Oscars 2007 - Predictions only

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Oscar Predictions 2007

Guessing who will take home the golden statuettes has become a revered, annual ritual for movie fans.

Some do it as a test of their own savvy, others for money, but almost everybody really does it for the sheer fun of the damn thing!

For this year's prediction game, we've carefully selected only 12 categories. So get those thinking caps out now. For bonus points (yeah, right) send your friends this page as a link so they can share the love too.

Deadline:
You can post your predictions immediately, and can keep editing your entry up until 24 February 2007, 6pm GMT when, alas, this thread must be locked.


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Predict the Winners of Oscars 2007:
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PICTURE
"Babel"
"The Departed"
"Letters from Iwo Jima"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"The Queen"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"After the Wedding" (Denmark)
"Days of Glory"  (Algeria)
"The Lives of Others" (Germany)
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)
"Water" (Canada)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Deliver Us from Evil"
"An Inconvenient Truth"
"Iraq in Fragments"
"Jesus Camp"
"My Country, My Country"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Cars"
"Happy Feet"
"Monster House"

ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"
Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"
Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"
Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood, "Letters from Iwo Jima"
Stephen Frears, "The Queen"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"
Paul Greengrass, "United 93"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Babel" Written
"Letters from Iwo Jima"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Pan’s Labyrinth"
"The Queen"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
"Children of Men"
"The Departed"
"Little Children"
"Notes on a Scandal"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Black Dahlia"
"Children of Men"
"The Illusionist"
"Pan's Labyrinth"
"The Prestige"

To keep it clean, this thread is for predictions only. Any comments or rants on the awards itself should go here.

[ozzylogic]

Best Animated Feature = Cars

[kaytee]

You gotta give predictions in all categories Ozzy.

[sulphurhead]

PICTURE
"The Departed"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"An Inconvenient Truth"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Happy Feet"

ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"

ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Letters from Iwo Jima"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Children of Men"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Illusionist"


and yes, i think this might just be scorcese's year

[sandeep]

I predict...

PICTURE
"Babel"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"An Inconvenient Truth"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Cars"

ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"

ACTRESS
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Queen"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Departed"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Prestige"

[kaytee]

My Initial predictions...will narrow it done when the date gets closer.

PICTURE
"The Departed"


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"An Inconvenient Truth"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Cars"

ACTOR
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Little Miss Sunshine"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Departed"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Children of Men"

[shariqq]

Movie: "Little Miss Sunshine"
Director: Martin Scorcese, "The Departed"
Actor: Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"
Actress: Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Supporting Actress : Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
original Screenplay: "Little Miss Sunshine"
Adapted Screenplay: "Notes on a Scandal"
Cinematogprafy: "Children of Men"
Non-English Language: "Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)
Cartoon: "Happy Feet"
Doc: "Iraq in Fragments"

[kaytee]

When is the closing date for this...Think we will need to compile the data and see who are the favorites.

[X.]

When is the closing date for this...Think we will need to compile the data and see who are the favorites.

Deadline:
You can post your predictions immediately, and can keep editing your entry up until 24 February 2007, 6pm GMT when, alas, this thread must be locked.

[vibhuk]

PICTURE
"The Departed"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)


DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
An Inconvenient Truth"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Happy Feet"


ACTOR
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"


SUPPORTING ACTOR
Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"


SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"


DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Letters from Iwo Jima"


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Notes on a Scandal"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Children of Men"

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PICTURE
"The Departed"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"An Inconvenient Truth"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Happy Feet"

ACTOR
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Little Miss Sunshine"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Departed"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Children of Men"

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To be eligible for the Ritual prizes, get those predictions in now!

This thread will close TODAY at 6pm GMT/ 10pm UAE.

[shariqq]

I suggest to extend the deadline until tomorrow 6pm... No harm.

[fizz]

Best picture: Little Miss sunshine

Best Director: Martin Scorsese

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker

Best Actress: Helen Mirren

Best Supporting actor: Eddie Murphy

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson

Best Documentary: An inconvenient truth

Best Animated feature: Happy feet

Best Original screenplay: The Queen

Best adapted screenplay: The departed

Best cinematography: Children of men

Best Foreign film: Pan's Labyrinth

[madali]

PICTURE
"Babel"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"An Inconvenient Truth"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Cars"

ACTOR
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Letters from Iwo Jima"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Little Children"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Children of Men"