Saturday, February 24, 2007

TMBC's Oscar Predictions

The following are They Might Be Critics' predictions for who will win the 2006 Oscars in each of the following categories. Mind you, this isn't who we think should win, this is who we think will win. The critic who predicts the most categories correctly wins a cookie. And the eternal adulation of all the other critics. If you think you can beat us, submit your own predictions for a chance at eternal adulation and a free cookie (after $5.95 shipping and handling).

Best Supporting Actor
Dr. Worm's pick: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
Particle Man's pick: Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Wicked Little Critta's pick: Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Your Racist Friend's pick: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
Actual category winner: Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine

Best Supporting Actress
Dr. Worm's pick: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Particle Man's pick: Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Wicked Little Critta's pick: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Your Racist Friend's pick: Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
Actual category winner: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls

Best Actor
Dr. Worm's pick: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Particle Man's pick: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Wicked Little Critta's pick: Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
Your Racist Friend's pick: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Actual category winner: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress
Dr. Worm's pick: Helen Mirren - The Queen
Particle Man's pick: Helen Mirren - The Queen
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Helen Mirren - The Queen
Wicked Little Critta's pick: Helen Mirren - The Queen
Your Racist Friend's pick: Helen Mirren - The Queen
Actual category winner: Helen Mirren - The Queen

Best Documentary Feature
Dr. Worm's pick: An Inconvenient Truth
Particle Man's pick: An Inconvenient Truth
Stormy Pinkness' pick: An Inconvenient Truth
Wicked Little Critta's pick: An Inconvenient Truth
Your Racist Friend's pick: An Inconvenient Truth
Actual category winner: An Inconvenient Truth

Best Animated Film
Dr. Worm's pick: Cars
Particle Man's pick: Cars
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Cars
Wicked Little Critta's pick: Cars
Your Racist Friend's pick: Happy Feet
Actual category winner: Happy Feet

Best Adapted Screenplay
Dr. Worm's pick: The Departed
Particle Man's pick: The Departed
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Wicked Little Critta's pick: The Departed
Your Racist Friend's pick: The Departed
Actual category winner: The Departed

Best Original Screenplay
Dr. Worm's pick: Little Miss Sunshine
Particle Man's pick: Letters from Iwo Jima
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Letters from Iwo Jima
Wicked Little Critta's pick: The Queen
Your Racist Friend's pick: Pan's Labyrinth
Actual category winner: Little Miss Sunshine

Best Directing
Dr. Worm's pick: Martin Scorsese - The Departed
Particle Man's pick: Martin Scorsese - The Departed
Stormy Pinkness' pick: Clint Eastwood - Letters from Iwo Jima
Wicked Little Critta's pick: Clint Eastwood - Letters from Iwo Jima
Your Racist Friend's pick: Martin Scorsese - The Departed
Actual category winner: Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Best Picture
Dr. Worm's pick: The Departed
Particle Man's pick: The Queen
Stormy Pinkness' pick: The Queen
Wicked Little Critta's pick: The Queen
Your Racist Friend's pick: The Departed
Actual category winner: The Departed

Categories predicted correctly:
Dr. Worm: 9
Your Racist Friend: 8
Particle Man: 5
Stormy Pinkness: 4
Wicked Little Critta: 4

4 comments:

Mike said...

D'oh! Did I really put Cars as best Animated Feature winner? That was supposed to be Happy Feet......

Dr. Worm said...

You DID put cars, but as the Oscars still haven't happened, you're still allowed to change your mind. You'll note that the main post has been edited to show your selection as Happy Feet for best animated feature.

Neal Paradise said...

you got 9 right, DW, not 8.

Dr. Worm said...

Well... bust my buttons. I've updated the post to reflect as much.