What are the Oscar categories that you are most interested in this year - Rank or Rate them.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney - SYRIANA
Matt Dillon - CRASH
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTSPRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
STREET FIGHT

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
THE MUSHROOM CLUB
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
DON'T TELL
JOYEUX NOèL
PARADISE NOW
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SCORE)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MUNICH
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"In the Deep" - CRASH
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW
"Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BADGERED
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
9
ONE MAN BAND

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
CASHBACK
THE LAST FARM
OUR TIME IS UP
SIX SHOOTER

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WALK THE LINE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MATCH POINT
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA

1. Best Picture - This truly seems like a toss-up at this point, thus it is interesting.

2. Best Actress in a Leading Role - Only if Keira Knightley is nominated will I care but that seems fairly likely.

Can't I vote for all the technicals? Always wonder which same Best Picture nominees get nominated over and over in those categories.

But since it's so weak this year... Best Actress. To see the insane picks they'd throw in.

Do you think Knightley is likely to be nominated?

I WANT her to get in... but right now her chances are somewhat slim-to-good.

Who do you see be nominated?

Reese Witherspoon, Zhang Ziyi, Felicity Huffman, and the rest I have grouped: Keira, Judi Dench, Charlize, Gwyneth, heck, even Claire Danes. Again, it's so weak and open that any of those women could get in.

But Keira deserves to be there.

Reese is a 100% guaranteed lock to be nominated. Ziyi is also likely but I have not seen the film so whether she's deserving is another story. Huffman might be nominated but the film (Transamerica) isn't going to do any business and she already won a Golden Globe for TV and sometimes Hollywood shuns television actors who do good work in a film. Theron and Paltrow I don't see getting nominated since the films ('North Country' and 'Proof') also did poorly at the box office and came out a while ago. Danes' film ('Shopgirl') is good but maybe not quite good enough to get noticed in any category. They may be forgotten. Dench seems likely since she is Hollywood roayalty. Another aspect in Keira's favor is that 'Pride' is going to outgross the aforementioned films. When it comes to Best Actress nominations, there really aren't that many choices and the quality of Keira's performance and the film she's in make me think she is a likely nomination. Plus, 'Pride' is the type of film Hollywood is known for recognizing since it's respectable in every way.

any new picks before the Globes.

Best actress in a supporting role. Seems to be the only close competition this year.

I'd say the same.

I think both supporting categories look to be a dog fight.

So do I. Supporting Actress is the one I'm most interested in, though.

For me,

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAI

I agree. I'm curious to see who is going to win that one. Right now, I feel like it's between Giamatti and Clooney... and I donno who has the edge.

Supporting Actress seems like another tight race, too, but I think Rachel Weisz will get the win. Hoping for Michelle Williams, though.

I am starting to wonder if Mr. Clooney will only be going home with his good looks - though I bet you he won't be bothered with that.

and Picture is heading to the top of the chart for me and I have proudly been seeing the Munich machine overtaking BBM.

Just look at all the Munich avatars on this site > LOL.

Best Supporting Actor seems to be the closest for me... even William Hurt can win

really, seems I am the only one guaranteeing Paul G.

At this point, no category is really that interesting because nothing is going to surprise or upset.

So, the one I'm looking most forward to is Best Song because I really don't know which I want to win, and although I'm pretty sure I know which one will win, the category has the biggest chance to surprise me

best actress, and I want to see KK win it

I hate the Best Actress race this year. It's so dull and everyone knows who's gonna win.