Oscar Predictions

Best Picture

“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Dreamgirls”
“Little Children”
“United 93”


Or maybe: "Letters From Iwo Jima", "Little Miss Sunshine", "Notes on a Scandal", "The Queen"


Best Director

-Pedro Almodovar, Volver
-Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
-Paul Greengrass, United 93
-Alejandro Innaritu, Babel
-Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Or maybe: Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima or Stephen Frears, The Queen or Todd Field, Little Children

Best Actor

-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

or maybe: DiCaprio, Blood Diamond or Ed Norton, The Painted Veil

Best Actress

-Penelope Cruz, Volver
-Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
-Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby
-Helen Mirren, The Queen
-Kate Winslet, Little Children

or Meryl Streep, Devil Wears Prada or Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine

Best Supp. Actor

-Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
-Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
-Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
-Brad Pitt, Babel
-Jack Nicholson, The Departed

or maybe: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls or Michael Sheen, The Queen

Best Supp. Actress

-Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
-Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
-Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
-Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
-Emma Thompson, Stranger Than Fiction

or maybe: Adrianna Barazza, Babel or Carmen Maura, Volver

Best Original Screenplay

-Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
-Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
-Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, Half Nelson
-Paul Greengrass, United 93
-Peter Morgan, The Queen

Best Adapted Screenplay

-Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
-Todd Field & Tom Perrotta, Little Children
-Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal
-William Monahan, The Departed
-Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking