Oscar 2004

Well...it does not seem that I will be participating in any Oscar pools this year. So, what else to do but post the predictions and predilections on the blog!

FILM EDITING
• Daniel Rezende, City of God
• Walter Murch, Cold Mountain
• Jamie Selkirk, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Lee Smith, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• William Goldenberg, Seabiscuit

Prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Predilection: Did not see enough of them to have a preference

VISUAL EFFECTS
• Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Dan Sudick, Stefan Fangmeier, Nathan McGuiness and Robert Stromberg, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibsona nd Terry Frazee, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Predilection: Did not see enough of them...

SOUND EDITING
• Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers, Finding Nemo
• Richard King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Christopher Boyes and George Watters II, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Prediction: Finding Nemo
Predilection: Finding Nemo

SOUND
• Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler, The Last Samurai
• Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peck, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Paul Massey, D. M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland, Seabiscuit

Prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Predilection: Did not see enough of them...

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• Balseros
• Capturing the Friedmans
• The Fog of War
• My Architect
• The Weather Underground

Prediction: The Fog of War
Predilection: My Architect

MAKEUP
• Richard Taylor and Peter King, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Ve Neill and Martin Samuel, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Predilection: The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

COSTUME DESIGN
• Dien van Straalen, Girl With a Pearl Earring
• Ngila Dickson, The Last Samurai
• Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Wendy Stites, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Judianna Makovsky, Seabiscuit

Prediction: The Last Samurai
Predilection: The Last Samurai

ART DIRECTION
• Ben Van Os and Cecile Heideman, Girl With a Pearl Earring
• Lilly Kilvert and Gretchen Rau, The Last Samurai
• Grant Major, Dan Hennah and Alan Lee, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• William Sandell and Robert Gould, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Jeannine Oppewall and Leslie Pope, Seabiscuit

Prediction: The Last Samurai
Predilection: Girl With a Pearl Earring

CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Cesar Charlone, City of God
• John Seale, Cold Mountain
• Eduardo Serra, Girl With a Pearl Earring
• Russell Boyd, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• John Schwartzman, Seabiscuit

Prediction: Girl With a Pearl Earring
Predilection: Girl With a Pearl Earring

ORIGINAL SONG
• "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
• "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind, Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
• "Scarlet Tide" from Cold Mountain, T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
• "The Triplets of Belleville" from The Triplets of Belleville, Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet
• "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain, Sting

Prediction: "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain, Sting
Predilection: "The Triplets of Belleville" from The Triplets of Belleville, Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet

ANIMATED FEATURE
• Brother Bear
• Finding Nemo
• The Triplets of Belleville

Prediction: Finding Nemo
Predilection: The Triplets of Belleville

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, American Splendor
• Braulio Mantovani, City of God
• Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Brian Helgeland, Mystic River
• Gary Ross, Seabiscuit

Prediction: Brian Helgeland, Mystic River
Predilection: Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, American Splendor

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions
• Steven Knight, Dirty Pretty Things
• Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, Finding Nemo
• Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan, In America
• Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

Prediction: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Predilection: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
• Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
• Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
• Holly Hunter, Thirteen
• Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain

Prediction: Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain
Predilection: Did not see enough of them...

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
• Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
• Djimon Hounsou, In America
• Tim Robbins, Mystic River
• Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai

Prediction: Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Predilection: Can I say "none"? -- didn't get to see Alec Baldwin, though. I suppose Benicio Del Toro, though it was a bit over the top.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
• Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
• Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
• Samantha Morton, In America
• Charlize Theron, Monster
• Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

Prediction: Charlize Theron, Monster
Predilection: Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
• Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
• Jude Law, Cold Mountain
• Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
• Sean Penn, Mystic River

Prediction: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Predilection: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation -- and a special nod to Keith Richards as a queer pirate.

DIRECTOR
• Fernando Meirelles, City of God
• Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
• Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Clint Eastwood, Mystic River

Prediction: Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
Predilection: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

BEST PICTURE
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Lost in Translation
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Mystic River
• Seabiscuit

Prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Predilection: Lost in Translation