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Sir Critic’s Ballot
Ladies and gentlemen,
LIVE, thousands of miles away from the Kodak Theatre in beautiful Hollywood California …. it’s the first Sir Critic Oscar-blogging preshow, coming to you from chilly Southwest Ohio!
(Insert cheesy fanfare here)
OK, so my Oscar pre-show may not be so high on the glamour quotient, but since the show before the awards usually has commentary that’s about as intelligent as the dresses on display, I can at least offer you something practical: my list of predictions.
This way, you can follow along and see either what a seer or a sap I am. Here is what I am predicting.
Best motion picture of the year Brokeback Mountain
Performance by an actor in a leading role Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
Performance by an actress in a leading role Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line
Performance by an actor in a supporting role George Clooney in Syriana
Performance by an actress in a supporting role Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener
Achievement in directing Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Other categories after the jump…
Adapted screenplay Brokeback Mountain
Original screenplay Crash
Best animated feature film of the year Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best animated short film 9
Achievement in art direction Memoirs of a Geisha
Achievement in cinematography Brokeback Mountain
Achievement in costume design Memoirs of a Geisha
Achievement in film editing Crash
Original score Memoirs of a Geisha
Original song Travelin’ Thru Transamerica
Best documentary feature March of the Penguins
Best documentary short subject The Mushroom Club
Best foreign language film of the year Tsotsi
Best live action short film Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Achievement in makeup The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Achievement in sound editing King Kong
Achievement in sound mixing Walk the Line
Achievement in visual effects King Kong
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By Allison
March 5, 2006 6:35 PM | Link to this
Yay! Eric, I like everything you’ve picked and I think that the only potential surprise here might be with the Supporting Actor category. I think Matt Dillon has a shot and might just walk away with it.