Oscars tonight

Anyone have any favorites? I would like to see Martin Scorsese get an Oscar, and I really like Abigail Breslin. She porved that sweet and sincere goes a long way.

Red carpet time soon!

Since I've only seen one of the movies, I'm hopin' for Jennifer. She was wonderful in Dreamgirls. That is about the extent of my knowledge, however, I will watch and enjoy.

I wonder if Kimmifunn will be in the bleachers at the Oscars? This would be something she would love to crash, if possible.

I have planned for this all day. Cooking dinner now, getting it out of the way.

I am also very excited to watch Ellen host. She'll be great in her usual effortless way!

Does anyone think Little Miss Sunshine is Best Oscar picture caliber? That's the only one I've seen so far. It was quirky funny but... just curious.
(Loved Alan Arkin.)

I have planned for this all day. Cooking dinner now, getting it out of the way.

I am also very excited to watch Ellen host. She'll be great in her usual effortless way!

Does anyone think Little Miss Sunshine is Best Oscar picture caliber? That's the only one I've seen so far. It was quirky funny but... just curious.
(Loved Alan Arkin.)

Ellen will be so good! I love to watch her.

I really like Little Miss Sunshine, but do not see it getting the award. If it does, many others will be surprised. Maybe the underdog will win. Have many comedies won? While it is serious, still a funny movie.

I've been watching E! all afternoon. just saw a stunning gweneth P. now I want to get skinny. gotta get on that sowell.

I've been watching E! all afternoon. just saw a stunning gweneth P. now I want to get skinny. gotta get on that sowell.

It's gonna take more than sowell, and I sowell, to get me to look like that!:funn:

i am hoping eddie murphy wins - how cool would that be ? i usually watch them every year, but i am thinking of dvr'ing them this year... just cannot stand all the crummy commercials...

Who dressed Jennifer Hudson?! This is probably going to be the best night of her life, and she looks awful. Her stylist should be dragged out behind the Kodak theater and throttled. IM oh-so HO!

Now for predictions --

Best Supporting Actor --

Best Supporting Actress --

Best Actress --

Best Actor --

Best Director --

Best Picture --

Who dressed Jennifer Hudson?! This is probably going to be the best night of her life, and she looks awful. Her stylist should be dragged out behind the Kodak theater and throttled. IM oh-so HO!

Really...what was her stylist thinking??????

Who dressed Jennifer Hudson?! -

I had no idea she was so tall.

Now for predictions --

Best Supporting Actor -- Eddie Murphy

Best Supporting Actress -- Jennifer Hudson

Best Actress -- Helen Mirren

Best Actor -- Peter O' Toole

Best Director -- Martin Scorcese

Best Picture -- Little Miss Sunshine

Hubby's got some kinda football combines going on now. Wow that was a beautiful throw?! ;-) Just got done with dinner early too. What time do they start?
The Queen actress sure was realistic. Looked just like her to me, but then all those foreigners do look alike, don't they? Shout out to Sheik Yo Booti, formerly known as 30gAy. She was on Ellen but I don't remember her name. I 'm sure I will after tonight though. :clap_1: Ellen should be a hoot!

Now for predictions --

Best Supporting Actor -- Eddie Murphy

Best Supporting Actress -- Jennifer Hudson

Best Actress -- Helen Mirren

Best Actor -- Peter O' Toole

Best Director -- Martin Scorcese

Best Picture -- Little Miss Sunshine

Very similar for me....

Best Supporting Actor -- Eddie Murphy

Best Supporting Actress -- Jennifer Hudson

Best Actress -- Helen Mirren although I didn't see The Queen

Best Actor -- not sure

Best Director -- Martin Scorcese

Best Picture -- Little Miss Sunshine

I actually saw at least three of the big movies this year...Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed. Loved them all. :clap_1:

I've been very busy today and am preparing to watch...ordered chinese and it should be here soon. Dang, I'm mad I missed E! I love watching all the preshow. I am recording BW and the road to the red carpet thing.

