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***FINAL!!!*** 2005 OSCAR PREDICTIONS

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
FINAL PREDICTION COMMENTS: The most likely category to be filled with veterens of the field, so these five are the big-timers most likely to get the nominations, although I would love to see The New World slip in there.
1. (1)(1)(1) MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA	2. (2)(2)(2) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN	3. (3)(4)(4) KING KONG	4. (4)(5)(5) CINDERELLA MAN	5. (5)(6)(6) CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Other possibilities: 6.(6)(11)(9) MUNICH 7.(7)(3)(3) THE NEW WORLD 8.(8)(-)(-) PRIDE & PREJUDICE 9.(9)(13)(10) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA 10.(16)(10)(12) MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS 11.(10)(-)(-) CRASH 12.(11)(12)(26) CAPOTE 13.(12)(8)(7) HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE 14.(13)(-)(14) SYRIANA 15.(14)(16)(18) THE CONSTANT GARDENER 16.(15)(7)(13) A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 17.(17)(14)(11) THE CORPSE BRIDE 18.(18)(17)(15) WAR OF THE WORLDS Nothing more than vote siphoners and/or better luck next time: ---(9)(8) THE WHITE COUNTESS ---(15)(20) THE THREE BURIELS... ---(16) JARHEAD ---(17) NORTH COUNTRY ---(19) STAR WARS EPISODE III ---(21) BEE SEASON ---(22) BATMAN BEGINS ---(23) CHICKEN LITTLE ---(24) DARK WATER ---(25) OLIVER TWIST
NEXT TO FINAL PREDICTIONS / JANUARY 15
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA	CHARLIE & THE CHOCO FACTORY	BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN	KING KONG	CINDERELLA MAN
PRE-XMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 18
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA	THE NEW WORLD	BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN	KING KONG	CINDERELLA MAN
PRE-NBR/LAFCA/NYFCC/GLOBES PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 6
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA	THE NEW WORLD	BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN	KING KONG	CINDERELLA MAN

BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
FINAL PREDICTION COMMENTS: The first four are probably locks, but the fifth spot is much harder to predict. It could be any of about seven different songs, and the numbers from Crash, Mad Hot Ballroom & Narnia are probably more likely than The Constant Gardener, but I've gone out on a limb with other categories, so what the Hell.
1. (1)(1)(1) THE PRODUCERS	2. (4)(4)(3) TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE	3. (2)(5)(5) HUSTLE & FLOW	4. (3)(3)(-) TRANSAMERICA	5. (5)(2)(4) THE CONSTANT GARDENER
"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"	"Remains of the Day"	"Hustle & Flow (It Ain't Over)" or "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"	"Travelin' Thru"	"Dicholo"
Other possibilities: "Mad Hot Ballroom" from "Mad Hot Ballroom" "In the Deep" from "Crash" "Can't Take It In" from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" "Dreamer" from "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" "Same in Any Language" from "Elizabethtown" If South Park can get a nomination in this category: "You're Gonna Die Soon" from "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic" Complete list of eligible songs: "Along the River" from "End of the Spear" "Angels Talk" from "Angels with Angels" "Butterfly" from "Because of Winn-Dixie" "Can't Take It In" from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" "Closer Every Day" from "Freezerburn" "Dicholo" from "The Constant Gardener" "Do the Hippogriff" from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" "Dreamer" from "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" "Face of Faith" from "Rumor Has It" "Fight for the Children" from "Palindromes" "Finding Home" from "Finding Home" "Great Big World" from "Hookwinked" "Have a Little Faith" from "The Theory of Everything" "Hustle & Flow (It Ain't Over)" from "Hustle & Flow" "(I'd Have It All) If I Had Drew" from "My Date with Drew" "If I Apologize" from "Mirrormask" "I'll Be Near You" from "Bee Season" "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy" from "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" "In the Deep" from "Crash" "It Ain't Over Yet” from "Racing Stripes" "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow" "I've Gotta See You Smile" from "Because of Winn-Dixie" "Mad Hot Ballroom" from "Mad Hot Ballroom" "Move Away and Shine" from "Thumbsucker" "My Brother, My People" from "Blues by the Beach" "Nobody Jesus But You" from "Palindromes" "One Blood" from "Green Street Hooligans" "One Little Slip" from "Chicken Little" "One Safe Place" from "The Upside of Anger" "Reachin' for Heaven" from "Ice Princess" "Remains of the Day" from "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" "Same in Any Language" from "Elizabethtown" "Shine" from "Robots" "Shoulder to Shoulder" from "Pooh's Heffalump Movie" "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" "Taking the Inside Rail" from "Racing Stripes" "Tell Me What You Already Did" from "Robots" "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" from "The Producers" "These Days" from "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" "This Is the Way" from "Palindromes" "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica" "You're Gonna Die Soon" from "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic"
NEXT TO FINAL PREDICTIONS / JANUARY 15
THR PRODUCERS	CONSTANT GARDENER	HUSTLE & FLOW	TRANSAMERICA	CORPSE BRIDE
PRE-XMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 18
THR PRODUCERS	DREAMER	HUSTLE & FLOW	TRANSAMERICA	CORPSE BRIDE
PRE-NBR/LAFCA/NYFCC/GLOBES PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 6
THR PRODUCERS	DREAMER	HUSTLE & FLOW	BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN	CORPSE BRIDE

