The buzz seems to indicate they will go with either Million Dollar Baby or Sideways.

I think it will be between The Aviator and Million Dollar Baby. They both seem like 'L.A.' kind of films.

Sideways, l think.

I'd predict Sideways without hestitation if it's not for the fact that Payne just won for About Schmidt two years ago, so I think they will probably go with Million Dollar Baby.

just watch


anyway, when will it be known? or where will it be announced? or whatever....

Hmm...I'm thinking either Sideways or MDB, but could The Aviator slip in?

If Sideways gets it, then it stands a great chance of getting the BP nom.

oh

thats ny

They aren't finished annoucing all the wins, but the folks over at Oscarwatch are reporting that Sideways is sweeping...

More to come.

here are some of the winners.

Best Director: Alexander Payne -"Sideways"

Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"

Runner-up: Morgan Freeman,
"Million Dollar Baby"


Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen,
"Sideways"

Runner-up: Cate Blanchett,
"Coffee & Cigarettes",
& "The Aviator"

Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne &
Jim Taylor, "Sideways"

Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman,
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Best Cinematography: Dion Beebe & Paul Cameron,
"Collateral"

Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao, "House of Flying Daggers"

Best Production Design
Dante Ferretti, "The Aviator"

Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao,
"House of Flying Daggers"

Best Music Score
Michael Giacchino ,
"The Incredibles"

Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, "Birth"

Yay for Sideways!

Great news for Sideways. Since Sideways is sweeping the awards, no other films really got much help, so if we pay more attention to the runner-ups, I say Morgan Freeman is locked up for a best supporint actor nomination and probably a win since he is so over due. Also House of Flying Daggers continues to do well in the technical categories. Collateral should get a nod in Cinematography.

As for Morgan Freeman, well, I think that if he wins, Jamie Foxx won't. I just doubt that we're going to have 2002 again with two African-American winners.

I'm thinking Eastwood and Freeman are becoming a more likely pair.

Well, it's not like the Academy tries to 'balance out' its awards. If anything, the Academy would be more than willing to award two black actors (especially after 2002).

Best Picture
Sideways
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby

Best Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Best Actor
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Runner-up: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes & The Aviator

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Cinematography
Dion Beebe & Paul Cameron, Collateral
Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Production Design
Dante Ferretti, The Aviator
Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Music Score
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, Birth

Best Foreign-Language Film
House of Flying Daggers, directed by Zhang Yimou
Runner-up: The Motorcycle Diaries directed by Walter Salles

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Born into Brothels written and directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Runner-up: Fahrenheit 9/11 directed by Michael Moore

Best Animation
Brad Bird, The Incredibles


The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
Star-Spangled to Death by Ken Jacobs


New Generation Award
Joshua Marston, writer/director, Maria Full of Grace
and Catalina Sandino Moreno, actress, Maria Full of Grace

Career Achievement Award
Jerry Lewis

Special Citation
Brian Jamieson of Warner Brothers and
Richard Schickel for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One

Full List:

Best Picture
Sideways
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby

Best Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Best Actor
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Runner-up: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes & The Aviator

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Cinematography
Dion Beebe & Paul Cameron, Collateral
Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Production Design
Dante Ferretti, The Aviator
Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Music Score
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, Birth

Best Foreign-Language Film
House of Flying Daggers, directed by Zhang Yimou
Runner-up: "The Motorcycle Diaries" directed by Walter Salles

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Born into Brothels written and directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Runner-up: "Fahrenheit 9/11" directed by Michael Moore

Best Animation
Brad Bird, The Incredibles

The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
"Star-Spangled to Death" by Ken Jacobs


New Generation Award
Joshua Marston, writer/director, "Maria Full of Grace" and Catalina Sandino Moreno, actress, "Maria Full of Grace"

Career Achievement Award
Jerry Lewis

Special Citation
Brian Jamieson of Warner Brothers and
Richard Schickel for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller's "The Big Red One"

Official list of winners (Julie Delpy! Wow!):

Best Picture
Sideways
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby

Best Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Best Actor
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Runner-up: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes & The Aviator

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Cinematography
Dion Beebe & Paul Cameron, Collateral
Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Production Design
Dante Ferretti, The Aviator
Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Music Score
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, Birth

Best Foreign-Language Film
House of Flying Daggers, directed by Zhang Yimou
Runner-up: "The Motorcycle Diaries" directed by Walter Salles

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Born into Brothels written and directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Runner-up: "Fahrenheit 9/11" directed by Michael Moore

Best Animation
Brad Bird, The Incredibles

The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
"Star-Spangled to Death" by Ken Jacobs

New Generation Award
Joshua Marston, writer/director, "Maria Full of Grace" and Catalina Sandino Moreno, actress, "Maria Full of Grace"

Career Achievement Award
Jerry Lewis

Special Citation
Brian Jamieson of Warner Brothers and
Richard Schickel for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller's "The Big Red One"

Wow, three at the same time.

Very happy for Julie Delpy. Just saw Before Sunset, and she deserves any accolade she receives. Imelda Staunton is back to be a lock for nomination after getting ignored early on. A little bit attention is all she needs.

Conclusions after these awards:

1. Sideways joins Finding Neverland and The Aviator as the third almost-lock for a Best Picture nomination

2. After these awards and the NBR, it is safe to say that House of Flying Daggers is a lock for a Best Foreign Picture nomination and some technical nominations

3. Julie Delpy will most likely be this year's surprise nominee in the Best Actress category, just like last year's Keisha Castle-Hughes. Either she or the girl from Maria Full of Grace. I am almost certain that one of them will be recognzied.

4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is DEAD for Best Picture/Director. Simply dead.

5. The Best Actor race looks to be the most interesting one this year with Foxx, Neeson, Bardem and possibly Eastwood duking it out.

6. Imelda Staunton is a lock for a nomination in Vera Drake.

I'd put Million Dollar Baby in that list too. I think every other film is fighting to that No. 5 spot, and that list is shrinking by the days. Eternal Sunshine, Spanglish, and Kinsey are all dead. Closer will continue to fade from public attention given the box office drop this week and is pretty much done as well. It's basically down to Ray(fading as well), The Phantom of the Opera, Collateral, and maybe Hotel Rwanda if it gets attention from Golden Globe.



Foxx, Neeson, Bardem, Eastwood, Decaprio. Hard to beat that lineup. Literally anybody can win this category.

Don't forget Depp for Best Actor. If Finding Neverland gets many noms, I am sure, he'll be among them. However, I think that if Eastwoods gets a nom, he'll win just because the Academy will realize that this is probably his last chance to do so. I don't want to imply that he is not good in MDB, but just state that he'll probably win either way, even if the competitors are better.

I am a bit hesitant yet to put Million Dollar Baby as a lock, I'll wait for some more reviews. But let's say, it's a lock, the out of the remaining movies, Hotel Rwanda is probably the most likely to get a nom considering the content of the film.

Okay, I just went to RT and reconsidered my position. Million Dollar Baby is pretty much a lock.

I stilll don't think it'll win, though. It looks like Scorcese's year.

I disagree. Johnny Depp and Paul Giamatti also have valid shots at being nominated. Something tells me DiCaprio will be snubbed yet again.

I don't see Dicaprio(sorry about the spelling mistake the first time ) being snubbed if the academy goes for The Aviator the big way. From all accounts, he is the star of the movie; he elevated the movie. I know Jonny Depp is also strong contender, especially with the factor from last year, so there will be one who got snubbed, but I don't see that being Dicaprio. It may sound crazy, but Bardem could be vulnerable. Overall, it's a very tough category to call.