initial thoughts on some of the major categories...
best actor - glad to see that leonardo decaprio wasn't nominated twice in this category, as he was at the golden globes. generally, it annoys me when someone gets a double nod. five pennies, academy. spend 'em wisely. forest whitaker will probably take it.
best actress - dame helen probably has this one locked up. her portrayal of queen e. made the critics swoon. annoyingly, meryl streep (whom i generally admire, as does the rest of the world) gets a nomination for an unchallenging role (by her standards) in a so-so comedy. she can fart and get nominated. sadly, the oh-so-talented kate winslet will be disregarded once again.
best supporting actress - okay, okay, i haven't yet seen "dreamgirls" but is anyone else weirded out that a former american idol contestant could take home a statue? in my perfect world, the winner would be the "little miss sunshine" cutie.
best supporting actor - tough contest. first off, i have to admit that i just put two and two together recently and made the realization that jackie earle haley is the same tough kid from "the bad news bears." i loved that movie.
thirty years later, i love haley's performance in "little children." i found him perfectly creepy, but i sympathized for him. alan arkin was a great, crusty old man in "little miss sunshine," but man, mark wahlberg in "the departed" (i guess i should say the dePAHted) stole every scene he was in. hilarious. i have to flip a coin in this category. it's that tough.
best director - eh. this will probably be the year that martin scorsese gets his due.
i love the screenplay categories. i view these as the academy's "sorry, if only your picture had a bigger oscar campaign..." consolation awards.
adapted screenplay - ooh tough. while my vote would go to "little children," i can see the academy tossing a bone to "the departed." but honestly, i'd pay big money to see sacha baron cohen's oscar acceptance speech. wa-wa-wee-wah!
original screenplay - if "babel" doesn't win the BIG ONE, then it might win here. "little miss sunshine" would be my sentimental favorite, but if i were gambling type, which, of course, i am (stay tuned for the upcoming OSCAR POOL) my money would be on "the queen."
best picture - i guess it's notable that "dreamgirls," the golden globe winner, didn't get a mention. worse - the fact that "little children" was overlooked as well. there doesn't seem to be a clear cut winner. so when in doubt, do what the academy always does and vote for clint eastwood. sigh.
for a complete list of nominees to check out, and disagree with any of the above thoughts, go here.
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