2004-05

It's a Wonderful Night for Oscar! Oscar, Oscar! Who Will Win?

The time for prognostication and posturing has come to an end; the winners of the 77th Academy Awards on Sunday night will be:

BEST PICTURE ❌

Will win: The Aviator

Should win: Finding Neverland

[Did win]: Million Dollar Baby

BEST DIRECTOR ❌

Will/Should win: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

[Did win]: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

BEST ACTOR ✅

Will/Should win: Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS ✅

Will win: Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR ❌

Will win: Thomas Hayden Church, Sideways

[Did win]: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS ❌

Will win: Virginia Madsen, Sideways

Should win: Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ✅

Will win: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Should win: The Incredibles

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY ✅

Will win: Sideways

Should win: Finding Neverland

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE ✅

Will/Should win: The Incredibles

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM ✅

Will win: The Sea Inside

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE ❌

Will win: Supersize Me

[Did win]: Born into Brothels

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ✅

Will/Should win: The Aviator

BEST FILM EDITING ✅

Will win: The Aviator

BEST ART DIRECTION ❌

Will win: Finding Neverland

Should win: Limony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

[Did win]: The Aviator

BEST COSTUME DESIGN ❌

Will win: Finding Neverland

Should win: Limony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

[Did win]: The Aviator

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE ❌

Will win: The Passion of the Christ

Should win: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[Did win]: Finding Neverland

BEST ORIGINAL SONG ❌

Will win: "Believe" from The Polar Express

Should win: "Accidentally In Love" from Shrek 2

[Did win]: The Motorcycle Diaries

BEST SOUND MIXING ❌

Will win: The Aviator

Should win: The Incredibles

[Did win]: Ray

BEST SOUND EDITING ❌

Will win: Spider-Man 2

Should win: The Incredibles

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS ❌

Will/Should win: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[Did win]: Spider-Man 2

BEST MAKEUP ✅

Will/Should win: Limony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

BEST ANIMATED SHORT ✅

Will win: Ryan

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT ✅

Will win: Wasp

BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECT ❌

Will win: Autism is a World

[Did win]: Mighty Times

Post-Oscars Analysis

Final score: 11/24