BEST SOUND NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
FINAL PREDICTION COMMENTS:
1. (1)(1)(1) KING KONG	2. (2)(3)(2) WALK THE LINE	3. (3)(2)(3) WAR OF THE WORLDS	4. (-)(-)(27) CRASH	5. (5)(4)(9) BATMAN BEGINS
Other possibilities: 6.(4)(5)(5) MUNICH 7.(6)(10)(10) MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA 8.(7)(6)(7) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA 9.(9)(7)(8) CINDERELLA MAN 10.(10)(8)(5) JARHEAD 11.(13)(13)(13) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 12.(8)(15)(16) STAR WARS EPISODE III 13.(11)(9)(6) THE PRODUCERS 14.(-)(-)(20) THE CONSTANT GARDENER 15.(-)(-)(-) CAPOTE 16.(12)(14)(15) A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 17.(14)(16)(14) RENT 18.(15)(11)(11) THE NEW WORLD Nothing more than vote siphoners and/or better luck next time: ---(12)(12) MADAGASCAR ---(17) CHICKEN LITTLE ---(18) WALLACE & GROMIT ---(19) FLIGHTPLAN ---(21) CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY ---(22) THE CORPSE BRIDE ---(23) KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ---(24) AEON FLUX ---(25) HUSTLE & FLOW ---(26) SIN CITY ---(28) THE ISLAND ---(29) MR & MRS SMITH
NEXT TO FINAL PREDICTIONS / JANUARY 15
KING KONG	WALK THE LINE	WAR OF THE WORLDS	MUNICH	BATMAN BEGINS
PRE-XMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 16
KING KONG	WALK THE LINE	WAR OF THE WORLDS	MUNICH	BATMAN BEGINS
PRE-NBR/LAFCA/NYFCC/GLOBES PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 18
KING KONG	WALK THE LINE	WAR OF THE WORLDS	MUNICH	JARHEAD

BEST SOUND F/X EDITING NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
FINAL PREDICTION COMMENTS: I believe Narnia is going to be snubbed here, along with Harry Potter, leaving the other three as the nominees.
1. (1)(1)(1) KING KONG	2. (2)(2)(2) WAR OF THE WORLDS	3. (3)(3)(3) STAR WARS EPISODE III
The Other eligible films: 4.(4)(4)(4) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA 5.(5)(7)(7) HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE 6.(6)(-)(-) WALK THE LINE 7.(7)(-)(-) MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Not on the final list: ---(5)(5) BATMAN BEGINS ---(6)(6) THE NEW WORLD ---(8)(8) CHICKEN LITTLE ---(9)(9) MADAGASCAR ---(10)(10) JARHEAD ---(11)(11) MR & MRS SMITH ---(12)(12) CORPSE BRIDE ---(13)(13) WALLACE & GROMIT ---(14)(14) KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ---(15)(15) SIN CITY ---(16)(16) AEON FLUX
NEXT TO FINAL PREDICTIONS / JANUARY 15
KING KONG	STAR WARS EPISODE III	WAR OF THE WORLDS
PRE-XMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 18
KING KONG	STAR WARS EPISODE III	WAR OF THE WORLDS
PRE-NBR/LAFCA/NYFCC/GLOBES PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 6
KING KONG	STAR WARS EPISODE III	WAR OF THE WORLDS

BEST VISUAL F/X NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
FINAL PREDICTION COMMENTS: I was tempted to put Batman Begins in War of the Worlds' place - since it has been grabbing up so many guild nominations, but in the end, I kept the line-up I've had all along.
1. (1)(1)(1) KING KONG	2. (2)(3)(2) STAR WARS EPISODE III	3. (3)(2)(3) WAR OF THE WORLDS
The other eligible films: 4.(5)(5)(5) BATMAN BEGINS 5.(4)(4)(4) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA 6.(6)(6)(6) HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE 7.(7)(7)(-) CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Not on the eligibility list: ---(7) SIN CITY ---(8) AEON FLUX ---(9) THE ISLAND ---(10) CONSTANTINE ---(11) LAND OF THE DEAD
NEXT TO FINAL PREDICTIONS / JANUARY 15
KING KONG	STAR WARS EPISODE III	WAR OF THE WORLDS
PRE-XMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 18
KING KONG	STAR WARS EPISODE III	WAR OF THE WORLDS
PRE-NBR/LAFCA/NYFCC/GLOBES PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 6
KING KONG	STAR WARS EPISODE III	WAR OF THE WORLDS

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