And the Oscar goes to...

(a laranja as minhas apostas, vencedores a vermelho)

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote"
Terrence Howard in "Hustle & Flow"
Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain"
Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line"
David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck."

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
George Clooney in "Syriana" (Warner Bros.)
Matt Dillon in "Crash"
Paul Giamatti in "Cinderella Man"
Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain"
William Hurt in "A History of Violence"

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Judi Dench in "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Felicity Huffman in "Transamerica"
Keira Knightley in "Pride & Prejudice"
Charlize Theron in "North Country"
Reese Witherspoon in "Walk the Line"

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams in "Junebug" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Catherine Keener in "Capote" (UA/Sony Pictures Classics
Frances McDormand in "North Country" (Warner Bros.)
Rachel Weisz in "The Constant Gardener" (Focus Features)
Michelle Williams in "Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)

Best animated feature film of the year
"Howl's Moving Castle"
"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"
"Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit" Nick Park and Steve Box

Achievement in art direction
"Good Night, and Good Luck." Art Direction: Jim Bissell
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Art Direction: Stuart Craig
"King Kong" Art Direction: Grant Major
"Memoirs of a Geisha" Art Direction: John Myhre
"Pride & Prejudice" Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood

Achievement in cinematography
"Batman Begins" (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features) Rodrigo Prieto
"Good Night, and Good Luck." Robert Elswit
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Dion Beebe
"The New World" (New Line) Emmanuel Lubezki

Achievement in costume design
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Warner Bros.) Gabriella Pescucci
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Colleen Atwood
"Mrs. Henderson Presents" (The Weinstein Company) Sandy Powel
"Pride & Prejudice" (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
"Walk the Line" (20th Century Fox) Arianne Phillips

Achievement in directing
(ja sabia que o Ang Lee ia ganhar mas mesmo assim daria metade do Oscar para Paul Haggis e a outra metade a Clooney)
"Brokeback Mountain" - Ang Lee
"Capote" - Bennett Miller
"Crash" - Paul Haggis
"Good Night, and Good Luck." George Clooney
"Munich" - Steven Spielberg

Best documentary feature
(o mais badalado é o vencedor... muito comprido para o meu gosto!)
"March of the Penguins" Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
A Bonne Pioche Production

Achievement in film editing
"Cinderella Man" - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
"The Constant Gardener" - Claire Simpson
"Crash" - Hughes Winborne
"Munich" - Michael Kahn
"Walk the Line" - Michael McCusker

Best foreign language film of the year
(estreia na próxima semana.. o agradecimento foi emocionado e original, viva africa!)
"Don't Tell" Italy A Cattleya/Rai Cinema Production
"Joyeux Noël" France Nord-Ouest Production
"Paradise Now" Palestine An Augustus Film Production
"Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" Germany A Goldkind Filmproduktion and Broth Film Production
"Tsotsi" South Africa A Moviworld Production

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
(so podia, a música é extraordinária!)
"Brokeback Mountain" - Gustavo Santaolalla

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
(a surpresa da noite, "Rappers ao palco se faz favor!")
"In the Deep" from Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker
"Crash" (Lions Gate) Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman
"Hustle & Flow" and Paul Beauregard
"Travelin' Thru" from Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton "Transamerica"

Best motion picture of the year
(estou deveras trividida nesta categoria: Crash, Good night e Brokeback)
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck."
"Munich"

Achievement in sound editing
"King Kong" (Universal) Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn

Achievement in sound mixing
"King Kong" (Universal) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick,
Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek

Achievement in visual effects
"King Kong" (Universal) Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and
Richard Taylor

Adapted screenplay
"Brokeback Mountain" Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
"Capote" Screenplay by Dan Futterman
"The Constant Gardener" Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
"A History of Violence" Screenplay by Josh Olson
"Munich" Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth

Original screenplay
"Crash" Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco Story by Paul Haggis
"Good Night, and Good Luck." Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
"Match Point" Written by Woody Allen
"The Squid and the Whale" (Samuel Goldwyn Films Written by Noah Baumbach)
"Syriana" Written by Stephen Gaghan

Fazendo a estatística do Estágio para a grande noite tenho resultado positivo, 9 filmes vistos e 7 por ver( muitos destes ainda não estrearam aqui no país à beira mar plantado e como eu não sou de piratarias, até porque não tenho jeito nenhum para a coisa, espero pela sala escura). Aqui fica a lista para os curiosos:

Filmes vistos:
"Batman Begins" ; "Brokeback Mountain" ; "Capote" ; "Crash" ; "Good Night, and Good Luck." ; "Match Point" ; "March of the Penguins" ; "Pride & Prejudice" ; "The Constant Gardener"

Filmes a ver:
"Munich" (ver para poder criticar!)
"Tsotsi" (melhor filme estranja)
"Syriana" (Clooney e não só)
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (a minha falha! Com tantos prémios deve valer a pena ver)
"Mrs. Henderson Presents" (curiosidade!)
"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" (Tim Burton é Tim Burton)
"Transamerica" ( uma Dona de Casa Desesperada no que parece ser uma óptima representação)