BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
THE AVIATOR	CLOSER	FINDING NEVERLAND	HOTEL RWANDA	KINSEY	MILLION DOLLAR BABY
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE - even if it is a six-way race
who should win: Closer is the best film of the bunch, not that it has a chance of winning, but as long as it's not Neverland, I'll be happy (I think I have an unhealthy hatred for that film)... who will win: The Aviator should start its Oscar run here, although Baby could sneak in...
and the Golden Globe goes to... The Aviator, of course! Gee I wish I liked this film better than I did.

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND	THE INCREDIBLES	PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	RAY	SIDEWAYS
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
5/5 PERFECT NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Sideways is the best comedy of the past several years, easy... who will win: Sideways should take this, and possibly begin their streak to take down The Aviator come Oscar time (if Ray or one of the others win, Sideways chances to take the Oscar are probably over)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Sideways!! Like the hey-day of the seventies Auteur movement is back in full swing - does this mean Woody Allen's new film (Melinda and Melinda out in March) will be good (a thing Woody hasn't done in a while)??

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA
Scarlett Johansson in THE LOVE SONG OF BOBBY LONG	Nicole Kidman in BIRTH	Imelda Staunton in VERA DRAKE	Hilary Swank in MILLION DOLLAR BABY	Uma Thurman in KILL BILL, VOLUME 2
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
2/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Imelda Staunton gives one of the most intensely tragic performances ever on film... who will win: It's down to Swank or Staunton (both have split the precurser awards about evenly), but unfortunately Swank probably has the slight edge (but I hope I'm wrong here), wouldn't it be fun to see Uma sneak in though...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Hilary Swank ! I make all these comments about Hilary, but I do really like her (I thought she was fantasmical in Boys Don't Cry), but I am so dreading seeing her film - I hate sports movies and it looks so cliche'd up the whazoo (even though it is on over 200 Top Ten Lists) - I guess we'll see my reaction next week when I finally see it.

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA
Javier Bardem in THE SEA INSIDE	Don Cheadle in HOTEL RWANDA	Johnny Depp in FINDING NEVERLAND	Leonardo DiCaprio in THE AVIATOR	Liam Neeson in KINSEY
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Jeff Bridges..oh yeah, he's not nominated...how about Vincent Gallo (oops), uh, Gael Garcia Bernal...nope...um, let's see, how about Paul Bettany in Dogvil...okay, okay, let's go with Cheadle... who will win: Most say Depp or DiCrapio (yes I meant to spell it that way!), but I'm going to toss out Don Cheadle's name as an upset (there's gotta be at least one right?)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Leo...Sure, this may be Leo's best performance to date, but what exactly does that mean? I still can't take the guy seriously in the role, which was my main reason for not loving this film.

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY/MUSICAL
Annette Bening in BEING JULIA	Ashley Judd in DE-LOVELY	Emmy Rossum in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	Kate Winslet in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND	Renee Zellweger in BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
3/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Kate Winslet, although Annette was great too... who will win: Kate or Annette...Annette or Kate...hmmm? Let's go with Annette, but as long as the Z-girl doesn't win, again...ugghh...
and the Golden Globe goes to... The lovely and talented Annette Bening! I love that she plays an Actress who is supposedly over the edge of age and beauty (at 46) and she has never looked sexier!

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY/MUSICAL
Jim Carrey in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND	Jamie Foxx in RAY	Paul Giamatti in SIDEWAYS	Kevin Kline in DE-LOVELY	Kevin Spacey in BEYOND THE SEA
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: P-A-U-L-G-I-A-M-A-T-T-I who will win: duh, if anyone but Foxx takes this, it will be the surprise of the night (and a big hit at Jamie's Oscar chances)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... No brainer...Mr. Foxx, who should win for best acceptance speech.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett in THE AVIATOR	Laura Linney in KINSEY	Virginia Madsen in SIDEWAYS	Natalie Portman in CLOSER	Meryl Streep in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
3/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Cate Blanchett (one of the most talented - and beautiful - Actresses out there) does a pitch-perfect Kate Hepburn... who will win: Going with trends, this award is Virginia's to win or lose, although Cate could steal...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Natalie Portman in Closer!! Two quick surprises (the first two awards of the night - see Best Supporting Actor too) and both happy surprises - Portman was my second choice here.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
David Carradine in KILL BILL, VOLUME 2	Thomas Haden Church in SIDEWAYS	Jamie Foxx in COLLATERAL	Morgan Freeman in MILLION DOLLAR BABY	Clive Owen in CLOSER
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Oh Clive, you are so great...but Mr. Carradine takes the cake (and should take the Oscar too) just for the baloney sandwich scene alone... who will win: Thomas Haden Church - from Lowell to Oscar (and don't get me started on Jamie Foxx's fraudulant nomination)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Wow...Clive Owen in Closer!! The night is off to a great start - not my first, but second choice at least.

BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY	Marc Forster for FINDING NEVERLAND	Mike Nichols for CLOSER	Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS	Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: The Auteur, Mr. Payne... who will win: Marty Scorsese, not due to The Aviator being that good (it isn't though everyone seems to think it is), but just because he's Marty Scorsese (Clint or Payne could sneak in though)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Clint Eastwood !! I've been thinking that the Oscar will come down to Eastwood or Scorsese (w/ payne as a spoiler)...Scorsese for a lifetime of never winning and eastwood (who won two Oscars in 1992 w/ Unforgiven) who might win for both Baby (which I haven't seen yet - shame on me) and Mystic river combined.

BEST SCREENPLAY
THE AVIATOR	CLOSER	ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND	FINDING NEVERLAND	SIDEWAYS
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Sideways, of course... who will win: All the precursers have been split between Sideways and Eternal Sunshine, but since the Screenplay award isn't split like at the Oscars, it could go either way, so let's just say...um, Eternal Sun...no, wait, Sideways, yeah, let's say Sideways (you will hear me scream if it is Neverland though)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor for Sideways (no real surprise).

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE AVIATOR	FINDING NEVERLAND	MILLION DOLLAR BABY	SPANGLISH	SIDEWAYS
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
2/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Sideways has that great retro seventies melancholy to it... who will win: Prob. The Aviator (although this could be Neverland's one win for the night)...
and the Golden Globe goes to... The Aviator !! Not Scorsese's best film (and it will be a shame if he wins the Oscar for this film, when he never won for Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets etc.), and Shore's score was standard at best, but at least my mortal enemy (Finding Neverland) didn't win!!!

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
ALFIE	HOTEL RWANDA	SHREK 2	PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	THE POLAR EXPRESS
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
4/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: Mick and Dave for the Alfie song, "Old Habits Die Hard"... who will win: God, I hope Shrek doesn't win here, so just out of shear fear of that happening, I'm going with Alfie...
and the Golden Globe goes to... Yay!! Mick & Dave, who were great on stage (especially when they thanked their children and Mick said there were too many to mention).

BEST FOREIGN FILM
LES CHORISTES	HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS	THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES	THE SEA INSIDE	A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
3/5 NOMINATION PREDICTION RATE
who should win: House of Flying Daggers, easy... who will win: I hate to think of The Sea Inside winning (although it seems to be on a run), I'm still going with Zhang's Daggers...
and the Golden Globe goes to... The Sea Inside...this is not a bad film, Javier Bardem (as always) gives a stellar performance, but it just seemed so, so, oh so Oscarbaitary - Nowhere to the level of Daggers or A Very Long Engagement, but hey, no real surprise.

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