As someone who covered the Academy Awards for CNN for over decade I think I can make a few predictions about this year.
Bill Tush A.K.A. “The Brain of the Future.”
Best Picture – “The Departed”
Best Actor- Peter O’Toole “Venus”
Best Actress- Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
Best Supporting Actor – Eddie Murphy, “Dreamgirls”
Best Supporting Actress- Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls” I also predict that Ms Hudson will suffer the Oscar Curse. That is where you win first time out of the box and then never be able to top yourself again.
This will certainly be the year Martin Scorsese wins his Oscar as Best Director. His film “The Departed” is wonderful.
Now let’s see how I do Feb. 25th. As I always say at the end of these things. If my predictions don’t pan out. Hey! What do I know.?