# Oscar Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945 "2006-03-03T19:41:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/1 "2006-03-03T19:41:45Z")
Your predictions please.\* In the case of multiple winners, the grand prize winner will be chosen completely arbitrarily. He or she will gain the people’s ovation and fame forever. Second prize is a set of steak knives. **Best Picture** □ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** □ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** □ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** □ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ □ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ □ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ □ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** □ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) □ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ □ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ □ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** □ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ □ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ □ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ □ _The Last Farm_ □ _Our Time Is Up_ □ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ □ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** □ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** □ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ □ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** □ _Badgered_ □ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ □ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Special Award for Achievement in Post Coding** □ lissener \*To indicate your vote, you can C&P \< ■ \> over \< □ \>. ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/2 "2006-03-03T20:53:41Z")
**lissener** , thanks for an awesome post. There’s nothing I like more than a little Oscar pool. Here are my predictions (which are a combination of who I think will win and who should win): **Best Picture** □ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** □ George Clooney, _Syriana_ ■ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ □ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ ■ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** ■ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ □ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** □ _Crash_ ■ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) ■ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ ■ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ ■ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** □ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ ■ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ □ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ ■ _The Last Farm_ □ _Our Time Is Up_ □ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ ■ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** ■ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** □ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) ■ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** ■ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ □ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** □ _Badgered_ ■ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Special Award for Achievement in Post Coding** ■ lissener ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/3 "2006-03-03T21:07:38Z")
Best Picture **□** Brokeback Mountain □ Capote □ Crash □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Munich Best Director **□** Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain □ Bennett Miller, Capote □ Paul Haggis, Crash □ George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck □ Steven Spielberg, Munich Best Actor in a Leading Role **□** Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote □ Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow □ Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain □ Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line □ David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck Best Supporting Actor □ George Clooney, Syriana **□** Matt Dillon, Crash □ Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man □ Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain □ William Hurt, A History of Violence Best Actress in a Leading Role □ Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents □ Felicity Huffman, TransAmerica □ Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice □ Charlize Theron, North Country **□** Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line Best Supporting Actress □ Amy Adams, Junebug □ Catherine Keener, Capote □ Frances McDormand, North Country **□** Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardner □ Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain Best Adapted Screenplay \*\*□ \*\* Brokeback Mountain □ Capote □ The Constant Gardener □ A History of Violence □ Munich Best Original Screenplay **□** Crash □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Match Point □ The Squid and the Whale □ Syriana Best Foreign-Language Film □ Don’t Tell (Italy) □ Joyeux Noel (France) **□** Paradise Now (Palestinian Authority) □ Sophie Scholl (Germany) □ Tsotsi (South Africa) Best Cinematography □ Batman Begins **□** Brokeback Mountain □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Memoirs of a Geisha □ The New World Best Art Direction □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire □ King Kong \*\*□ \*\* Memoirs of a Geisha □ Pride & Prejudice Best Costume Design □ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \*\*□ \*\* Memoirs of a Geisha □ Mrs. Henderson Presents □ Pride & Prejudice □ Walk the Line Best Documentary Feature □ Darwin’s Nightmare □ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room **□** March of the Penguins □ Murderball □ Street Fight Best Documentary Short Subject □ The Death of Kevin Carter **□** God Sleeps in Rwanda □ The Mushroom Club □ A Note of Triumph Best Live Action Short Film □ Ausreisser (The Runaway) □ Cashback **□** The Last Farm □ Our Time Is Up □ Six Shooter Best Animated Feature Film □ Howl’s Moving Castle □ Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride **□** Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit Best Film