Sunday, February 25, 2007

oscar hopes with an hour and fifteen mintues to spare

I was pretty rushed with this, so I'm only going to focus on what I want to win, not what will actually win. It was still pretty hard to figure that out though, since there were only a few Oscar-contender movies that I actually saw this past year (Little Miss Sunshine, Dreamgirls, The Queen, Monster House, Pirates of the Caribean: Dead Man's Chest, The Prestige, The Illusionist, Marie Antoinette, An Inconvenient Truth, Superman Returns). As a result, I have to go a lot on what trusted friends and critics have said about these films (and sometimes just titles alone).

Screenplay -- Adapted
Children of Men

Screenplay -- Original
Little Miss Sunshine

Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Sound Mixing
Dreamgirls

Sound Editing
Apocalypto

Short Film -- Live Action
West Bank Story

Short Film -- Animated
No Time For Nuts

Original Song
"Patience" -- Dreamgirls

Original Score
Pan's Labyrinth

Makeup
Pan's Labyrinth

Foreign Language Film
Pan's Labyrinth

Film Editing
The Departed

Documentary Short
Recycled Life

Documentary Feature
Jesus Camp

Costume Design
Marie Antoinette

Cinematography
Children of Men

Art Direction
Pan's Labyrinth

Animated Feature
Monster House

Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson

Leading Actress
Helen Mirren

Supporting Actor
Eddie Murphy

Leading Actor
Peter O'Toole

Directing
The Departed

Best Picture
Little Miss Sunshine

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Since I didn't watch the Oscars, you need to let me know how you did.