Amy's Robot

Amy's Robot Oscar Picks

These represent who we think will win, not necessarily who we want to win.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle - HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp - FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio - THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx - RAY [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda - THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church - SIDEWAYS [Emily]
Jamie Foxx - COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY [ADM]
Clive Owen - CLOSER [Amy]

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening - BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank - MILLION DOLLAR BABY [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]
Kate Winslet - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
(This is a weird category this year. I don't think it's likely that anyone could win besides Hilary Swank, and she's already won an Oscar. Imelda Staunton is a possibility, but she basically plays exactly the same character that Brenda Blethyn did in Mike Leigh's Secrets and Lies; she also got nominated but didn't win. Those other three nominees don't stand a chance. -Amy)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett - THE AVIATOR [Amy] [ADM]
Laura Linney - KINSEY
Virginia Madsen - SIDEWAYS [Emily]
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman - CLOSER
(Cate Blanchett was the best part of The Aviator, but I think Virginia Madsen was also terrific, and could sneak through in a category traditionally awarded to the prettiest lady nominee. - Emily)
(Yes, this is usually the wild card category, in which actors like Marisa Tomei and Mira Sorvino can win. They might get really crazy and give the award to Sophie Okonedo. Oh, who am I kidding, there's no way. -Amy)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE INCREDIBLES [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]
SHARK TALE
SHREK 2

ART DIRECTION
THE AVIATOR [Amy][Emily]
FINDING NEVERLAND [ADM]
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE AVIATOR [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

COSTUME DESIGN
THE AVIATOR [Emily]
FINDING NEVERLAND [ADM]
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
RAY [Amy]
TROY

DIRECTING
THE AVIATOR [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS
VERA DRAKE
[there is no way MS is going to lose this one.]

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BORN INTO BROTHELS [Emily]
THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL [Amy] [ADM]
SUPER SIZE ME
TUPAC: RESURRECTION
TWIST OF FAITH

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
AUTISM IS A WORLD
THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY [Emily]
HARDWOOD
MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH [Amy]
SISTER ROSE'S PASSION

FILM EDITING
THE AVIATOR [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]
COLLATERAL
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
THE CHORUS
DOWNFALL
THE SEA INSIDE [Amy] [ADM][Emily]
YESTERDAY

MAKEUP
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS [Amy][Emily]
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST [ADM]
THE SEA INSIDE

MUSIC (SCORE)
FINDING NEVERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST [Amy] [ADM][Emily]
THE VILLAGE

MUSIC (SONG)
"Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
"Believe" - THE POLAR EXPRESS [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]
"Learn To Be Lonely" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - THE CHORUS

BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR [Amy] [ADM]
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY [Emily]
RAY
SIDEWAYS
(I'm going out on a limb. The Academy has Scorsese guilt, but they looooove Clint Eastwood. Plus, he's closer to death than Scorsese, so give him awards while you can. - Emily)

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BIRTHDAY BOY
GOPHER BROKE
GUARD DOG
LORENZO
RYAN

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
LITTLE TERRORIST
7:35 IN THE MORNING
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT [Amy]
WASP

SOUND EDITING
THE INCREDIBLES [ADM]
THE POLAR EXPRESS [Amy]
SPIDER-MAN 2 [Emily]

SOUND MIXING
THE AVIATOR [Emily]
THE INCREDIBLES [ADM]
THE POLAR EXPRESS [Amy]
RAY
SPIDER-MAN 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2 [Amy] [ADM] [Emily]

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
BEFORE SUNSET
FINDING NEVERLAND [ADM]
MILLION DOLLAR BABY [Emily]
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
SIDEWAYS [Amy]
[tough one] (I'd be happy if any of these won. Well, except for Finding Neverland, which probably automatically raises its chances. -Amy)

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE AVIATOR [Amy]
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND [Emily]
HOTEL RWANDA [ADM]
THE INCREDIBLES
VERA DRAKE

(It's a big year for Scorsese -The Aviator is also nominated for several special awards, including: Movie that Should Have Been an Hour Shorter, Movie That Didn't Really Have a Point, Prettiest Ladies in Soft Focus, Most Gratuitous Use of Alan Alda, and Film That Made Emily Fall Asleep. Twice. - Emily)

(Sorry for all the CAPS...we copied-and-pasted from oscars.com)

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