Best Actress: Helen Mirren, but what a category! I mean, Meryl? Obviously. And don't even get me started about Judi Dench. I was abuzz for days after "Notes on a Scandal." Days. If she won, I'd probably jump up and down on the couch.
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, or Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Departed," for which he is not nominated. But I'd be happy if either Peter O'Toole or Will Smith won.
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson -- she OWNED her movie, but another great category. Adriana Barraza broke.my.heart. in "Babel," and what is there to say about Rinko Kikuchi but that she is amazing?
Best Supporting Actor: I missed "Blood Diamond" and "Little Children," but I'm going for Djimon Hounsou, because he is so damn smoochable. Or Kelly from "Bad News Bears," for old times sake.
Best Director: Inarritu is an amazing filmmaker and "Babel" would be flawless were it not for its unrelenting (and emotionally manipulative) misery. Wonderfully edited, amazing cinematography, great score, amazing performances. Maybe he should win. Don't get me started about Scorsese's "The Departed" or we'll be here all night. Meh. I don't think he should win for that. He's done much better. And will again.
Best Film: "Pan's Labyrinth," even though it's not nominated. Of the nominees, I'll vote for "The Queen" on the strength of Helen Mirren's performance and its overall compassion, a tragedy deftly handled.
Best Original Screenplay: "Pan's Labyrinth"
Documentary: "An Inconvenient Truth"
Foreign Film: "Pan's Laybrinth"
Art Direction: "Dreamgirls." They did not miss a beat. No pun intended. "Pan's Labyrinth" was also teh awesome.
Film Score: "Pan's Labyrinth" or "Notes on a Scandal." Damn, or maybe "Babel."
Song: No idea, so how about something from "Dreamgirls"?
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