Oscar...

...is on his way!

The time has come for me to post my hopes and expectations for the 77th Annual Academy Awards. Choices were difficult this year, as there seems to be no clear frontrunner or award sweeper (for details, see 2002's Chicago and 2003's Return of the King). So without further ado...

X= What I hope will win.
O= What I expect will win.

BEST ACTOR:
X= Jamie Foxx-Ray
O= Jamie Foxx-Ray

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
X= Jamie Foxx-Collateral
O= Clive Owen-Closer

BEST ACTRESS:
X= Hilary Swank-Million Dollar Baby
O= Imelda Staunton-Vera Drake

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
X= Natalie Portman-Closer
O= Sophie Okonedo-Hotel Rwanda

ANIMATED FEATURE:
X= The Incredibles
O= The Incredibles

ART DIRECTION:
X= The Phantom of the Opera
O= The Phantom of the Opera

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
X= The Passion of the Christ
O= The Phantom of the Opera

COSTUME DESIGN:
X= Troy
O= Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

DIRECTING:
X= The Aviator
O= Ray

DOCUMENTARY:
X= Super Size Me
O= Born into Brothels

EDITING:
X= Finding Neverland
O= Ray

FOREIGN:
X= The Sea Inside
O= The Sea Inside

MAKEUP:
X= The Passion of the Christ
O= The Passion of the Christ

ORIGINAL SCORE:
X= The Passion of the Christ
O= Finding Neverland

ORIGINAL SONG:
X= "Learn To Be Lonely" - Phantom of the Opera
O= "Learn To Be Lonely" - Phantom of the Opera

BEST PICTURE:
X= Finding Neverland
O= Ray

SOUND EDITING:
X= The Polar Express
O= The Incredibles

SOUND MIXING:
X= Spider-Man 2
O= Ray

VISUAL EFFECTS:
X= Spider-Man 2
O= Spider-Man 2

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
X= Finding Neverland
O= Million Dollar Baby

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
X= Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
O= The Aviator

Not included here are the nominations for any of the shorts, as I haven't seen any of them. My only blind guess on here is for Best Foreign Film, but I've heard buzz about The Sea Inside, so I'm goin' with that one. How many did I get right? We'll see on Feb. 27th. Keep it, yo.