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2005 Oscar Picks

January 25th, 2005

The Academy Award nominations were released this morning, and here are my picks for each category. I will preceed this with the disclaimer that I haven’t seen hardly any of these movies and these are not my votes, but predictions to what I think will win.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio - THE AVIATOR

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Clive Owen - CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Hilary Swank - MILLION DOLLAR BABY

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Natalie Portman - CLOSER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE INCREDIBLES

ART DIRECTION
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE AVIATOR

COSTUME DESIGN
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

DIRECTING
THE AVIATOR

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
SUPER SIZE ME

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
AUTISM IS A WORLD

FILM EDITING
THE AVIATOR

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE SEA INSIDE

MAKEUP
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

MUSIC (SCORE)
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

MUSIC (SONG)
“Learn To Be Lonely” - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
GOPHER BROKE

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT

SOUND EDITING
SPIDER-MAN 2

SOUND MIXING
THE AVIATOR

VISUAL EFFECTS
SPIDER-MAN 2

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
SIDEWAYS

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE AVIATOR

Obviously, I think The Aviator will take home most of them, so I’m hedging my bets.

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