Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominees were announced this morning and my first thought was what a waste of time the Golden Globes are. Three of the Best Picture nominees, Crash, Munich, and Capote, weren't even nominated at the Globes. The two that were nominated at both are Brokeback Mountain, and Good Night and Good Luck. Of those five I've only seen Crash. I liked it enough to buy the DVD, so I'm happy it was included, although I also bought the Constant Gardener expecting it to be nominated, and wanting to watch it before the awards, but it got snubbed. So, having seen almost none of these movies, here are my early predictions (which will be followed by later predictions closer to the show).

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman-Capote
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon-Walk the Line
Best Director: Ang Lee-Brokeback Mountain
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti-Cinderella Man
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz-The Constant Gardener
Best Original Screenplay: Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain