Oscar Predictions 2007

Ok..........here we go…hey, but first the big surprises :

The movie "Dreamgirls" is not nominated for best picture (remember Chicago)
The battle between Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese continues
Jack Nicholson is not nominated for best supporting actor in "The Departed"
Almodover's "Volver" is not in the category for best foreign film
Alfonso Cuaron’s "Children of Men" found a place in the Oscar race
The Fountain is not in the best score category
Iraq plays a major role in the nominated documentary films
An Arabic film ( from Algeria) is playing in the Oscar

Here are my predictions:

Best Actor

Forest Whitaker , The Last King of Scotland*****

Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness

Best Supporting Actor

Eddie Murphy , Dreamgirls*****

Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

Best Actress

Helen Mirren , The Queen*****

Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Hudson , Dreamgirls*****

Adriana Barazza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigal Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

Best Picture

Babel*****

The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Best Director

Martin Scorsese, The Departed*****

Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Alejando Inaritu , Babel


Best Foreign Film

Pan's Labyrinth , Mexico*****

After the Wedding, Denmark
Days of Glory, Algeria
The Lives of Others, Germany
Water, Canada

Best Animated Film of the Year

Cars*****

Happy Feet
Monster House

Best Documentary

An Inconvenient Truth*****

Iraq in Fragments
My Country, My Country
Jesus Camp
Deliver Us from Evil

Best Original Score

Babel**
Pan's Labyrinth***

The Good German
Notes On A Scandal
The Queen

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Departed*****

Borat
Children of Men
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal

Best Original Screenplay

The Queen*****

Letters From Iwo Jima
Babel
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan's Labyrinth

I just came from the Opera House after the disappointment of the day:
The film “Babel “ was supposed to be shown in a special screening in the Cinema Club presented by Rafeek Al Saban at 8 pm…that was written in Al Ahram newspaper…the movie-the date-the time and the place…so we all came and sat in the theatre waiting for the film to start....then the film started…but another film…not the film “ Babel “… so all people came out... extremely extremely angry…the funny thing is we all asked before entering the theatre if it is the film “Babel” or not…and they all said yes…aha…really…ok…people in this country who do not understand…I have an exam tomorrow…and I have wasted my money and my time in this bu*****t city…and I am furious…extremely furious...and I do not want to say bad words now...so f**k you very much