Countdown to Oscar - 6 days to go

The Oscars are Sunday night! This is my week long countdown to the biggest night in the world!

To keep all my bitterness and resentment to the side, I've decided to use today's "Countdown to Oscar" column to show what I would have chosen as the nominees in the major categories. The rest of the week will be examinations of the categories, who will win, some backstage gossip and info about the show, who I'll be rooting for, and some information on the party I'm throwing.

Here's who I would've voted for in each category:

Best Picture:
The Aviator - Before Sunset - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - House of Flying Daggers - Mean Creek

Best Director:
Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mike Nichols - Closer
Sam Raimi - Spider-Man 2
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Zhang Yimou - House of Flying Daggers

Best Actor:
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Paul Giamatti - Sideways
Topher Grace - In Good Company

Best Actress:
Julie Delpy - Before Sunset
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ziyi Zhang - House of Flying Daggers

Best Supp. Actor:
Paul Bettany - Dogville
David Carradine - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Rory Culkin - Mean Creek
Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries
Clive Owen - Closer

Best Supp. Actress:
Cate Blanchett - The Avitor
Kirsten Dunst - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Virginia Madsen - Sideways
Natalie Portman - Closer
Kate Winslet - Finding Neverland

Best Screenplay - Adapted:
Before Sunset - Closer - Mean Girls - The Motorcycle Diaries - Sideways

Best Screenplay - Original:
The Aviator - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - In Good Company - Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - Mean Creek

Best Costume Design:
The Aviator - Finding Neverland - House of Flying Daggers - Ocean's Twelve - Vanity Fair

Best Production Design:
The Aviator - Finding Neverland - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - The Phantom of the Opera - Vanity Fair

Best Cinematography:
The Aviator - Collateral - Hero - House of Flying Daggers - Ray

Best Editing:
The Aviator - The Bourne Supremacy - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - House of Flying Daggers - Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Best Sound Mixing:
The Bourne Supremacy - House of Flying Daggers - Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Spider-Man 2

Best Sound Editing:
The Bourne Supremacy - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Spider-Man 2

Best Visual F/X:
The Day After Tomorrow - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Spider-Man 2

Best Original Score:
Birth - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Finding Neverland - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Best Makeup:
Dawn of the Dead - Hellboy - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Best Song From a Movie:
Accidentally In Love - Shrek 2
Learn to Be Lonely - The Phantom of the Opera
Old Habits Die Hard - Alfie
Super Size Me - Super Size Me
A Waltz For A Night - Before Sunset