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Oscars 2007, How’d i do?

by Dave Elliott

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Best picture
Babel; The Departed; Letters From Iwo Jima; Little Miss Sunshine; The Queen

I picked: The Departed
Oscar went to: The Departed

Best director
Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima; Stephen Frears, The Queen; Paul Greengrass, United 93; Alejandro; Gonzales Inarritu, Babel; Martin Scorsese, The Departed

I picked: Scorsese
Oscar went to: Scorsese

Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond; Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson; Peter O’Toole, Venus; Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness; Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

I picked: O’Toole
Oscar went to: Whitaker (I knew i’d got this wrong when he won the BAFTA…)

Best actress
Penelope Cruz, Volver; Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal; Helen Mirren, The Queen; Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada; Kate Winslet, Little Children;

I picked: Helen Mirren
Oscar went to: Helen Mirren

Best supporting actress
Adriana Barraza, Babel; Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal; Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine; Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls; Rinko Kikucki, Babel;

I picked: Jennifer Hudson
Oscar went to: Jennifer Hudson

Best supporting actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine; Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children; Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond; Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls; Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

I picked: Djimon Hounsou
Oscar went to: Alan Arkin

Best animated feature film
Cars; Happy Feet; Monster House

I picked: Happy Feet
Oscar went to: Happy Feet

Best adapted screenplay
Borat; Children of Men; The Departed; Little Children; Notes on a Scandal

I picked: Children of Men
Oscar went to: The Departed

Best original screenplay
Babel; Letters from Iwo Jima; Little Miss Sunshine; The Queen; Pan’s Labyrinth

I picked: Pan’s Labyrinth
Oscar went to: Little Miss Sunshine

So, 5/9… not bad, not great. It was good to see Pan’s Labyrinth did pick up 3 oscars (Makeup, Cinematography & Art Direction) even if they weren’t the ones i hoped they would be. The Departed did really well too (congrats to Mr. Scorsese on finally getting the much over due Best Director award!) Roll on next year!

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