Not much time to put this together, but here's the ballot. Just cut and paste with your selections (by 5pm PACIFIC time) and email to roypearl@hotmail.com

As usual, the winner gets a mix from all participants.


Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
___Don Cheadle in HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)
___Johnny Depp in FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
___Leonardo DiCaprio in THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
___Clint Eastwood in MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
___Jamie Foxx in RAY (Universal)

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
___Alan Alda in THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
___Thomas Haden Church in SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
___Jamie Foxx in COLLATERAL, (DreamWorks and Paramount)
___Morgan Freeman in MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
___Clive Owen in CLOSER (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
___Annette Bening in BEING JULIA (Sony Pictures Classics)
___Catalina Sandino Moreno in MARIA FULL OF GRACE (HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features)
___Imelda Staunton in VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films)
___Hilary Swank in MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
___Kate Winslet in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
___Cate Blanchett in THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
___Laura Linney in KINSEY (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
___Virginia Madsen in SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
___Sophie Okonedo in HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)
___Natalie Portman in CLOSER (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Animated Feature Film of the Year
___THE INCREDIBLES (Buena Vista) Brad Bird
___SHARK TALE (DreamWorks) Bill Damaschka
___SHREK 2 (DreamWorks) Andrew Adamson

Achievement in Art Direction
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
___FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
Art Direction: Gemma Jackson
Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
___LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount and DreamWorks)
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs
Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
___THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt
Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
___A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Warner Independent Pictures)
Art Direction: Aline Bonetto

Achievement in Cinematography
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Robert Richardson
___HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Sony Pictures Classics) Zhao Xiaoding
___THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Icon and Newmarket) Caleb Deschanel
___THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.) John Mathieson
___A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Warner Independent Pictures) Bruno Delbonnel

Achievement in Costume Design
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Sandy Powell
___FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) Alexandra Byrne
___LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount and DreamWorks) Colleen Atwood
___RAY (Universal) Sharen Davis
___TROY (Warner Bros.) Bob Ringwood

Achievement in Directing
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese
___MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
___RAY (Universal) Taylor Hackford
___SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Alexander Payne
___VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films) Mike Leigh

Documentary Feature
___BORN INTO BROTHELS (THINKFilm) Ross Kauffman and Zana Brisk
___THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL (THINKFilm) Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa
___SUPER SIZE ME (Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films) Morgan Spurlock
___TUPAC: RESURRECTION (Paramount) Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali
___TWIST OF FAITH Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt

Documentary Short Subject
___AUTISM IS A WORLD Gerardine Wurzburg
___THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski
___HARDWOOD Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young
___MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
___SISTER ROSE'S PASSION Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer

Achievement in Film Editing
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker
___COLLATERAL (DreamWorks and Paramount) Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
___FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) Matt Chesse
___MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.) Joel Cox
___RAY (Universal) Paul Hirsch

Foreign Language Film of the Year
___AS IT IS IN HEAVEN Sweden
___THE CHORUS France
___DOWNFALL Germany
___THE SEA INSIDE Spain
___YESTERDAY South Africa

Achievement in Makeup
___LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount and DreamWorks) Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
___THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Icon and Newmarket) Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley
___THE SEA INSIDE (Fine Line Features and Sogepaq) Jo Allen and Manuel García

Achievement in Music written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
___FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
___HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Bros.) John Williams
___LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount and DreamWorks) Thomas Newman
___THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Icon and Newmarket) John Debney
___THE VILLAGE (Buena Vista) James Newton Howard

Achievement in Music written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
___"Accidentally In Love" from SHREK 2 (DreamWorks)
Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery and David Bryson
Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
___"Al Otro Lado Del Río" from THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
(Focus Features and Film Four)
___"Believe" from THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
___"Learn To Be Lonely" from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyric by Charles Hart
___"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from THE CHORUS (Miramax)
Music by Bruno Coulais
Lyric by Christophe Barratier

Best Motion Picture of the Year
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
___FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
___MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
___RAY (Universal)
___SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Animated Short Film
___BIRTHDAY BOY Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory
___GOPHER BROKE Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller
___GUARD DOG Bill Plympton
___LORENZO Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth
___RYAN Chris Landreth

Live Action Short Film
___EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST Gary McKendry
___LITTLE TERRORIST Ashvin Kumar
___7:35 IN THE MORNING Nacho Vigalondo
___TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner
___WASP Andrea Arnold

Achievement in Sound Editing
___THE INCREDIBLES (Buena Vista) Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
___THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.) Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
___SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony Pictures Releasing) Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in Sound Mixing
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
___THE INCREDIBLES (Buena Vista) Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
___THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.) Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan
___RAY (Universal) Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
___SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger

Achievement in Visual Effects
___HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Bros.) Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
___I, ROBOT (20th Century Fox) John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri
___SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony Pictures Releasing) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier

Adapted Screenplay
___BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures)
Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke
Story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
___FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
Screenplay by David Magee
___MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by Paul Haggis
___THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features and Film Four)
Screenplay by José Rivera
___SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)

Original Screenplay
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Written by John Logan
___ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND(Focus Features)
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman
Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth
___HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)
Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George
___THE INCREDIBLES (Buena Vista)
Written by Brad Bird
___VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films)
Written by Mike Leigh

Oh, and I'll post my ballot here so everyone can see exactly how bad I am at predicting these things (and as proof that I'm not cheating).

