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OSCAR WINNERS
 YEAR-END FODDER
WHAT: 77th Annual Academy Awards
WHEN: Presented February 27, 2005


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 INTERVIEW ARCHIVE
Read our interview with NAME Hilary Swank (2001)
Best Actress winner
Read our interview with NAME Johnny Depp (1999)
Best Actor nominee
Read our interview with NAME Charlie Kaufman (2004)
Best Original Screenplay winner
Read our interview with Alexander Payne Alexander Payne (1999)
Director of "Sideways"
Read our interview with Brad Bird (1999)
Director of "The Incredibles"
Read our interview with Alejandro Amenábar (2001)
Director of "The Sea Inside"
Read our interview with NAME Joel Schumacher (2003)
Director of "Phantom of the Opera"
Tragedy-tinged boxing drama wins big with Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actress

By Rob Blackwelder

Aside from guessing wrong for Best Picture, it seems my most inaccurate prediction for this year's Oscars was that my predictions would be inaccurate.

I don't have a very good track record for these things, but I was right 66 percent of the time this year. Go figure.

Here are the winners of the 77th annual Academy Awards...

 Best PICTURE
NOMINEES
"The Aviator" (my prediction)
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Ray"
"Sideways"
WINNER
"The Aviator"

 Best DIRECTOR
NOMINEES
Martin Scorsese for "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood for "Million Dollar Baby" (my prediction)
Taylor Hackford for "Ray"
Alexander Payne for "Sideways"
Mike Leigh for "Vera Drake"
WINNER
Clint Eastwood

 Best ACTOR
NOMINEES
Don Cheadle for "Hotel Rwanda"
Johnny Depp for "Finding Neverland"
Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood for "Million Dollar Baby"
Jamie Foxx for "Ray" (my prediction)
WINNER
Jamie Foxx

 Best ACTRESS
NOMINEES
Annette Bening for "Being Julia"
Catalina Sandino Moreno for "Maria Full of Grace"
Imelda Staunton for "Vera Drake"
Hilary Swank for "Million Dollar Baby" (my prediction)
Kate Winslet for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
WINNER
Hilary Swank

 Best SUPPORTING ACTOR
NOMINEES
Alan Alda for "The Aviator"
Thomas Haden Church for "Sideways"
Jamie Foxx for "Collateral"
Morgan Freeman for "Million Dollar Baby" (my prediction)
Clive Owen for "Closer"
Predicted WINNER
Morgan Freeman

 Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS
NOMINEES
Cate Blanchett for "The Aviator" (my prediction)
Laura Linney for "Kinsey"
Virginia Madsen for "Sideways"
Sophie Okonedo for "Hotel Rwanda"
Natalie Portman for "Closer"
WINNER
Cate Blanchett

 Best ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
NOMINEES
"The Aviator" (my prediction)
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
"Hotel Rwanda"
"The Incredibles"
"Vera Drake"
WINNER
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

 Best ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
NOMINEES
"Before Sunset"
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"The Motorcycle Diaries"
"Sideways" (my prediction)
WINNER
"Sideways"

 Best ANIMATED FEATURE
NOMINEES
"The Incredibles" (my prediction)
"Shark Tale"
"Shrek 2"
WINNER
"The Incredibles"

 Best FOREIGN FILM
NOMINEES
"As It Is In Heaven" (Sweden)
"The Chorus" (France)
"Downfall" (Germany)
"The Sea Inside" (Spain) (my prediction)
"Yesterday" (South Africa)
WINNER
"The Sea Inside"

 Best DOCUMENTARY
NOMINEES
"Born Into Brothels"
"The Story of Weeping Camel"
"Super Size Me" (my prediction)
"Tupac: Resurrection"
"Twist of Faith"
WINNER
"Born Into Brothels"

 Best CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEES
"The Aviator"
"House of Flying Daggers" (my prediction)
"The Passion of the Christ"
"The Phantom of the Opera"
"A Very Long Engagement"
WINNER
"The Aviator"

 Best EDITING
NOMINEES
"The Aviator" (my prediction)
"Collateral"
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Ray"
WINNER
"The Aviator"

 Best SOUND MIXING
NOMINEES
"The Aviator"
"The Incredibles"
"The Polar Express"
"Ray" (my prediction)
"Spider-Man 2"
WINNER
"Ray"

 Best SOUND EDITING
NOMINEES
"The Incredibles" (my prediction)
"The Polar Express"
"Spider-Man 2"
WINNER
"The Incredibles"

 Best VISUAL EFFECTS
NOMINEES
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner..." (my prediction)
"I, Robot"
"Spider-Man 2"
WINNER
"Spider-Man 2"

 Best ART DIRECTION
NOMINEES
"The Aviator" (my prediction)
"Finding Neverland"
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"The Phantom of the Opera"
"A Very Long Engagement"
WINNER
"The Aviator"

 Best COSTUME DESIGN
NOMINEES
"The Aviator" (my prediction)
"Finding Neverland"
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"Ray"
"Troy"
WINNER
"The Aviator"

 Best MAKEUP
NOMINEES
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"The Passion of the Christ" (my prediction)
"The Sea Inside"
Predicted WINNER
"Lemony Snicket"

 Best ORIGINAL SCORE
NOMINEES
"Finding Neverland" (my prediction)
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"The Passion of the Christ"
"The Village"
WINNER
"Finding Neverland"

 Best ORIGINAL SONG
NOMINEES (no prediction)
"Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2"
"Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries"
"Believe" from "The Polar Express"
"Learn To Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera"
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The Chorus"
WINNER
"Al Otro Lado Del Rio"







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