OSCAR PREDICTIONS (5 OF 5) & FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

I'm hoping for some major surprises on Tuesday morning. Otherwise, this will be the most boring Oscar season ever! I'll check to see which of my five predictions was the closest to the actual nominees.

Best Picture:
The Aviator - Finding Neverland - Million Dollar Baby - Ray - Sideways

Best Actor:
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Paul Giamatti - Sideways

Best Actress:
Annette Bening - Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Supporting Actor:
David Carradine - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
Jamie Foxx - Collateral
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen - Closer

Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
Laura Linney - Kinsey
Virginia Madsen - Sideways
Sophie Okenedo - Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman - Closer

Best Director:
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Marc Forster - Finding Neverland
Zhang Yimou - House of Flying Daggers
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Alexander Payne - Sideways

Best Original Screenplay:
John Logan - The Aviator
Charlie Kaufman - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Terry George & Kier Pierson - Hotel Rwanda
Bill Condon - Kinsey
Taylor Hackford & James L. White - Ray

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Patrick Marber - Closer
David Magee - Finding Neverland
Paul Haggis - Million Dollar Baby
Jose Rivera - The Motorcycle Diaries
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor - Sideways

Best Art Direction:
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera

Best Costume Design:
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
The Phantom of the Opera
Vanity Fair

Best Cinematography:
The Aviator
Collateral
Million Dollar Baby
The Passion of the Christ
Ray

Best Editing:
The Aviator
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
House of Flying Daggers
Ray

Best Sound Mixing:
The Aviator
The Bourne Supremacy
Collateral
Ray
Spider-Man 2

Best Sound Editing:
The Aviator
The Incredibles
Spider-Man 2

Best Makeup:
The Aviator
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ

Best Visual F/X:
The Aviator
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Spider-Man 2

Best Original Score:
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - Finding Neverland
Michael Giacchino - The Incredibles
Thomas Newman - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Rolfe Kent - Sideways
John Williams - The Terminal

Best Original Song:
Old Habits Die Hard - Alfie
Million Voices - Hotel Rwanda
Learn to Be Lonely - The Phantom of the Opera
Believe - The Polar Express
Accidentally In Love - Shrek 2


FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
(these aren't my favorite of the year, just a few things I consider to be great that have been ignored entirely this award season)

Best Picture - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Best Actor - Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy
Best Actress - Rachel McAdams in The Notebook
Best Supporting Actor - Paul Bettany in Dogville
Best Supporting Actress - Kirsten Dunst in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Best Original Screenplay - Shaun of the Dead
Best Adapted Screenplay - Spider-Man 2