Editing □ Cinderella Man \*\*□ \*\* The Constant Gardener □ Crash □ Munich □ Walk the Line Best Makeup **□** The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe □ Cinderella Man □ Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Best Original Score □ Brokeback Mountain (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ The Constant Gardener (Alberto Inglesias) **□** Memoirs of a Geisha (John Williams) □ Munich (John Williams) □ Pride & Prejudice (Dario Marianelli) Best Original Song **□** “In the Deep,” Crash □ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” Hustle & Flow □ “Travelin’ Thru,” TransAmerica Best Animated Short Film □ Badgered □ The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation \*\*□ \*\* 9 □ One Man Band Best Sound □ The Chronicles of Narnia □ King Kong □ Memoirs of a Geisha □ Walk the Line **□** War of the Worlds Best Sound Editing □ King Kong □ Memoirs of a Geisha **□** War of the Worlds Best Visual Effects □ The Chronicles of Narnia **□** King Kong □ War of the Worlds Special Award for Achievement in Post Coding □ lissener ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/4 "2006-03-03T21:11:58Z")
I’m with Stephe96, cept for that last one. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/5 "2006-03-03T21:13:44Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > I’m with Stephe96, cept for that last one. Oops. Sorry. Maybe the Academy will give you a Lifetime Achievement Award in the future! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/6 "2006-03-03T21:23:31Z")
**Best Picture** ■_Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □_Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** ■ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ □ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ ■ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ ■ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** □ _Brokeback Mountain_ ■ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** □ _Crash_ ■ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) ■ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ ■ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ ■ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** □ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ ■ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ □ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ ■ _The Last Farm_ □ _Our Time Is Up_ □ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _Crash_ ■ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ ■ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** ■ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** □ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ ■ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** □ _Badgered_ ■ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Special Award for Achievement in Post Coding** ■ lissener ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/7 "2006-03-03T21:26:36Z")
Not to sound stupid or anything, but how are you guys filling in the entire box with black? I thought simply **bolding** it would do the trick, but alack and alas… ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/8 "2006-03-03T21:32:05Z")
**Best Picture** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** ■ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ □ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ ■ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ ■ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** □ _Crash_ ■ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) □ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) ■ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ ■ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ ■ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** □ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ □ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ ■ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ □ _The Last Farm_ □ _Our Time Is Up_ ■ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** ■ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** ■ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** ■ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ □ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** □ _Badgered_ □ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ ■ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ ■ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ ■ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ I think I’ve seen 5 of the movies mentioned above (and only 1 of the BP nominees) so these are pulled entirely out of thin air. I’ll take an Irving Thalberg Humanitarian Award, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/9 "2006-03-03T21:34:51Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Not to sound stupid or anything, but how are you guys filling in the entire box with black? I thought simply **bolding** it would do the trick, but alack and alas… I have no idea how to do it from scratch but I just quoted the whole thing and then copied and pasted the black squares from the bottom of **lissener’s** post. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/10 "2006-03-03T21:42:18Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Not to sound stupid or anything, but how are you guys filling in the entire box with black? I thought simply **bolding** it would do the trick, but alack and alas… As lissener suggested – copy & paste the black box (from the bottom of his original post) over the empty box. ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/11 "2006-03-03T21:42:46Z")
Best Picture ■Brokeback Mountain □ Capote □Crash □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Munich Best Director □ Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain □ Bennett Miller, Capote □ Paul Haggis, Crash ■ George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck □ Steven Spielberg, Munich Best Actor in a Leading Role ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote □ Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow □ Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain □ Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line □ David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck Best Supporting Actor ■ George Clooney, Syriana □ Matt Dillon, Crash □ Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man □ Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain □ William Hurt, A History of Violence Best Actress in a Leading Role □ Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents □ Felicity Huffman, TransAmerica □ Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice □ Charlize Theron, North Country ■ Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line Best Supporting Actress □ Amy Adams, Junebug □ Catherine Keener, Capote □ Frances McDormand, North Country ■ Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardner □ Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain Best Adapted Screenplay □ Brokeback Mountain ■ Capote □ The Constant Gardener □ A History of Violence □ Munich Best Original Screenplay ■Crash □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Match Point □ The Squid and the Whale □ Syriana Best Foreign-Language Film □ Don’t Tell (Italy) □ Joyeux Noel (France) □ Paradise Now (Palestinian Authority) □ Sophie Scholl (Germany) ■ Tsotsi (South Africa) Best Cinematography □ Batman Begins ■ Brokeback Mountain □ Good Night, and Good Luck □ Memoirs of a Geisha □ The New World Best Art Direction □ Good Night, and Good Luck ■ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire □ King Kong □ Memoirs of a Geisha □ Pride & Prejudice Best Costume Design □ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ■ Memoirs of a Geisha □Mrs. Henderson Presents □ Pride & Prejudice □ Walk the Line Best Documentary Feature □ Darwin’s Nightmare □ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room ■ March of the Penguins □ Murderball □ Street Fight Best Documentary Short Subject □ The Death of Kevin Carter ■ God Sleeps in Rwanda □ The Mushroom Club □ A Note of Triumph Best Live Action Short Film □ Ausreisser (The Runaway) □ Cashback ■ The Last Farm □ Our Time Is Up □ Six Shooter Best Animated Feature Film □ Howl’s Moving Castle □ Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride ■ Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit Best Film Editing □ Cinderella Man □ The Constant Gardener □ Crash □Munich ■ Walk the Line Best Makeup ■The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe □ Cinderella Man □ Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Best Original Score ■ Brokeback Mountain (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ The Constant Gardener (Alberto Inglesias) □ Memoirs of a Geisha (John Williams) □ Munich (John Williams) □ Pride & Prejudice (Dario Marianelli) Best Original Song □ “In the Deep,” Crash ■ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” Hustle & Flow □ “Travelin’ Thru,” TransAmerica Best Animated Short Film □ Badgered ■ The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation □ 9 □ One Man Band Best Sound ■ The Chronicles of Narnia □ King Kong □ Memoirs of a Geisha □ Walk the Line □ War of the Worlds Best Sound Editing ■ King Kong □ Memoirs of a Geisha □ War of the Worlds Best Visual Effects ■ The Chronicles of Narnia □ King Kong □ War of the Worlds **Special Award for Achievement in Post Coding** ■ lissener I just flat out coppied Diogenes on the Foriegn films and Documentaries – becasue _Bill Murray voice_ : I didn’t see them ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/12 "2006-03-03T21:46:05Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > As lissener suggested – copy & paste the black box (from the bottom of his original post) over the empty box. Ah, I get it now! Genius, I say. Oh well… ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/13 "2006-03-03T21:51:55Z")
OK, Mine. These reflect my predictions, not my preferences: **Best Picture** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** □ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ ■ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ □ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ ■ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ ■ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ □ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** ■ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) ■ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ ■ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ ■ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** no idea **Best Live Action Short Film** no idea **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ ■ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** □ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) ■ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** no idea **Best Animated Short Film** no idea **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/14 "2006-03-03T21:54:35Z")
**Best Picture** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** □ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ ■ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ ■ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ □ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ ■ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ □ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** □ _Crash_ ■ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) ■ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) □ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ □ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ ■ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** ■ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ □ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ □ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ ■ _Cashback_ □ _The Last Farm_ □ _Our Time Is Up_ □ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ ■ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ □ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** ■ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** □ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) ■ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** □ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ ■ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** □ _Badgered_ □ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ □ _King Kong_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** □ _King