Thanks BR

I'm pretty sure this year will live up to the usual level of board participation.

(in other words, what sorta mix would you prefer this year, DM? Mellow, modern, old school, rawk, willfully obscure, or all of the above?)

I'm in for the first time this year, so you can up that number to a whopping three.

I'll give this a shot. I'm probably really awful at this as well, especially considering that I never even pay much attention to the Oscars.

I'd like to make a mix for somebody, though. (heh heh...)

edit: Just sent mine. Man, I really didn't see many movies last year. I had no clue for most of that stuff.

Wow. I don't think I've seen any of those movies, except for Spiderman II at a friend's house.

I saw snippets of Ray at Good Guise when I was trying to buy a TV (they wouldn't let me, snotty bastards). Does that count?

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what time do the oscares start. not the red carpet shit i mean the actual show

Pretty sure it's 5 pm Pacific time.

So far (if Marco gets his selections in) we've DOUBLED our entrants from last year. Woo-hoo!

I took a stab...when in doubt, I picked The Aviator..I figure they'll shaft Marty on the real awards, and throw him all the down ballot bs they can. I think Sideways wins adapted screenplay, but loses the biggies. Million Dollar Baby is going to clean up. Ray, aside from Jamie Foxx, is not really regarded by these fooks as a real movie, and Sideways is too man-centric. Neverland has a shot, but i think they'd rather give Johnny his due in something more sinister.

And besides, I think Clint has a standing deal with voters that if they don't for his films, he'll kill 'em. I mean he cleaned up for Unforgiven and Mystic River, two of the worst "good" movies ever made. My $.02...but I don't know shit when it comes to Oscar.

Also, I'd like to add that Marty winning for The Aviator would be a shame, because he's been shut out so many times with better actors and better movies.

Cool. How many entrants do we have BR? It seems like we had at least 7 or 8 last year. I'll get mine in by 5 Pacific

Okay, here's my ballot. I'm gonna be out at a friend's place for the evening, so the results of the OOPs won't be posted until either late tonight (expect 1pm PST at the earliest) or, more likely, tomorrow morning.


Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
___Jamie Foxx in RAY (Universal)

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
___Morgan Freeman in MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
___Hilary Swank in MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
___Cate Blanchett in THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)

Animated Feature Film of the Year
___THE INCREDIBLES (Buena Vista) Brad Bird

Achievement in Art Direction
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

Achievement in Cinematography
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Robert Richardson

Achievement in Costume Design
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Sandy Powell

Achievement in Directing
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese

Documentary Feature
___BORN INTO BROTHELS (THINKFilm) Ross Kauffman and Zana Brisk

Documentary Short Subject
___SISTER ROSE'S PASSION Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer

Achievement in Film Editing
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker

Foreign Language Film of the Year
___THE SEA INSIDE Spain

Achievement in Makeup
___LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount and DreamWorks) Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso

Achievement in Music written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
___HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Bros.) John Williams

Achievement in Music written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
___"Learn To Be Lonely" from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyric by Charles Hart

Best Motion Picture of the Year
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)

Animated Short Film
___RYAN Chris Landreth

Live Action Short Film
___EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST Gary McKendry

Achievement in Sound Editing
___SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony Pictures Releasing) Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in Sound Mixing
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal

Achievement in Visual Effects
___HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Bros.) Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George

Adapted Screenplay
___MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by Paul Haggis

Original Screenplay
___THE AVIATOR (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Written by John Logan

Actually, I can't remember. I've been pretending the magic number from last year was 3. How many mixes did you receive, DM?

I should also mention that my predictions are not based at all on who or what I think should win. I long ago gave up on that voting strategy.

Our picks are similar, Rads, but I will win because of the Academy's Scorsese bias.

No, 2 years ago it was just you and I. Last year there were at least 6 or 7 (you, Billz, epa, Vortex, me, Su, papertiger---off the top of my head) I only received half the mixes though .

I'm in. I'll mail it in as soon as I can, Radcliffe!

I'm in, just choose "Ray" whenever possible, followed by the Aviator. If neither, then whatever the second choice is.

This really was a crappy crappy year for film.

really? or just a crappy year for nominees? while i think that the popcorn and "nominee-type" movies this year were nothing special, i've seen some great foreign flicks this year.

Crappy for the mass-marketed stuff that makes its way to the enormo-plexes out here in the 'burbs.

I can't believe Motorcycle Diaries didn't get a nom.

well has there been a year that you can remember where it was a GOOD year for the crappy mass-marketed stuff?

and this from the guy who, a year ago, thought that people only thought that they liked foreign movies because they were foreign. purely awesome. pure.

Guilty as charged, sir. I won't confer status one movies just cos they're foreign, but my attitude is now "good = good, no matter what"

There've been some decent recent releases. The Lord Of The Rings set was special, Chocolat made it to our gigaplex, Master and Commander was better than most, if you remember not to compare it to the books. The only thing I enjoyed this year was The Incredibles, and *maybe* the Harry Potter flick.

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