Sure, just what you were looking for – another blogger’s opinion of the Oscars. Well, if that doesn’t spin your wheels, then by all means stroll on down the information superhighway and ignore this post. But, if it does interest you – let me give you a little background in why my opinion is worth the html it is printed in… 1) I am a huge movie buff (yippie, who isn’t?) 2) I am a filmmaker (okay, so that give you a little credence) 3) I have worked in all aspects of filmmaking – acting, directing, producing, editing, sound design, casting, camerawork, extra work, etc. etc. (okay, another feather in your cap) and finally, 4) because its my blog and I can do what I want to do (fine, just get on with the Oscar stuff).

I am not going down the entire list because frankly there are some Oscars that don’t interest me. I will also not be covering all of them in this post. What I will be doing here is listing the ones that I will cover in more detail as we get closer to the Oscar Night. There are several that I need to see still before I can choose my winners. Well, enough banter – here is the list of awards that I will be covering in upcoming blogs.

BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle – HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp – FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio – THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx – RAY

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda – THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church – SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx – COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clive Owen – CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening – BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno – MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton – VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet – ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett – THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney – KINSEY
Virginia Madsen – SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo – HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman – CLOSER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE INCREDIBLES
SHARK TALE
SHREK 2

DIRECTING
THE AVIATOR
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS
VERA DRAKE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BORN INTO BROTHELS
THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
SUPER SIZE ME
TUPAC: RESURRECTION
TWIST OF FAITH

FILM EDITING
THE AVIATOR
COLLATERAL
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY

VISUAL EFFECTS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2