Wandering Aimlessly

Well, Oscar noms came out today. I'm excited. I get all giddy around Oscar time every year. The anticipation kills me! I think we need to have an Oscar party this year... who's with me?

Having seen three out of the five up for Best Picture (I have yet to see Lost in Translation or Mystic River, although I'm interested in seeing both), and not many of the films involved in the best actor/actress categories... here are my (oh-so-informed) predictions. Heh.

BEST PICTURE
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King It's time, man
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

BEST ACTOR
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 Not having seen any of these except PotC, which would be grand for JD, but not likely...
Sean Penn, Mystic River

Not even going there with Best Supporting Actor... haven't seen any of the films!

BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL)
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost in Translation Yeah, haven't seen it, but it looks good

CINEMATOGRAPHY
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit But where is LotR in this category, huh?!

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King If they couldn't get nominated for Cinematography, they've gotta win this.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

BEST DIRECTOR
Fernando Meirelles, City of God
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingAnd again, he's accomplished something no one has even attempted.
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River

BEST ACTRESS
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give
Samantha Morton, In America
Charlize Theron, Monster Hands DOWN
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTATION)
American Splendor
City of God
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mystic River Haven't seen this, but it's bound to win something.
Seabiscuit

FILM EDITING
City of God
Cold Mountain
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit Loved the editing in this.

That's it for now. The rest of the nominations are listed here.