of Flying Daggers
The Terminal
Finding Neverland
The Aviator
The Phantom of the Opera

Best Cinematography:

A Very Long Engagement
The Passion of the Christ
The Aviator
Collateral
House of Flying Daggers

Best Supporting Actor:

Peter Saarsgard (Kinsey)
Clive Owen (Closer)
Thomas Haden Church (Sidewys)
Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby)
Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland)


Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie?

The Aviator

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive?

13

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points)

Miramax

Tie Breaker:


How many nominations will that studio receive?

21

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees?

4

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Kill Bill Vol. 2
Fahrenheit 9/11
Troy
Spider-Man 2
A Very Long Engagement
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite
I, Robot

Can we remodel our Best Score predictions since Aviator was disqualified after the deadline for some ridiculous reasons?

WHAT? How come...?

From oscarwatch.com:

Debated on our forums and reported on The Hot Button, it looks as though, according the Film Score Monthly (and they should know, right?), it's true:

Hate to disappoint you, but The Aviator score won't be nominated. The AMPAS Music Branch rules exclude scores "diluted by the use of tracked or pre-existing music" and/or "diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs," so Aviator was disqualified because, terrific as it is, the Shore score is only a minority of the prominent music in the film. Also I think Harry Potter 's sequel status will hurt it (even though it's a better score than The Terminal ), while The Terminal score's charming, old fashioned quality is likely to appeal to the older branch members despite the film's lack of popularity. And by law they have to nominated Williams for something.

Stupid Academy policy...well, looks like The Aviator won't get 14 noms...


TO EVERYONE:


Those of you who have out The Aviator as your Best Score prediction may revise this pick now because its socre was disqualified!

I replaced The Aviator with Sideways.

Ah, I forgot to mention that you shall post them separately and not edit the original ballot because you can't see if the person has edited something else as well. I accept yours, Chris, you're a trustworthy fella, but just so the others know for future:


When you revise the Best Score prediction please don't edit your ballot, but post the revised predictions separately!

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't think about that. I promise the only thing I changed was replacing The Aviator with Sideways. You can see because I have Ver Drake and Closer in my Best Picture. :razz:

Don't worry, I believe you

I replace Aviator with Terminal.

I also reduce the number of nominations for the most-nominated movie to 12 from 13!

IF, only IF The Aviator is disqualified, then I'd like to replace it with The Incredibles please. Thank you!

PEACE, Mike

Okay. Well, I tell you what, guys. If it's not disqualified, I'll use your original predictions, if it will be, I won't.

I also lower the nominations number from 13 to 12 in my predictions.

Ok, here is the list of films disqualified in the Best Score category:

http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3513


Anyone who predicted them, may revise them.

I now replace Million Dollar Baby with Spanglish...

For score, replace Million Dollar Baby with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Yikes, 3 of my choices are disqualified. Anyhow, here was my original choices in my final ballot on page 2:

The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Ray
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby

Because of the disqualifications, I'd like to make this my NEW BALLOT:

Finding Neverland
Sideways
The Incredibles
Spanglish
The Terminal

Thank you!

PEACE, Mike

None of mine are disqualified so the list in my original post is my predix.

Darn! Foreign Language, Original Screenplay and especially Score killed me. And I could bite myself with not sticking to my gut feeling that Alan Alda would be nominated...


1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Hotel Rwanda
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)
Marc Forster ("Finding Neverland")
Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)
Alexander Payne (Sideways)
Taylor Hackford ("Ray")

3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)
Annette Bening / BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno / MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton / VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank / MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet / ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)
Don Cheadle / HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp / FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio / THE AVIATOR
Jamie Foxx / RAY
Paul Giamatti / SIDEWAYS

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)
Eternal Sunshine
Aviator
Kinsey
Garden State
Maria Full of Grace

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby
Finding Neverland
Before Sunset
Closer

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)
Virginia Madsen (Sideways)
Cate Blanchett (Aviator)
Laura Linney (Kinsey)
Natalie Portman (Closer)
Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda)

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)
The Incredibles
Shrek 2
The Polar Express

9. Predict the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)
The Sea Inside
House of Flying Daggers
Campfire
Downfall
The Five Obstructions

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each)

Supporting Actor:
Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)
Jamie Foxx (Collateral)
Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby)
James Garner (The Notebook)
Clive Owen (Closer)

Editing:
Aviator
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
House of Flying Daggers
Finding Neverland

Score:
The Aviator
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby
The Incredibles
Finding Neverland

How many of the Best Actor/Best Actress nominees in the official nominees are new?

PEACE, Mike

Let's see:

ACTOR
Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda" (first time)
Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland" (second time, POTC)
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator" (second time, sup. for Gilbert Grape)
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby" (second time, Unforgiven)
Jamie Foxx, "Ray" (first time)

ACTRESS
Annette Bening, "Being Julia" (third time: Grifter, American Beauty)
Catalina Sandino Moreno, in "Maria Full of Grace" (first time)
Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake" (first time)
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby" (second time, Boys don't cry)
Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (fourth time, Sense & Senibility, Titanic, Iris)

That makes four (which I think I picked. Yay!)

Yay, I picked four too!

PEACE, Mike