Predictions: A Recap
My predictions haven't changed, I'm just reiterating here on the day before the ceremony:
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Will win: “The Blood of Yingzhou District”
Should win: N/A
To read my full prediction rundown click here.
Will win: “The Departed”
Should win: “Babel”
BEST DIRECTOR
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Will win/should win: Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”
BEST ACTOR
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Will win/should win: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”
BEST ACTRESS
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Will win/should win: Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
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Will win: Alan Arkin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Should win: Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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Will win/should win: Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
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Will win/should win: William Monahan, “The Departed”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
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Will win: Michael Ardnt, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Should win: Guillermo del Toro, “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Should win: “Babel”
BEST DIRECTOR
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Will win/should win: Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”
BEST ACTOR
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Will win/should win: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”
BEST ACTRESS
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Will win/should win: Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
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Will win: Alan Arkin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Should win: Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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Will win/should win: Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
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Will win/should win: William Monahan, “The Departed”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
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Will win: Michael Ardnt, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Should win: Guillermo del Toro, “Pan’s Labyrinth”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
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Will win/should win: “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Mexico)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
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Will win/should win: “Cars”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
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Will win/should win: “An Inconvenient Truth”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
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Will win/should win: Alexandre Desplat, “The Queen”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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Will win/should win: “Children of Men”
BEST ART DIRECTION
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Will win/should win: “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Mexico)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
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Will win/should win: “Cars”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
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Will win/should win: “An Inconvenient Truth”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
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Will win/should win: Alexandre Desplat, “The Queen”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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Will win/should win: “Children of Men”
BEST ART DIRECTION
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Will win/should win: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
BEST SOUND MIXING
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Will win: “Dreamgirls”
Should win: “Apocalypto”
BEST SOUND EDITING
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BEST SOUND MIXING
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Will win: “Dreamgirls”
Should win: “Apocalypto”
BEST SOUND EDITING
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Will win: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
Should win: “Apocalypto”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
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Will win/should win: “West Bank Story”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
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Will win: “The Little Matchgirl”
Should win: “Maestro”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Should win: “Apocalypto”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
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Will win/should win: “West Bank Story”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
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Will win: “The Little Matchgirl”
Should win: “Maestro”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
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Will win: “The Blood of Yingzhou District”
Should win: N/A
To read my full prediction rundown click here.
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