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Winner Prediction (o-Win Pred Date Set) -Chance at Victory-

Awards
5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	Dreamgirls Pan's Labyrinth The Departed Babel The Queen Cars Children of Men The Last King of Scotland Letters from Iwo Jima Pirates of the Caribbean 2 United 93

Best Picture

Babel - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin (o-Jan 23) -Average-

The Departed - Graham King -Average-
Little Miss Sunshine - David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub -Average-
The Queen - Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward -Average-
Letters from Iwo Jima - Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg -Fair-

Best Animated Feature

Cars - John Lasseter (o-Jan 22) -Average-

Happy Feet - George Miller -Average-
Monster House - Gil Kenan -Fair-

Best Director

The Departed - Martin Scorsese (o-Dec 15) -Good-

Letters from Iwo Jima - Clint Eastwood -Average-
United 93 - Paul Greengrass -Average-
Babel - Alejandro González Iñárritu -Average-
The Queen - Stephen Frears -Fair-

Best Actor

The Last King of Scotland - Forest Whitaker (o-Jan 23) -Good-

Venus - Peter O'Toole -Average-
The Pursuit of Happyness - Will Smith -Average-
Half Nelson - Ryan Gosling -Fair-
Blood Diamond - Leonardo DiCaprio -Weak-

Best Actress

The Queen - Helen Mirren (o-Jun 16) -Strong-

Notes on a Scandal - Judi Dench -Average-
Little Children - Kate Winslet -Fair-
The Devil Wears Prada - Meryl Streep -Fair-
Volver - Penelope Cruz -Weak-

Best Supporting Actor

Dreamgirls - Eddie Murphy (o-Jun 16) -Average-

Little Miss Sunshine - Alan Arkin -Average-
Little Children - Jackie Earle Haley -Average-
The Departed - Mark Wahlberg -Average-
Blood Diamond - Djimon Hounsou -Average-

Best Supporting Actress

Dreamgirls - Jennifer Hudson (o-Jun 16) -Good-

Little Miss Sunshine - Abigail Breslin -Average-
Babel - Rinko Kikuchi -Average-
Notes on a Scandal - Cate Blanchett -Average-
Babel - Adriana Barraza -Average-

Best Original Screenplay

Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt (o-Feb 21) -Good-

The Queen - Peter Morgan -Good-
Babel - Guillermo Arriaga -Good-
Letters from Iwo Jima - Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis -Average-
Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro -Average-

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Departed - William Monahan (o-Jan 11) -Good-

Children of Men - Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby -Good-
Little Children - Todd Field, Tom Perrotta -Average-
Notes on a Scandal - Patrick Marber -Average-
Borat - Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips -Weak-

Best Original Song

Dreamgirls - "Listen", Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven (o-Nov 20) -Good-

An Inconvenient Truth - "I Need to Wake Up", Melissa Etheridge -Average-
Dreamgirls - "Love You I Do", Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett -Average-
Dreamgirls - "Patience", Henry Krieger, Willie Reale -Average-
Cars - "Our Town", Randy Newman -Average-

Best Original Score

Pan's Labyrinth - Javier Navarrete (o-Feb 21) -Good-

Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla -Good-
The Queen - Alexandre Desplat -Good-
Notes on a Scandal - Philip Glass -Average-
The Good German - Thomas Newman -Fair-

Best Editing

United 93 - Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, Richard Pearson (o-Jan 23) -Average-

Babel - Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione -Average-
The Departed - Thelma Schoonmaker -Average-
Children of Men - Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Cuaron -Average-
Blood Diamond - Steven Rosenblum -Fair-

Best Cinematography

Children of Men - Emmanuel Lubezki (o-Jan 11) -Average-

The Black Dahlia - Vilmos Zsigmond -Average-
Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo Navarro -Average-
The Prestige - Wally Pfister -Average-
The Illusionist - Dick Pope -Fair-

Best Art Direction

Pan's Labyrinth - Eugenio Caballero, Pilar Revuelta (o-Feb 20) -Average-

Dreamgirls - John Myhre, Nancy Haigh -Average-
The Prestige - Nathan Crowley, Julie Ochipinti -Average-
The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl A. Carasik -Fair-
The Good Shepherd - Jeannine Oppewall, Gretchen Rau, Leslie E. Rollins -Fair-

Best Costume Design

Dreamgirls - Sharen Davis (o-Jun 16) -Average-

Curse of the Golden Flower - Yee Chung Man -Average-
Marie Antoinette - Milena Canonero -Fair-
The Devil Wears Prada - Patricia Field -Fair-
The Queen - Consolata Boyle -Weak-

Best Makeup

Pan's Labyrinth - David Marti, Montse Ribe (o-Jan 9) -Good-

Apocalypto - Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano -Average-
Click - Kazuhiro Tsuji, Bill Corso -Fair-

Best Sound Mixing

Dreamgirls - Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie Burton (o-Nov 28) -Good-

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff -Good-
Flags of Our Fathers - John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff, Walt Martin -Average-
Apocalypto - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Fernando Camara -Fair-
Blood Diamond - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ivan Sharrock -Fair-

Best Sound Editing

Letters from Iwo Jima - Alan Robert Murray (o-Jan 23) -Good-

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Christopher Boyes, George Watters II -Good-
Flags of Our Fathers - Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman -Average-
Apocalypto - Sean McCormack, Kami Asgar -Fair-
Blood Diamond - Lon Bender -Weak-

Best Visual Effects

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall (o-Dec 19) -Strong-

Superman Returns - Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, John Thum -Fair-
Poseidon - Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett, John Frazier -Weak-

Best Foreign Film

Pan's Labyrinth - Mexico (o-Jan 23) -Strong-

The Lives of Others - Germany -Good-
Days of Glory - Algeria -Average-
Water - Canada -Average-
After the Wedding - Denmark -Fair-

Best Documentary Feature

An Inconvenient Truth - Davis Guggenheim (o-Jun 16) -Good-

Deliver Us from Evil - Amy Berg, Frank Donner -Average-
Iraq in Fragments - James Longley, John Sinno -Average-
Jesus Camp - Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady -Average-
My Country, My Country - Laura Poitras, Jocelyn Glatzer -Fair-

Best Documentary Short Subject

Recycled Life - Leslie Iwerks, Mike Glad (o-Oct 11) -Good-

Rehearsing a Dream - Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon -Average-
The Blood of Yingzhou District - Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon -Average-
Two Hands - Nathaniel Kahn, Susan Rose Behr -Average-

Best Animated Short Film

The Little Mathgirl - Roger Allers, Don Hahn (o-Jan 23) -Good-

Lifted - Gary Rydstrom -Good-
No Time for Nuts - Chris Renaud, Michael Thurmeier -Average-
Maestro - Geza M. Toth -Average-
The Danish Poet - Torill Kove -Average-

Best Live-Action Short Film

West Bank Story - Ari Sandel (o-Jan 23) -Good-

Helmer & Son - Soren Pilmark, Kim Magnusson -Good-
The Saviour - Peter Templeman, Stuart Parkyn -Average-
Binta and the Great Idea - Javier Fesser, Luis Manso -Average-
Eramos Pocos - Borja Cobeaga -Average-