Oscar Predictions Jan 22, 07

Best Picture

-Babel
-The Departed
-Dreamgirls
-Little Miss Sunshine
-The Queen

Alternate: Letters From Iwo Jima
Deserving: United 93
I Loved It: Twelve and Holding, Sorry, Haters

Best Director

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

Alternate: Dayton & Faris, Little Miss Sunshine OR Clint Eastwood, Letters
Deserving: Greengrass, United 93
I loved it: Aric Avellino, American Gun OR Michael Cuesta, 12 and Holding

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

Alternate: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
Deserving: Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
I Loved It: Zach Braff, Last Kiss OR Jeremy Renner, Twelve and Holding

Best Actress

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

Alternate: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby
Deserving: Keke Palmer, Akeelah and the Bee
I Loved It: Robin Wright Penn, Sorry Haters OR Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson OR Marcia Gay Harden, American Gun

Best Supp. Actor

-Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
-Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
-Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
-Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
-Jack Nicholson, The Departed

Alternates: Brad Pitt, Babel OR Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
Deserving: Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
I Loved It: Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine OR Hounsou

Best Supp. Actress

-Adrianna Barazza, Babel
-Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
-Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
-Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
-Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

Alternate: Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Deserving: Zoe Weizenbaum, 12 and Holding
I Loved It: Linda Cardellini, American Gun OR Agnes Bruckner, Dreamland

Best Ori. Screenplay

-Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
-Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
-Paul Greengrass, United 93
-Peter Morgan, The Queen
-Rian Johnson, Brick

Alternate: Pedro Almodovar, Volver OR Guillermo Del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth
Deserving: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
I Loved it: American Gun OR 12 and Holding

Best Adap. Screenplay

-Todd Field & Tom Perrotta, Little Children
-William Monahan, The Departed
-Aline Brosh McKenna, The Devil Wears Prada
-Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking
-Sexton, Arata, Fergus, Ostby, Children of Men

Alternate: Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal OR Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Deserving: Neil Burger, The Illusionist