Oscars Winners

[Chilly]

Hi Everyone,

Shall we all guess who will win each oscar? With much applause going to whoever gets the most right?

Everyone post their winners on this thread up to 5pm UK time on Sunday, then on Monday I will work out who won.

Short list below:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best foreign language film
Efter Brylluppet (aka After the Wedding), Denmark
Indigenes (aka Days of Glory), Algeria
El Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico
Das Leben der Anderen (aka The Lives of Others), Germany
Water, Canada

Best animated feature film
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House

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

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

Best music (score)
Babel
The Good German
Notes on a Scandal
Pan's Labyrinth
The Queen

Best music (song)
I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth (performed by Melissa Etheridge)
Listen - Dreamgirls (performed by Beyonce Knowles)
Love You I Do - Dreamgirls (performed by Jennifer Hudson)
Our Town - Cars (performed by James Taylor)
Patience - Dreamgirls (performed by Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose)

Best documentary feature
Deliver Us From Evil
An Inconvenient Truth
Iraq In Fragments
Jesus Camp
My Country, My Country

Best documentary short subject
The Blood of Yingzhou District
Recycled Life
Rehearsing A Dream
Two Hands

Best visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Superman Returns

Best cinematography
The Black Dahlia
Children of Men
The Illusionist
Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige

Best art direction
Dreamgirls
The Good Shepherd
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Prestige

Best animated short film
The Danish Poet
Lifted
The Little Matchgirl
Maestro
No Time for Nuts

Best short film
Binta and the Great Idea
Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)
Helmer & Son
The Saviour
West Bank Story

Best costume design
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Marie Antoinette
The Queen

Best make-up
Apocalypto
Click
Pan's Labyrinth

Best sound mixing
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Dreamgirls
Flags of our Fathers
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Sound editing
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of our Fathers
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best film editing
Babel
Blood Diamond
Children of Men
The Departed
United 93

 

[Minniespal]

Here are mine:-

Best picture
The Departed

Best director
Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima

Best actor
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best actress
Helen Mirren, The Queen

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal

Best supporting actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine

Best foreign language film
Efter Brylluppet (aka After the Wedding), Denmark

Best animated feature film
Cars

Best adapted screenplay
The Departed

Best original screenplay
The Queen

Best music (score)
Babel

Best music (song)
Listen - Dreamgirls (performed by Beyonce Knowles)

Best documentary feature
My Country, My Country

Best documentary short subject
Recycled Life

Best visual effects
Poseidon

Best cinematography
The Illusionist

Best art direction
The Good Shepherd

Best animated short film
The Little Matchgirl

Best short film
Binta and the Great Idea

Best costume design
The Devil Wears Prada

Best make-up
Pan's Labyrinth

Best sound mixing
Dreamgirls

Sound editing
Blood Diamond

Best film editing
United 93

 

[wils]

Sounds like fun! My attempt is without studying form and winners from other events

Best picture Babel
Best director Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best actor Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best actress Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best supporting actress Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best supporting actor Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Best foreign language film El Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico
Best animated feature film Cars
Best adapted screenplay The Departed
Best original screenplay Babel
Best music (score) The Good German
Best music (song) I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth (performed by Melissa Etheridge)
Best documentary feature An Inconvenient Truth
Best documentary short subject Recycled Life
Best visual effects Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best cinematography Pan's Labyrinth
Best art direction Dreamgirls
Best animated short film No Time for Nuts
Best short film The Saviour
Best costume design Marie Antoinette
Best make-up Pan's Labyrinth
Best sound mixing Flags of our Fathers
Sound editing Apocalypto
Best film editing United 93

 

[mandymouse]

To be honest I haven't seen many of the films that these Oscars are up for, bu here are my choices

Best picture

The Departed I'd like to see this

Best director

Martin Scorsese, The Departed It's about time he won this

Best actor

Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness Looks good


Best actress

Kate Winslet, Little Children I'm fed up of hearing about The Queen - c'mon Kate

Best supporting actress

Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Great voice


Best supporting actor

Mark Wahlberg, The Departed Best of a bad bunch

Best foreign language film

El Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico I've heard good things about this

Best animated feature film

Cars Disney must win

Best adapted screenplay

The Departed

Best original screenplay

Little Miss Sunshine

Best music (score)

Pan's Labyrinth

Best music (song)

Listen - Dreamgirls (performed by Beyonce Knowles) I love Beyonce

Best documentary feature

?? No idea, I haven't heard of any of them

Best documentary short subject

?? Once again, I've never heard of them

Best visual effects

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest I hope Johnny Depp goes up for the Oscar

Best cinematography

Children of Men This looks really good

Best art direction

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best animated short film

?? No idea

Best short film

?? No idea

Best costume design

Dreamgirls

Best make-up

Pan's Labyrinth

Best sound mixing

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Sound editing

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best film editing

United 93

 

[Booknut]

Really looking forward to the Oscars!

