BEST ORIGINAL SCORE / 3 for 5 [60%]
1. (4)(11)(18)(6)(11) THE INCREDIBLES	2. (2)(3)(2)(2)(4) THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	3. (5)(12)(5)(10)(-) FINDING NEVERLAND	4. .(3)(3)(6)(4)(8) HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN	5. (11)(-)(-)(-)(-) SIDEWAYS
other possibilities: 6.(12)(-)(-)(-)(-) MILLION DOLLAR BABY 7.(6)(9)(10)(7)(6) LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS 8.(-)(-)(-)(-)(-) HOTEL RWANDA 9(10)(10)(11)(19)(-) THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES 10.(8)(5)(7)(5)(2) THE POLAR EXPRESS 11.(13)(8)(8)(-)(-) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS dark horses and/or vote siphoners: 12.(7)(4)(4)(9)(10) A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT 13.(9)(1)(1)(1)(1) ALEXANDER 14.(14)(14)(16)(-)(-) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND 15.(15)(7)(15)(12)(15) THE TERMINAL 16.(20)(21)(13)(-)(-) THE SEA INSIDE 17.(16)(23)(20)(8)(16) STAGE BEAUTY 18.(18)(-)(-)(-)(-) SPANGLISH Bye-bye birdie, bye-bye RAY (17)(15)(22)(14)(-) BIRTH (19)(19)(12)(-)(-) CLOSER (21)(13)(17)(13)(9) BAD EDUCATION (22)(16)(27)(23)(22) KINSEY (23)(17)(19)(18)(18) SPIDER-MAN 2 (24)(20)(23)(22)(7) TROY (18)(9)(15)(13) THE VILLAGE (22)(14)(24)(14) KING ARTHUR (24)(21)(11)(5) and The Aviator was found ineligible for "Original" Score: (1)(2)(3)(3)(3) THE AVIATOR
CHRISTMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 25
THE INCREDIBLES	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	THE AVIATOR	FINDING NEVERLAND	HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
THANXGIVING PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 25
ALEXANDER	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	THE AVIATOR	THE POLAR EXPRESS	A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
POST-ELECTION SHOCK PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 7
ALEXANDER	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	THE AVIATOR	FINDING NEVERLAND	A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
OCTOBER 13 PREDICTIONS
ALEXANDER	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	THE AVIATOR	THE POLAR EXPRESS	HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
AUGUST 4 PREDICTIONS
ALEXANDER	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	THE AVIATOR	THE POLAR EXPRESS	KING ARTHUR

BEST ORIGINAL SONG / 2 for 5 [ughh 40%]
1. (1)(2)(2)(3) ALFIE "Old Habits Die Hard" Mick Jagger & Dave Stewart	2. (2)(1)(1)(1) PHANTOM OF THE OPERA "Learn to be Lonely"	3. (3)(4)(4)(4) THE POLAR EXPRESS "When Christmas Comes To Town" or any of the other original songs	4. (4)(5)(5)(-) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS "Lovers" Kathleen Battle	5. (5)(3)(3)(-) HOTEL RWANDA "Million Voices" Wyclef Jean
Other possibilities (since anything is possible in the Best Song category): 6.(6)(6)(6)(-) SHREK 2 "Accidentally in Love" by the Counting Crows 7.(9)(-)(-)(-) HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN "Double Trouble" by John Williams 8.(10)(9)(9)(-) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND "Strings That Tie To You" by Jon Brion 9.(7)(-)(-)(-) HOME ON THE RANGE "Will The Sun Ever Shine Again" by Bonnie Raitt or "Patch of Heaven" by KD Lang 10.(12)(10)(10)(-) THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES - "Al otro lado del Rio" by ??? 11.(8)(7)(7)(5) TROY "Remember Me" by Josh Groban & Tanja Tzarovka 12.(11)(8)(8)(-) TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE - "Ronery" by Trey Parker & Matt Stone 13.(13)(11)(11)(-) MEET THE FOCKERS - "???" by Barbra Streisand 14.(14)(12)(12)(-) A DIRTY SHAME - "Let's Go Sexin'" other possibilities are: SPIDER-MAN 2; GARDEN STATE; A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG; I HEART HUCKABEES; SPANGLISH; THE AVIATOR; LEMONY SNICKET; BRIDGET JONES; TEAM AMERICA FINDING NEVERLAND (13)(13)(2) -Elton John's song was pulled from the final film
CHRISTMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 25
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	HOTEL RWANDA	ALFIE	THE POLAR EXPRESS	HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
THANXGIVING PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 25
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	HOTEL RWANDA	ALFIE	THE POLAR EXPRESS	HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
POST-ELECTION SHOCK PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 7
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	HOTEL RWANDA	ALFIE	THE POLAR EXPRESS	HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
OCTOBER 13 PREDICTIONS
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	FINDING NEVERLAND	ALFIE	THE POLAR EXPRESS	TROY

