Oscarsgalan ja. Såg på en annan blogg att man kan gissa vinnare. Jag har inte sett alla filmer som är nominerade, året som gick var inte mitt bästa filmår precis. Hur som helst, upphovspersonen till denna gissningstävlan är Emma Gray Munthe. Med reservation för en himla massa fel, här kommer mina förslag:

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm)
Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Film Council)
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight)

Tror: Whitaker
Hoppas på: DiCaprio (helt otippat. Jag gillar inte ens killen egentligen, men han har vuxit)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children” (New Line)
Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed” (Warner Bros.)

Tror: Ala Arkin
Hoppas på: Mark Wahlberg

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox)
Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line)

Tror & hoppas på: Mirren

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)

Tror: Barraza
Hoppas på: Blanchett

Best animated feature film of the year
“Cars” (Buena Vista) John Lasseter
“Happy Feet” (Warner Bros.) George Miller
“Monster House” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Gil Kenan

Tror & hoppas på : Happy Feet

Achievement in art direction
“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
“The Good Shepherd” (Universal)
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse)
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
“The Prestige” (Buena Vista)

Tror: Pan's Labyrinth
Hoppas på: POTC3

Achievement in cinematography
“The Black Dahlia” (Universal) Vilmos Zsigmond
“Children of Men” (Universal) Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Illusionist” (Yari Film Group) Dick Pope
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro
“The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Wally Pfister

Tror på: Pan's Labyrinth.
Hoppas på: The Illusionist.

Achievement in costume design
“Curse of the Golden Flower” (Sony Pictures Classics) Yee Chung Man
“The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox) Patricia Field
“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Sharen Davis
“Marie Antoinette” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Consolata Boyle

Tror och hoppas på: Marie Antoinette

Achievement in directing
“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Stephen Frears
“United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Paul Greengrass

Tror: Scorsese
Hoppas på: Inarritu

Achievement in film editing
“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
“Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
“Children of Men” (Universal)
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
“United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal)

Tror: The Departed
Hoppas på: Babel

Best foreign language film of the year
“After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production Denmark
“Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit Production Algeria
“The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg Production Germany
“Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production Mexico
“Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production Canada

Tror på: The lives of others
Hoppas på: Efter bröllopet

Achievement in visual effects
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
“Poseidon” (Warner Bros.)
“Superman Returns” (Warner Bros.)

Tror och hoppas på: POTC3.

Adapted screenplay
“Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
“Children of Men” (Universal)
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
“Little Children” (New Line)
“Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)

Tror på: The Departed
Hoppas på: Notes on a scandal

Original screenplay
“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
“Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse)
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)

Tror: Babel
Hoppas på: Little Miss Sunshine

Best motion picture of the year
“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
“Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)

Tror och hoppas på: Babel. The Departed får inte vinna denna kategori!