Oscar Predictions from the gang for 2004

Best film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mystic River, Seabiscuit, and Lost in Translation.

P's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frog's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Koala's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King or Master and Commander
Cat's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (but second vote goes to Lost in Translation)
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best actor: Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Ben Kingsley for House of Sand and Fog, Jude Law for Cold Mountain, Bill Murray for Lost in Translation and Sean Penn for Mystic River.

P's prediction: Bill Murray for Lost in Translation
Frog's prediction: Bill Murray
Koala's prediction: Bill Murray because everyone is raving. [Footnote: having seen this movie, I think most competent actors could have done it sleepwalking. Am I being a bitch?]
Cat's prediction: Bill Murray. I enjoyed Pirates but Best Actor?!?? And I'd mainly be voting for Jude Law because he's very attractive.
Zeitgeist's prediction: Sean Penn for Mystic River.

Best actress: Charlize Theron in Monster, Naomi Watts in 21 Grams, Samantha Morton for In America, Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give, and Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider.

P's prediction: Charlize Theron in Monster
Frog's prediction: Keisha Castle-Hughes (lets have another young kiwi win)
Koala's prediction: Keisha Castle-Hughes - sentimental academy
Cat's prediction: Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider. (hee hee hee, it's so cool she got nominated!!)
Zeitgeist's prediction: Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give

Best director: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Clint Eastwood for Mystic River, Peter Weir for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation and Fernando Meirelles for City of God.

P's prediction: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frog's prediction: Peter Jackson (come on, he's missed out twice now! Though this one is not as good as the others, give it to him as a sympathy vote! Clint already has one)
Koala's prediction: I want PJ to win, but I think Clint Eastwood will get it. Boo blah blah to elderly Oscar darlings. Yes, I will say it again, Unforgiven was one of the most godawful boring movies I have ever seen. Yes, I am a peasant.
Cat's prediction: Sofia Coppola . 2nd nods to Peter Jackson & Peter Weir
Zeitgeist's prediction: Clint Eastwood for Mystic River

Best supporting actor: Alec Baldwin in The Cooler, Benicio Del Toro for 21 Grams, Djimon Hounsou for In America, Tim Robbins in Mystic River, and Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai.

P's prediction: Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai.
Frog's prediction: Tim Robbins
Koala's prediction: Ken Watanabe but I bet Tim Robbins will get it.
Cat's prediction: Benicio Del Toro. Haven't seen any of these but I like Benicio Del Toro
Zeitgeist's prediction: Tim Robbins in Mystic River

Best supporting actress: Renee Zellweger for Cold Mountain, Holly Hunter in Thirteen, Marcia Gay Harden in Mystic River, Patricia Clarkson for Pieces of April and Shohreh Aghdashloo in House of Sand and Fog.

P's prediction: Shohreh Aghdashloo in House of Sand and Fog.
Frog's prediction: Renee Zellweger
Koala's prediction: Renee Zellweger
Cat's prediction: err, have to go with the only performance I've seen here. Renee Zellweger.
Zeitgeist's prediction: Renee Zellweger for Cold Mountain

Best Animated Feature Film: Brother Bear, Finding Nemo, The Triplets of Belleville
P's prediction: to follow.
Frog's prediction: to follow.
Koala's prediction: Finding Nemo
Cat's prediction: Finding Nemo
Zeitgeist's prediction: Finding Nemo

Best foreign language film: Canada's The Barbarian Invasions, Japan's The Twilight Samurai, the Czech Republic's Zelary, the Netherlands' Twin Sisters, Sweden's Evil.

P's prediction: Sweden's Evil.
Frog's prediction: Japan's The Twilight Samurai (year of the samurai maybe?)
Koala's prediction: The Twilight Samurai - as Frog says, Japan's en vogue this year.
Cat's prediction: Sweden's Evil. giggle .. I wouldn't go that far!!
Zeitgeist's prediction: Japan's The Twilight Samurai

Best adapted screenplay: American Splendor, Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman; City of God, Braulio Mantovani; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson; Mystic River, Brian Helgeland; Seabiscuit, Gary Ross

P's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
Frog's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
Koala's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cat's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Can't believe it's all over!!
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson

Best original screenplay: The Barbarian Invasions, Denys Arcand; Dirty Pretty Things, Steven Knight; Finding Nemo, Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds; In America, Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan; Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola.

P's prediction: Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola.
Frog's prediction: Finding Nemo
Koala's prediction: I want Finding Nemo to win, but I think it will be Lost in Translation
Cat's prediction: Lost in Translation. a script that almost isn't a script
Zeitgeist's prediction: Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola.