BEST SOUND / 4 for 5 [80%]
1. (1)(5)(4)(8)(7) THE AVIATOR	2. (2)(2)(2)(1)(1) SPIDER-MAN 2	3. (3)(3)(5)(5)(10) RAY	4. (4)(7)(6)(10)(9) THE INCREDIBLES	5. (5)(12)(8)(9)(8) COLLATERAL
some alternatives: 6.(6)(4)(7)(3)(2) PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 7.(7)(1)(1)(2)(3) ALEXANDER 8.(8)(11)(15)(18)(-) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 9.(9)(17)(16)(11)(11) LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS 10.(14)(16)(19)(20)(18) I, ROBOT 11.(10)(6)(3)(6)(6) SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 12.(13)(15)(12)(14)(15) HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN 13.(11)(9)(13)(16)(16) THE POLAR EXPRESS 14.(12)(14)(11)(7)(5) THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW 15.(17)(10)(14)(17)(17) THE BOURNE SUPREMACY 16.(15)(18)(9)(4)(4) THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST 17.(18)(13)(10)(12)(12) TROY 18.(16)(8)(-)(-)(-) A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT out of the race: THE VILLAGE (19)(19)(17)(13)(14) KING ARTHUR (20)(20)(18)(15)(13)
CHRISTMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 25
THE INCREDIBLES	THE AVIATOR	SPIDER-MAN 2	RAY	COLLATERAL
MY THANXGIVING PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 25
ALEXANDER	THE AVIATOR	SPIDER-MAN 2	RAY	PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
POST-ELECTION SHOCK PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 7
ALEXANDER	THE AVIATOR	SPIDER-MAN 2	RAY	SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
OCTOBER 13 PREDICTIONS
ALEXANDER	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	SPIDER-MAN 2	RAY	PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
AUGUST 4 PREDICTIONS
ALEXANDER	THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	SPIDER-MAN 2	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING / 2 for 3 [67%]
1. (2)(2)(2)(2) SPIDER-MAN 2	2. (1)(1)(1)(1) THE INCREDIBLES	3. (4)(13)(12)(7)(10) THE AVIATOR
The other four eligible films: 4.(9)(14)(16)(18)(16) COLLATERAL 5.(5)(5)(5)(4)(3) THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW 6.(10)(11)(13)(8)(7) THE POLAR EXPRESS 7.(-)(-)(-)(-)(-) RAY films found not eligible-worthy: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST(6)(12)(11)(6)(6) ALEXANDER(7)(6)(4)(5)(5) THE BOURNE SUPREMACY(8)(4)(9)(11)(-) I, ROBOT(11)(16)(15)(17)(9) HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN(12)(8)(8)(10)(13) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS(13)(10)(6)(14)(-) PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (14)(7)(7)(12)(-) TROY (15)(9)(10)(9)(8) KING ARTHUR (16)(15)(14)(13)(11) including one that I had in the running nearly the whole time so far: SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (3)(3)(3)(3)(4)
CHRISTMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 25
THE INCREDIBLES	SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
THANXGIVING PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 25
THE INCREDIBLES	SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
POST-ELECTION SHOCK PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 7
THE INCREDIBLES	SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
OCTOBER 13 PREDICTIONS
THE INCREDIBLES	SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
AUGUST 4 PREDICTIONS
THE INCREDIBLES	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS / 1 for 3 [33%]
1. (1)(2)(3)(2) SPIDER-MAN 2	2. (2)(1)(1)(3) SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	3. (6)(5)(7)(-) LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
The other four eligible films: 4.(3)(3)(2)(1) THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW 5.(4)(4)(4)(4) HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN 6.(8)(9)(11)(5) I, ROBOT 7.(-)(-)(-)(-) THE AVIATOR
THANXGIVING PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 25
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
POST-ELECTION SHOCK PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 7
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
OCTOBER 13 PREDICTIONS
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2
AUGUST 4 PREDICTIONS
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW	THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW	SPIDER-MAN 2

SINCE THERE ARE JUST SEVEN ELIGIBLE FILMS IN BOTH F/X CATEGORIES THESE FIVE ENDED UP SNUBBED BY THE ACADEMY
Other films that (I thought) had been contenders (no matter how stupid they may have been): VAN HELSING, ALIEN VS PREDATOR, CATWOMAN, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, KING ARTHUR, THE VILLAGE