Oscar Predictions (w/ Actual Nominees)

My Predictions- Normal writing. Actual Nominees- Bold writing

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Leonardo DiCaprio- The Departed
Ryan Gosling- Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole- Venus
Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker- The Last King of Scotland

Best Actor in a Leading Role

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

I got 4.5/5 of the noms. I got Leo for a nominee, just not for the right movie lol. Happy with 4 of the noms. Leos performance from The Departed should have been nominated.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Penelope Cruz- Volver
Judi Dench- Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren- The Queen
Meryl Streep- The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet- Little Children

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Penelope Cruz- Volver
Judi Dench- Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren- The Queen
Meryl Streep- The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet- Little Children

Easily got 5/5. These have been the 5 nominees throughout the whole season. Nothing was going to change that. Happy with all 5 of these nominees.

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin- Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley- Little Children
Brad Pitt- Babel
Eddie Murphy- Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson- The Departed

Best Supporting Actor

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

I got 3/5 of the nominations. From the clips I have seen, Hounsou's performance looks like he is screaming and crying the whole time. Mark Wahlberg's performance was very good, but Jack Nicholson's was amazing.

Best Supporting Actress

Adriana Barraza- Babel
Cate Blanchett- Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin- Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi- Babel

Best Supporting Actress

Adriana Barraza- Babel
Cate Blanchett- Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin- Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi- Babel

I got 5/5 here. This was also a fairly easy category to predict. With Emily Blunt really being the only spoiler, these nominees were for sure. I am happy with all of them.

Best Director

Bill Condon- Dreamgirls
Stephen Frears- The Queen
Paul Greengrass- United 93
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu- Babel
Martin Scorsese- The Departed

Best Director

Clint Eastwood- Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears- The Queen
Paul Greengrass- United 93
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu- Babel
Martin Scorsese- The Departed

I got 4/5 of the nominations here. I honestly thought Eastwood was dead after he didn't pick up a DGA nomination, but I was wrong. I really wanted Condon to get in here. Happy with the rest of the noms, especially Greengrass who really deserved it.

Best Picture

Babel
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Best Picture

Babel
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

I got 4/5 of the nominations here as well. Never underestimate Clint Eastwood. Feel bad for Dreamgirls.