Art Direction: Girl With A Pearl Earring, The Last Samurai, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Seabiscuit

P's prediction: Girl With A Pearl Earring
Frog's prediction: Girl With A Pearl Earring (just for something different)
Koala's prediction: Seabiscuit ... I liked that movie :)
Cat's prediction: The Last Samurai - it looks pretty, and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Zeitgeist's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Cinematography: City Of God, Cold Mountain, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Seabiscuit

P's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Frog's prediction: Cold Mountain
Koala's prediction: Girl with the Pearl Earring because it's probably all dreamy and beautiful - or Cold Mountain.
Cat's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Zeitgeist's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Costume design: Girl With A Pearl Earring, The Last Samurai, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Seabiscuit

P's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frog's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Koala's prediction: I want The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, but I think it will be Girl with the Pearl Earring.
Cat's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King for the elf armour alone and a 2nd time for all the other costuming
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Last Samurai

Documentary Feature: Balseros, Capturing The Friedmans, The Fog Of War, My Architect, The Weather Underground

P's prediction: My architect
Frog's prediction: Capturing The Friedmans (Ok so I haven't seen any of these foreign, docos or anything)
Koala's prediction: The Fog of War
Cat's prediction: The Fog Of War (sounds good)
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Fog Of War

Documentary Short Subject: Asylum, Chernobyl Heart, Ferry Tales

P's prediction: Asylum
Frog's prediction: Ferry Tales
Koala's prediction: Chernobyl Heart
Cat's prediction: Ferry Tales
Zeitgeist's prediction: Ferry Tales

Film Editing: City Of God, Cold Mountain, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Seabiscuit

P's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frog's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Koala's prediction: Seabiscuit
Cat's prediction: Master And Commander
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Makeup: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

P's prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frog's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (hrm or Pirates I wonder?)
Koala's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Cat's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Music (Score): Big Fish, Cold Mountain, Finding Nemo, House Of Sand And Fog, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

P's prediction: Finding Nemo
Frog's prediction: Finding Nemo (Oooh seeing big fish today)
Koala's prediction: Lord of the Rings - although I like Finding Nemo too
Cat's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Music (Song): Into the West - The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King; A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow - A Mighty Wind; Scarlet Tide - Cold Mountain; The Triplets of Belleville - The Triplets Of Belleville; You Will Be My Ain True Love - Cold Mountain

P's prediction: Into the West - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frog's prediction: Into the West - The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Koala's prediction: Into the West - of course, although who knows what will happen if Annie can't come to the Oscars to sing it. Then again, I do love Alison Krauss so I might be hoping for "You will be my ain true love" to win.
Cat's prediction: You Will Be My Ain True Love - Cold Mountain
Zeitgeist's prediction: Into the West - The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Short Film (Animated): Boundin', Destino, Gone Nutty, Harvie Krumpet, Nibbles

P's prediction: Nibbles
Frog's prediction: Nibbles
Koala's prediction: Gone Nutty
Cat's prediction: ooh, this is close .... Eeney meeney ... Harvie Krumpet
Zeitgeist's prediction: Harvie Krumpet

Short Film (Live Action): Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket), Most (The Bridge), Squash, (A) Torzija ([A] Torsion), Two Soldiers

P's prediction: Two soldiers
Frog's prediction: Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Koala's prediction: Most (The Bridge)
Cat's prediction: Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Zeitgeist's prediction: Two Soldiers

Sound: The Last Samurai, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, Seabiscuit

P's prediction: The Last Samurai
Frog's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (because I hadn't let it win anything yet)
Koala's prediction: The Last Samurai for all the battle sounds, or maybe Seabiscuit for all the horse sounds. Then again, the LOTR gang are so good at creating sounds - whirring cheese graters for fell beasts ...
Cat's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (when in doubt)
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Sound Editing: Finding Nemo, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

P's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Frog's prediction: Pirates Of The Caribbean (see above for reason)
Koala's prediction: As I don't really know the difference betweeen sound and sound editing, I say The Last Samurai for all the battle sounds, or maybe Seabiscuit for all the horse sounds.
Cat's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Zeitgeist's prediction: Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Visual effects: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

P's prediction: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
Frog's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Koala's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. OK, I take P's point about the dubiuosly toxic green army of the dead and their weird bubbling over Minas Tirith ... but everything out was way cool .....
Cat's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Zeitgeist's prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

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