Okay All - I know we have some movie fans here.
These are my picks for the major catagories :
Best Actor/Leading : Johnny Depp
Best Actor/Supporting : Thomas Hayden Church
Best Actress/Leading : Hilary Swank
Best Actress/Supporting : Cate Blanchette
Best Picture - Million Dollar Baby
Best Director - Martin Scorsese
Okay, here's my theory. I'm probably wrong all over the place - with the exception of Hilary Swank, I think she'll win without a doubt. The Director and Picture catagories. I think Scorsese will win one but not the other. Like he'll win Best Director, but then Million Dollar Baby will win best picture. If he wins Best Picture, then Clint will win Best Director. Basically, The academy will be making up for the sin of MS never having won Best Director ( when we all know he should have won for "Goodfellas" or "Raging Bull" ).
The academy is fickle though. I also predict, if Jamie Foxx wins Best Supporting, he'll no way win Best Actor (this is the Jessica Lange theory of nominations).
I think Johnny Depp is long overdue to win a Best Actor and this is the year for it. I hope. The real odds are with Jamie Foxx though. He's the favorite.
Cate Blanchette should probably win for The Aviator. Which, I think, will be the only time an actress has won an Academy Award for playing an Academy Award winner (She plays Katherine Hepburn in the Aviator).
Expect a sad tribute list this year, as always. Including, Ms. Hepburn.
My predictions and my two cents.