My Oscar Picks

So as to not unduly influence the voting in my Oscar contest (76 entrants so far and time running out), I’ve waited until the last minute to prognosticate on the Academy Awards. Without further ado, here are my picks. Note that these aren’t the people who I think deserve to win, but rather those who are most likely to win:

• Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Best Director: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
  King
• Best Actor: Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
• Best Actress: Charlize Theron – Monster
• Best Supporting Actor – Tim Robbins – Mystic River
• Best Supporting Actress – Renee Zellweger – Cold Mountain
• Best Original Screenplay – Lost in Translation
• Best Adapted Screenplay – Mystic River
• Cinematography – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the the Other Side
  of the Sunny Side of the Street
• Fim Editing – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Costume Design – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Original Score – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Scantily Cladness (frankly, I’m looking forward to judging this bad boy):

1. Angelina Jolie
2. Jennifer Lopez
3. Charlize Theron
4. Halle Berry
5. Naomi Watts
6. Nicole Kidman
7. Scarlett Johansson
8. Jennifer Connelly
9. Renée Zellweger
10. Holly Hunter