My Oscar Predictions

Tonight is Oscar night and these are my predictions for some of the categories. These aren’t really even predictions based on any sort of criteria, just who I would like to see win each category. I haven’t seen all of these movies or even most, but here is goes:

Oscars are over. The ones I got right are checked off. The ones I got wrong have the winners listed in bold.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind)

Denzel Washington (TRAINING DAY)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

Jim Broadbent (IRIS)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom)

Halle Berry (MONSTERS BALL)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) check

Best Animated Feature Film

SHREK check

Art Direction

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

MOULIN ROUGE

Cinematography

BLACK HAWK DOWN

LORD OF THE RINGS

Costume Design

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

MOULIN ROUGE

Best Director

Ron Howard (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) check

Film Editing

MEMENTO

BLACK HAWK DOWN

Makeup

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS check

Music (Original score)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING check

Music (Original song)

Vanilla Sky (“Vanilla Sky”)

MONSTERS, INC. (“If I Didn’t Have You”)

Best Picture

A BEAUTIFUL MIND check

Sound

MOULIN ROUGE

BLACK HAWK DOWN

Sound Editing

PEARL HARBOR check

Visual Effects

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING check

Best Screenplay, Based on material previously produced or published

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Best Screenplay, Written directly for the screen

MEMENTO

GOSFORD PARK