Kong_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** ■ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ □ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Special Award for Achievement in Post Coding** ■ lissener ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/15 "2006-03-03T22:15:03Z")
**Best Picture** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** □ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ ■ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ ■ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ □ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ □ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ ■ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** □ _Crash_ ■ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** ■ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) □ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ ■ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ ■ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** ■ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ □ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ □ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ □ _The Last Farm_ ■ _Our Time Is Up_ □ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** ■ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** ■ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** ■ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ □ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** ■ _Badgered_ □ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ Having seen hardly any of these movies, all of the above is pretty much random guesses. Susan ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/16 "2006-03-04T01:22:41Z")
**Best Picture** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Brokeback Mountain_ What should win: _Brokeback Mountain_ or _Munich_ What I think will win: _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Director** (have seen all the nominees) Who I want to win: _Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain_ Who should win: _Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain_ or _Steven Spielberg, Munich_ Who I think will win: _Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** (have seen all the nominees) Who I want to win: _Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote_ Who should win: _Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote_ or _Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain_ Who I think will win: _Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote_ **Best Supporting Actor** (have seen all the nominees) Who I want to win: _Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain_ or _George Clooney, Syriana_\* Who should win: _Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain_ Who I think will win: _Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** (have seen all the nominees) Who I want to win: _Felicity Huffman, Transamerica_ Who should win: _Felicity Huffman, Transamerica_ Who I think will win: _Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** (have seen all the nominees) Who I want to win: _Amy Adams, Junebug_ Who should win: _Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener_ Who I think will win: _Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Syriana_ What should win: _Syriana_ What I think will win: _Crash_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** I’ve only seen Paradise Now. What I think will win: _Paradise Now_ **Best Cinematography** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Brokeback Mountain_ What should win: _The New World_ What I think will win: _Memoirs of a Geisha_ **Best Art Direction** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _King Kong_ What should win: _Memoirs of a Geisha_ What I think will win: _Memoirs of a Geisha_ **Best Costume Design** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ What should win: _Memoirs of a Geisha_ What I think will win: _Memoirs of a Geisha_ **Best Documentary Feature** I’ve only seen March of the Penguins What I think will win: _March of the Penguins_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** (haven’t seen any) What I think will win: _God Sleeps In Rwanda_ **Best Live Action Short Film** (haven’t seen any) What I think will win: _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ **Best Animated Feature Film** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Howl’s Moving Castle_ What should win: _Howl’s Moving Castle_ What I think will win: _Wallace & Gromit_ **Best Film Editing** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Munich_ What should win: _Munich_ What I think will win: _Crash_ **Best Makeup** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Star Wars_ What should win: _Star Wars_ What I think will win: _Chronicles of Narnia_ **Best Original Score** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _Munich_ What should win: _Munich_ What I think will win: _Memoirs of a Geisha_ **Best Original Song** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _“Travelin’ Thru”_ What should win: _“It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp”_ What I think will win: _“Travelin’ Thru”_ **Best Animated Short Film** (haven’t seen any) What I think will win: _9_ **Best Sound** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _King Kong_ What should win: _King Kong_ What I think will win: _King Kong_ **Best Sound Editing** (Have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _King Kong_ What should win: _King Kong_ What I think will win: _King Kong_ **Best Visual Effects** (have seen all the nominees) What I want to win: _King Kong_ What should win: _King Kong_ What I think will win: _King Kong_ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/17 "2006-03-04T04:46:59Z")
**Best Picture** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** ■ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ □ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** ■ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ □ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ □ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ ■ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** □ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ ■ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** ■ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** □ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) □ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ □ _King Kong_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ ■ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ □ _March of the Penguins_ □ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** ■ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ □ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ □ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ □ _The Last Farm_ ■ _Our Time Is Up_ □ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** ■ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** ■ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** ■ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) □ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** ■ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ □ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** ■ _Badgered_ □ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/18 "2006-03-04T04:48:21Z")
Oops, put me down for Tsotsi on the one I left blank. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/19 "2006-03-04T04:50:07Z")
My picks on who will win (not necessarily who I’d like to win) The Big Six Best Picture - Brokeback Mountain Best Director - Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain Best Actor in a Leading Role - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote Best Supporting Actor - George Clooney, Syriana Best Actress in a Leading Role - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line Best Supporting Actress - Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardner Other Picks Best Adapted Screenplay - Brokeback Mountain Best Original Screenplay - Crash Best Documentary Feature - March of the Penguins Best Animated Feature Film - Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit Best Animated Short Film - One Man Band Best Visual Effects - The Chronicles of Narnia ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945/20 "2006-03-04T05:04:19Z")
Well, I’ve only seen 3 of the movies on this whole page (King Kong, Crash, and March of the Penguins), so here’s to wild-ass guessing! **Best Picture** □ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Munich_ **Best Director** ■ Ang Lee, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Bennett Miller, _Capote_ □ Paul Haggis, _Crash_ □ George Clooney, _Good Night and Good Luck_ □ Steven Spielberg, _Munich_ **Best Actor in a Leading Role** □ Philip Seymour Hoffman, _Capote_ ■ Terrence Howard, _Hustle & Flow_ □ Heath Ledger, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ Joaquin Phoenix, _Walk the Line_ □ David Strathairn, _Good Night, and Good Luck_ **Best Supporting Actor** □ George Clooney, _Syriana_ □ Matt Dillon, _Crash_ □ Paul Giamatti, _Cinderella Man_ ■ Jake Gyllenhaal, _Brokeback Mountain_ □ William Hurt, _A History of Violence_ **Best Actress in a Leading Role** □ Judi Dench, _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ Felicity Huffman, _TransAmerica_ ■ Keira Knightley, _Pride & Prejudice_ □ Charlize Theron, _North Country_ □ Reese Witherspoon, _Walk the Line_ **Best Supporting Actress** ■ Amy Adams, _Junebug_ □ Catherine Keener, _Capote_ □ Frances McDormand, _North Country_ □ Rachel Weisz, _The Constant Gardner_ □ Michelle Williams, _Brokeback Mountain_ **Best Adapted Screenplay** ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Capote_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ □ _A History of Violence_ □ _Munich_ **Best Original Screenplay** ■ _Crash_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Match Point_ □ _The Squid and the Whale_ □ _Syriana_ **Best Foreign-Language Film** ■ _Don’t Tell_ (Italy) □ _Joyeux Noel_ (France) □ \*Paradise Now \* (Palestinian Authority) □ \*Sophie Scholl \* (Germany) □ \*Tsotsi \* (South Africa) **Best Cinematography** □ _Batman Begins_ ■ _Brokeback Mountain_ □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _The New World_ **Best Art Direction** □ _Good Night, and Good Luck_ □ _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ □ _King Kong_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ **Best Costume Design** □ _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ■ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _Mrs. Henderson Presents_ □ _Pride & Prejudice_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Documentary Feature** □ _Darwin’s Nightmare_ □ _Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room_ □ _March of the Penguins_ ■ _Murderball_ □ _Street Fight_ **Best Documentary Short Subject** □ _The Death of Kevin Carter_ □ _God Sleeps in Rwanda_ ■ _The Mushroom Club_ □ _A Note of Triumph_ **Best Live Action Short Film** □ _Ausreisser (The Runaway)_ □ _Cashback_ □ _The Last Farm_ □ _Our Time Is Up_ ■ _Six Shooter_ **Best Animated Feature Film** □ _Howl’s Moving Castle_ □ _Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride_ ■ _Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ **Best Film Editing** □ _Cinderella Man_ □ _The Constant Gardener_ ■ _Crash_ □ _Munich_ □ _Walk the Line_ **Best Makeup** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe_ □ _Cinderella Man_ ■ _Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith_ **Best Original Score** □ \*Brokeback Mountain \* (Gustavo Santaolalla) □ \*The Constant Gardener \* (Alberto Inglesias) ■ \*Memoirs of a Geisha \* (John Williams) □ _Munich_ (John Williams) □ \*Pride & Prejudice \* (Dario Marianelli) **Best Original Song** □ “In the Deep,” _Crash_ ■ “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” _Hustle & Flow_ □ “Travelin’ Thru,” _TransAmerica_ **Best Animated Short Film** ■ _Badgered_ □ _The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation_ □ _9_ □ _One Man Band_ **Best Sound** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ □ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ ■ _Walk the Line_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Sound Editing** ■ _King Kong_ □ _Memoirs of a Geisha_ □ _War of the Worlds_ **Best Visual Effects** □ _The Chronicles of Narnia_ ■ _King Kong_ □ _War of the Worlds_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool/346945.md?page=2)