2007 Oscar Nomination Predictions

On Tuesday January 23rd, the Academy Award nominations will be announced for films released in 2006. The Golden Globe awards were handed out on Monday January 15th. Here are my predictions (WILL WIN), together with my druthers (SHOULD WIN).

Best Picture











Babel
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
SHOULD WIN: Dreamgirls
WILL WIN: The Departed

Best Director

• Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
• Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men
• Stephen Frears, The Queen
• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
• Martin Scorsese, The Departed

SHOULD WIN: Stephen Frears, The Queen
WILL WIN: Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Best Actress

• Penelope Cruz, Volver
• Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
• Helen Mirren, The Queen
• Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
• Kate Winslet, Little Children

SHOULD WIN: Helen Mirren, The Queen
WILL WIN: Helen Mirren, The Queen

Best Actor

• Leonardo Dicaprio, The Departed
• Peter O'Toole, Venus
• Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
• Ken Watanabe, Letters from Iwo Jima
• Forrest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

SHOULD WIN: Forrest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
WILL WIN: Forrest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best Supporting Actress

• Adriana Barraza, Babel
• Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
• Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
• Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
• Rinko Kicuchi, Babel

SHOULD WIN: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
WILL WIN: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

Best Supporting Actor

• Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
• Jackie Early Haley, Little Children
• Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
• Jack Nicholson, The Departed
• Michael Sheen, The Queen

SHOULD WIN: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
WILL WIN: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls

Best Original Screenplay

• Guilllermo Arriaga, Babel
• Pedro Almodovar, Volver
• Peter Morgan, The Queen
• Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
• Zach Helm, Stranger Than Fiction

SHOULD WIN: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
WILL WIN: Guilllermo Arriaga, Babel

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
• Todd Field and Tom Perrota, Little Children
• Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal
• Aline Brosh McKenna, The Devil Wears Prada
• William Monahan, The Departed

SHOULD WIN: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
WILL WIN: Aline Brosh McKenna, The Devil Wears Prada

Total Nominations

1. Dreamgirls, 10 nominations
2. The Departed, 8 nominations
3. Babel, 8 nominations
4. The Queen, 6 nominations
5. Little Miss Sunshine, 5 nominations