For your voting pleasure, courtesy of the NY Times (incomplete list, however):

BEST PICTURE
"Babel"
"The Departed"
"Letters From Iwo Jima"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"The Queen"

DIRECTOR
Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu, "Babel"
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"
Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Stephen Frears, "The Queen"
Paul Greengrass, "United 93"

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"
Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"
Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"
Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"
Iris Yama****a and Paul Haggis, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Guillermo del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth"
Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, "Borat"
Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, "Children of Men"
William Monahan, "The Departed"
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"
Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"After the Wedding" (Denmark)"
"Days of Glory" (Algeria)
"The Lives of Others" (Germany)
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico)
"Water" (Canada)

ANIMATED FEATURE
"Cars"
"Happy Feet"
"Monster House"

ORIGINAL SCORE
Gustavo Santaolalla, "Babel"
Thomas Newman, "The Good German"
Philip Glass, "Notes on a Scandal"
Javier Navarrete, "Pan's Labyrinth"
Alexandre Desplat, "The Queen"

ORIGINAL SONG
"I Need to Wake Up", "An Inconvenient Truth"
"Listen", "Dreamgirls"
"Love You I Do", "Dreamgirls"
"Our Town", "Cars"
"Patience", "Dreamgirls"

ART DIRECTION
John Myhre and Nancy Haigh, "Dreamgirls"
Jeannine Oppewall, Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins, "The Good Shepherd"
Eugenio Caballero and Pilar Revuelta, "Pan's Labyrinth"
Rick Heinrichs and Cheryl A. Carasik, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
Nathan Crowley and Julie Ochipinti, "The Prestige"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Vilmos Zsigmond, "The Black Dahlia"
Emmanuel Lubezki, "Children Of Men"
Dick Pope, "The Illusionist"
Guillermo Navarro, "Pan's Labyrinth"
Wally Pfister, "The Prestige"

COSTUME DESIGN
Yee Chung Man, "Curse Of The Golden Flower"
Patricia Field, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Sharen Davis, "Dreamgirls"
Milena Canonero, "Marie Antoinette"
Consolata Boyle, "The Queen"

MAKEUP
Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano, "Apocalypto"
Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso, "Click"
David Marti and Montse Ribe, "Pan's Labyrinth"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Deliver Us From Evil"
"An Inconvenient Truth"
"Iraq In Fragments"
"Jesus Camp"
"My Country, My Country"

SOUND MIXING
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara, "Apocalypto"
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock, "Blood Diamond"
Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton, "Dreamgirls"
John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin, "Flags Of Our Fathers"
Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

SOUND EDITING
Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar, "Apocalypto"
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock, "Blood Diamond"
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, "Flags Of Our Fathers"
Alan Robert Murray, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Christopher Boyes and George Watters II, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

VISUAL EFFECTS
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier, "Poseidon"
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum, "Superman Returns"

FILM EDITING
Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise, "Babel"
Steven Rosenblum, "Blood Diamond"
Alex Rodr?guez and Alfonso Cuar?n, "Children Of Men"
Thelma Schoonmaker, "The Departed"
Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson, "United 93"

Crikey, I just saw Cameron Diaz.
Portia de Rossi looks amazing.

WOW! Thanks Mermy!!!!!!!:scratch:

You're welcome, dear! I had to google the list because even though we made the effort to see most of the movies nominated this year, I couldn't remember them all or keep the categories straight. :roll:

Is sumpin' a matter with Cami? I haven't seen her.

Is sumpin' a matter with Cami? I haven't seen her.

Kind of her usual unkempt self. Just never quite the right dress or hair. But she's so cute, she can dodge the damaging criticism.

Is sumpin' a matter with Cami? I haven't seen her.

I think she was gorgeous. except her hair is now "mousy brown". I liked her dark brown.

Penelope Cruze - gorgeous.
Beyonce - gorgeous.
Nicole - always gorgeous.
Jennifer Hudson - really glamorous looking IMO.

the only Best Pic I've seen is Little Miss Sunshine. while it was a good movie in a weird way, I'll be shocked and dismayed if it wins.

Has anyone spotted Brad yet?

Has anyone spotted Brad yet?

I'm lookin! Where is he? But did you see Jerry Seinfeld? Very unflattering timing for him to yawn!

Yay Happy feet!
to Eddie Murphy.

Cameron- can she possibly get any skinnier? Dang, she is too cute! I'm with Tootsie - my diet starts tomorrow ( after I eat some choc chip cookie dough as my last snack);-) I think Al Gore needs to join us!

i can't believe this is the first time in like 10 years or so that i haven't been glued to the tv watching the oscars..... i just could drum up much enthusiasm for them this year, nothing really caught my eye so to speak...