Best picture
The Departed

Best director
Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Best actor
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best actress
Helen Mirren, The Queen

Best supporting actress
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine (I hope its her but it will probably be the lady from Dreamgirls!)

Best supporting actor
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond

Best foreign language film
El Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico

Best animated feature film
Happy Feet

Best adapted screenplay
The Departed

Best original screenplay
Little Miss Sunshine

Best music (score)
Babel

Best music (song)
Love You I Do - Dreamgirls (performed by Jennifer Hudson)

Best documentary feature
An Inconvenient Truth

Best documentary short subject
Rehearsing A Dream

Best visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best cinematography
The Black Dahlia

Best art direction
Pan's Labyrinth

Best animated short film
Lifted

Best short film
Binta and the Great Idea

Best costume design
Marie Antoinette

Best make-up
Pan's Labyrinth

Best sound mixing
Dreamgirls

Sound editing
Apocalypto

Best film editing
Babel

 

[Floridadreamlel]

Best picture
Babel

Best director
Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima

Best actor
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness

Best actress
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal

Best supporting actor
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children

Best foreign language film
El Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico

Best animated feature film
Cars

Best adapted screenplay
Notes on a Scandal

Best original screenplay
Babel

Best music (score)
The Queen

Best music (song)
Our Town - Cars (performed by James Taylor)

Best documentary feature
Jesus Camp

Best documentary short subject
Rehearsing A Dream

Best visual effects
Superman Returns

Best cinematography
Pan's Labyrinth

Best art direction
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best animated short film
The Little Matchgirl

Best short film
Binta and the Great Idea

Best costume design
The Queen

Best make-up
Pan's Labyrinth

Best sound mixing
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Sound editing
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best film editing
Babel

Alot of guess work and 'ip-dip-do'ing for my answers as I haven't seen half of these films!

 

[florida sun]

Really looking forward to this

Best picture
The Departed

Best director
Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Best actor
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best actress
Helen Mirren, The Queen

Best supporting actress
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

Best supporting actor
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls


Best foreign language film
Indigenes (aka Days of Glory), Algeria

Best animated feature film
Cars

Best adapted screenplay
The Departed

Best original screenplay
Babel

Best music (score)
The Queen

Best music (song)
Love You I Do - Dreamgirls (performed by Jennifer Hudson)

Best documentary feature
My Country, My Country

Best documentary short subject
Rehearsing A Dream

Best visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest


Best cinematography
The Prestige

Best art direction
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest


Best animated short film
Lifted

Best short film
West Bank Story

Best costume design
Marie Antoinette

Best make-up
Apocalypto


Best sound mixing
Dreamgirls


Sound editing
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best film editing
The Departed

 

[GrumpyUK]

Best picture

Little Miss Sunshine - aka UKDEB


Best director

Martin Scorsese, The Departed - aka Kevin STRINGERS trip reports

Best actor

Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness - aka Matt Churchill near Margaritaville

Best actress

Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada - aka Tammy Stringer (it's all about accesories dahlinks)

Best supporting actress

Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine - aka SusanEllen


Best supporting actor

Mark Wahlberg, The Departed - aka Kev worrying about money on Tams shopping trips

Best foreign language film

Water, Canada - aka Matt (is just beer with the flavour taken out) Churchill

Best animated feature film

Monster House - aka any villa with the Stringer/Churchill clans

Best adapted screenplay

Notes on a Scandal - aka any villa with the Churchill/Stringer clans

Best original screenplay

The Queen - aka "I expect no commenst from any of the people listed above)

Best music (score)

Notes on a Scandal - aka "oh to be a fly on the wall" in the above


Best music (song)
Patience - Dreamgirls (performed by Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose) - aka something I completly lack

Best documentary feature

Jesus Camp - aka 'shold this have a question mark after it'

Best documentary short subject

Rehearsing A Dream - aka Disboards Planning pages

Best visual effects

Superman Returns - aka thanks for showing this on the plane - particularly the plane accident part

Best cinematography

Pan's Labyrinth - aka Whatever happened to Pans People? Where did they get lost?

Best animated short film

No Time for Nuts - aka I really shold spend less time on the Disboards

Best short film
Idea
Eramos Pocos (One Too Many) - aka and evening with...all the above


Best costume design
Curse of the Golden Flower - aka - being this good looking brings it's own problems

 

[Chilly]

And the winner is...

Booknut with 14/24

Well Done!

 

[Minniespal]

Well done Eloise

Watched the Oscars last night ~ Excellent as always