And The Oscar Goes To!

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The votes are in and the winners have been announced. The 79th Academy Award winners are named below and compared to my predictions. I predicted correctly only 12 of the 24 winners. I guess I don't know the Academy as well as I thought I did. I guess that is what you get when you have a group of 80 year olds voting on the movies. Maybe I will have better luck guessing next year.



Best Picture:
Won: THE DEPARTED
My Prediction: BABEL

Actor in a Leading Role:
Won: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
My Prediction: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Won: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
My Prediction: Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls

Actress in a Leading Role:
Won: Helen Mirren - The Queen
My Prediction: Helen Mirren - The Queen

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Won: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
My Prediction: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls

Animated Feature Film:
Won: HAPPY FEET
My Prediction: CARS

Art Direction:
Won: PAN'S LABYRINTH
My Prediction: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Cinematography:
Won: PAN'S LABYRINTH
My Prediction: CHILDREN OF MEN

Costume Design:
Won: MARIE ANTOINETTE
My Prediction: MARIE ANTOINETTE

Directing:
Won: Martin Scorcese - The Departed
My Prediction: Martin Scorcese - The Departed

Documentary Feature:
Won: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
My Prediction: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

Documentary Short Subject:
Won: THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
My Prediction: THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT

Film Editing:
Won: THE DEPARTED
My Prediction: BABEL

Foreign Language Film:
Won: THE LIVES OF OTHERS
My Prediction: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Makeup:
Won: PAN'S LABYRINTH
My Prediction: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Music (Original Score):
Won: BABEL
My Prediction: PAN'S LABYRINTH

Music (Original Song):
Won: "I Need to Wake Up" - An Inconvenient Truth
My Prediction: "Love You I Do" - Dreamgirls

Short Film (Animated):
Won: THE DANISH POET
My Prediction: LITTLE MATCH GIRL

Short Film (Live Action):
Won: WEST BANK STORY
My Prediction: BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA

Sound Editing:
Won: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
My Prediction: APOCALYPTO

Sound Mixing:
Won: DREAMGIRLS
My Prediction: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Visual Effects:
Won: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
My Prediction: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Writing (Adapted Screen Play):
Won: THE DEPARTED
My Prediction: THE DEPARTED

Writing (Original Screen Play):
Won: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
My Prediction: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE