My 2005 Academy Awards Predictions (and Gruesome Results)
Oscar and his friends
Every year, I make my Oscars predictions, and this year is no exception.
Every year, I also make a fool out of myself with how terribly I do. At any large parties I have attended, I am invariably beaten out by the person in the room who has seen only Spider-Man 2 and Shrek 2. Nonetheless, I have decided to open myself up and show you all exactly how horribly I do. Perhaps this courage is what will allow me to go 24 for 24 this year . . . but I'm not counting on it.
ETV Results
While the Oscars ceremony was ongoing, I participated in the Enhanced TV games, trivia, polls, info, etc. It's generally annoying, as you're trying to watch the TV and your computer at the same time. As you can see in the screenshot to the right, I was able to get into the top 3%. I won't tell you how high the scores for the top ten people were, though, because the top 3% sounds impressive.
As usual, I started out spectacularly with 3 of 3, but quickly slipped to 4 of 8. This is precisely what I tried to describe above. Luckily, I ended up with a winning percentage . . . by one. Nonetheless, I'm taking it.
And now, for my results: 13 of 24
Best Picture
Winner: Million Dollar Baby
My pick: The Aviator
Best Actor
Winner: Jamie Foxx, Ray- Best Actress
Winner: Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby - Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby - Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Cate Blanchett, The Aviator - Best Director
Winner: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
My pick: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator - Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways - Animated Feature
Winner: The Incredibles - Art Direction
Winner: The Aviator - Cinematography
Winner: The Aviator - Costume
Winner: The Aviator
My pick: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Documentary Feature
Winner: Born into Brothels
My pick: Super Size Me - Documentary Short Subject
Winner: Mighty Times: The Children's March
My pick: Autism Is a World - Film Editing
Winner: The Aviator
My pick: Million Dollar Baby - Foreign Language Film
Winner: Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside), Spain - Makeup
Winner: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
My pick: The Passion of the Christ - Original Score
Winner: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Finding Neverland - Original Song
Winner: "Al Otro Lado del Rio", The Motorcycle Diaries
My pick: "Believe", The Polar Express - Short Film, Animated
Winner: Ryan
My pick: Guard Dog - Short Film, Live Action
Winner: Wasp
My pick: Little Terrorist - Sound Editing
Winner: The Incredibles
My pick: Spider-Man 2 - Sound Mixing
Winner: Ray - Visual Effects
Winner: Spider-Man 2
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March 2nd, 2005 at 00:25
poor scorsese.
March 2nd, 2005 at 00:47
Was it King Missile who wrote that song about Scorsese?
Nonetheless, Hitchcock also had 0 Oscars, 5 nominations. That's not bad company.