Oscars

It's too bad my neighbourhood does not have an up and running Peuplade website. Rather than blogging I could be walking my neighbour's dog right now. You can read more about how Peuplade works here. I don't know who my neighbours are. Some seem friendly and others utterly snobbish. The domestic helpers are always very friendly. Maybe they'll let me walk the employers' dogs for them?

Oscars
You know I like to run a sweepstakes every year. I conducted one in Shizuoka at Nova and got so much crap from the participants because I won my own competition (prize was all the chocolate from the entry fee). I'll never hear the end of it. I can't help it if I'm an excellent punter and did the necessary research. Perhaps I can conduct an international one if there are willing participants? Prize: Fame on my blog and an abundance of glory.

You will note I've retained sound editing because we all know what the criteria is for great sound editing don't we?

Just copy and paste the following in my comments and then delete the losers and retain the winners.

ACTOR -- LEADING
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

DIRECTING
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93

ACTOR -- SUPPORTING
Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley – LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou – BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED

ACTRESS -- LEADING
Penélope Cruz – VOLVER
Judi Dench – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep – THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet – LITTLE CHILDREN

ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING
Adriana Barraza – BABEL
Cate Blanchett – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi – BABEL

ANIMATED FEATURE
CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE

COSTUME DESIGN
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN’S LABYRINTH
WATER

ORIGINAL SCORE
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

ORIGINAL SONG
“I Need to Wake Up” – AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
“Listen” – DREAMGIRLS
“Love You I Do” – DREAMGIRLS
“Our Town” – CARS
“Patience” – DREAMGIRLS

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS

BEST PICTURE
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL

SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

VISUAL EFFECTS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS

SOUND EDITING
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST

My Picks

ACTOR -- LEADING Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

DIRECTING - THE DEPARTED

ACTOR -- SUPPORTING - Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED

ACTRESS -- LEADING - Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING - Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

ANIMATED FEATURE - HAPPY FEET
CINEMATOGRAPHY - CHILDREN OF MEN

COSTUME DESIGN - MARIE ANTOINETTE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE- DELIVER US FROM EVIL

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - PAN’S LABYRINTH

ORIGINAL SCORE - BABEL
ORIGINAL SONG - Listen – DREAMGIRLS
DOCUMENTARY SHORT - REHEARSING A DREAM

BEST PICTURE - BABEL

SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED - CHILDREN OF MEN
SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL - BABEL

VISUAL EFFECTS - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:DEAD MAN’S CHEST

SOUND EDITING - LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA