It's that time of the year again! And (I don't know if i should say 'as usual' since i've only done this for the past two years) I'm going to try to guess who's going to win (although I've yet to see half of the movies nominated).


BEST PICTURE
And the nominees are: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN / CAPOTE / CRASH / GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK / MUNICH

And the winner should be: Brokeback Mountain. It's been a long time since any movie created such a hype without the quality of the movie itself jeopardized. People's expectations are high and yet this movie has yet to disappoint. Whoot!

ACTOR - LEADING
And the nominees are: Philip Seymour Hoffman CAPOTE / Terrence Howard HUSTLE & FLOW / Heath Ledger BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN / Joaquin Phoenix WALK THE LINE / David Strathairn GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

And the winner should be: Philip Seymour Hoffman. Biography of interesting people relies heavily on the actor's portrayal of the character. And which actor has actually portrayed a writer that successfully? Writer's stories are boring, and this movie isn't.

ACTOR - SUPPORTING
And the nominees are: George Clooney SYRIANA / Matt Dillon CRASH / Paul Giamatti CINDERELLA MAN / Jake Gyllenhaal BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN / William Hurt A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

And the winner should be: Jake Gyllenhaal. Just a gut feeling. Golden Globes has proved to be quite inaccurate in recent years, so i'm just keeping my fingers cross. But I would like William Hurt to win though.

ACTRESS - LEADING
And the nominees are: Jude Dench MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS / Felicity Huffman TRANSAMERICA / Keira Knightley PRIDE & PREJUDICE / Charlize Theron NORTH COUNTRY / Reese Witherspoon WALK THE LINE

And the winner should be: Felicity Huffman. Her portrayal of the transexual seems to be quite good, and i am hoping to catch this show just to see her performance. I have a hunch that the winner may be Reese Witherspoon as well, but she has yet to take on any serious roles before this. Too early, just too early for her. JUST don't let the award go to Charlize Theron. She's just doing formula acting.

ACTRESS - SUPPORTING
And the nominees are: Amy Adams JUNEBUG / Catherine Keener CAPOTE / Frances McDormand NORTH COUNTRY / Rachel Weisz THE CONSTANT GARDENER / Michelle Williams BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

And the winner should be: Rachel Weisz. Oh, did I mention I am a biased person?

ANIMATED FEATURE
And the nominees are: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE / TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE / WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

And the winner should be: Howl's Moving Castle. This is a damn difficult category. I love all three, but my guess goes to the one with the deepest and most profound (read: least understandable) plot.

DIRECTING
And the nominees are: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN / CAPOTE / CRASH / GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK / MUNICH

And the winner should be: Brokeback Mountain. Great movie with a difficult story comes with great directing. Lee Ang deserves this award for making this movie a hit. Though I really really wished Steven Spielberg can win for his Munich.

ART DIRECTION
And the nominees are: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK / HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE / KING KONG / MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA / PRIDE & PREJUDICE

And the winner should be: Memoirs of a Geisha. Should be. I hope. *Fingers crossed*

CINEMATOGRAPHY
And the nominees are: BATMAN BEGINS / BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN / GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK / MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA / THE NEW WORLD

And the winner should be: Memoirs of a Geisha. Definitely!

COSTUME DESIGN
And the nominees are: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY / MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA / MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS / PRIDE & PREJUDICE / WALK THE LINE

And the winner should be: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Whacky! This movie is so colourful and so are the costumes, yet it fit perfectly into Tim Burton's difficult style.

ORIGINAL SCORE
And the nominees are: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN / THE CONSTANT GARDENER / MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA / MUNICH / PRIDE & PREJUDICE

And the winner should be: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. I did mention I am biased, didn't I? John Williams should definitely win after so many awards pre-oscar for this score.

I'm doing this like ten minutes before my lecture and forty minutes before the actual oscars. Ah, heck, I shan't bother about the other awards la, cos I don't know how to predict them. Ha!

*high-Oscars-fever*,
Johnzzon