My Personal Oscar Picks 2011 (unbiased version)



These are my personal picks for the Oscars every year I've been following them. I only list the nominees of movies that I have seen, and I base my decision solely on performance/design of this category in this year for this film. As for previous years, I use the actual nominees and just rank them.

Picture: 1. Toy Story 3 2. Inception 3. Shutter Island
Director: 1. Christopher Nolan 2. Martin Scorsese 3. Lee Unkrich
Actor: 1. Leonardo Dicaprio (Shutter) 2. Leonardo Dicaprio (Inception)
Actress: 1.
Sup. Actor: 1.
Sup. Actress: 1. Michelle Williams 2. Marion Cotillard
Original: 1. Inception
Adapted: 1. Toy Story 3 2. Shutter Island
Art Direction: 1. Alice in Wonderland 2. Clash of the Titans 3. Shutter Island 4. Inception
Cinematography: 1. Inception 2. Shutter Island
Editing: 1. Inception 2. Shutter Island 3. Iron Man 2
Costumes: 1. Alice in Wonderland 2. Clash of the Titans 3. Shutter Island
Makeup: 1. Alice in Wonderland 2. Inception 3. Clash of the Titans
Visual Effects: 1. Iron Man 2 2. Alice in Wonderland 3. Inception 4. Clash of the Titans
Sound: 1. Iron Man 2 2. Inception 3. Toy Story 3 4. Shutter Island
Sound Editing: 1. Iron Man 2 2. Clash of the Titans 3. How to Train Your Dragon 4. Toy Story 3
Score: 1. Inception 2. Alice in Wonderland 3. How to Train Your Dragon 4. Toy Story 3
Song: 1. Alice in Wonderland
Animated: 1. Toy Story 3 2. How to Train Your Dragon 3. Shrek Forever After




My Personal Oscar Picks 2010 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Inglourious Basterds 2. Avatar 3. Up 4. The Hurt Locker 5. Up in the Air 6. The Blind Side 7. District 9 8. An Education 9. Precious 10. A Serious Man
Director: 1. Kathryn Bigelow 2. James Cameron 3. Quentin Tarantino 4. Jason Reitman 5. Lee Daniels
Actor: 1. Jeff Bridges 2. Jeremy Renner 3. Colin Firth 4. Morgan Freeman 5. George Clooney
Actress: 1. Meryl Streep 2. Carey Mulligan 3. Sandra Bullock 4. Helen Mirren 5. Gabourey Sidibe
Sup. Actor: 1. Christoph Waltz 2. Stanley Tucci 3. Matt Damon 4. Christopher Plummer
Sup. Actress: 1. Mo'Nique 2. Anna Kendrick 3. Maggie Gyllenhaal 4. Penelope Cruz 5. Vera Farmiga
Original: 1. Inglourious Basterds 2. Up 3. The Hurt Locker 4. A Serious Man
Adapted: 1. Up in the Air 2. District 9 3. In the Loop 4. An Education 5. Precious
Art Direction: 1. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus 2. Sherlock Holmes 3. Avatar 4. Nine 5. The Young Victoria
Cinematography: 1. Inglourious Basterds 2. The Hurt Locker 3. Avatar
Editing: 1. Avatar 2. The Hurt Locker 3. District 9 4. Precious 5. Inglourious Basterds
Costumes: 1. The Young Victoria 2. Bright Star 3. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus 4. Coco Before Chanel 5. Nine
Makeup: 1. Star Trek 2. Il Divo 3. The Young Victoria
Visual Effects: 1. Avatar 2. District 9 3. Star Trek
Sound: 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2. Avatar 3. Star Trek 4. The Hurt Locker 5. Inglourious Basterds
Sound Editing: 1. Avatar 2. Star Trek 3. The Hurt Locker 4. Up 5. Inglourious Basterds
Score: 1. Avatar 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Up 4. Sherlock Holmes 5. The Hurt Locker
Song: 1. Princess and the Frog (Down in New Orleans) 2. Crazy Heart 3. The Princess and the Frog (Almost There) 4. Nine 5. Paris 36
Animated: 1. Up 2. Coraline 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Animated Short: 1. Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death 2. Logorama 3. Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty 4. The Lady and the Reaper 5. French Roast



My Personal Oscar Picks 2009 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Slumdog Millionaire 2. Frost/Nixon 3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4. Milk 5. The Reader
Director: 1. Danny Boyle 2. David Fincher 3. Gus Van Sant 4. Ron Howard 5. Stephen Daldry
Actor: 1. Frank Langella 2. Mickey Rourke 3. Sean Penn 4. Brad Pitt 5. Richard Jenkins
Actress: 1. Meryl Streep 2. Kate Winslet 3. Anne Hathaway 4. Angelina Jolie 5. Melissa Leo
Sup. Actor: 1. Heath Ledger 2. Robert Downey Jr. 3. Michael Shannon 4. Philip Seymour Hoffman 5. Josh Brolin
Sup. Actress: 1. Amy Adams 2. Viola Davis 3. Taraji P. Henson 4. Penelope Cruz 5. Marisa Tomei
Original: 1. Milk 2. Wall-E 3. In Bruges 4. Happy-Go-Lucky 5. Frozen River
Adapted: 1. Slumdog Millionaire 2. Frost/Nixon 3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4. Doubt 5. The Reader
Art Direction: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2. Changeling 3. The Duchess 4. The Dark Knight 5. Revolutionary Road
Cinematography: 1. Slumdog Millionaire 2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. The Dark Knight 4. Changeling 5. The Reader
Editing: 1. The Dark Knight 2. Slumdog Millionaire 3. Milk 4. Frost/Nixon 5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costumes: 1. Australia 2. The Duchess 3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4. Revolutionary Road 5. Milk
Makeup: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army 3. The Dark Knight
Visual Effects: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2. The Dark Knight 3. Iron Man
Sound: 1. The Dark Knight 2. Wanted 3. Wall-E 4. Slumdog Millionaire 5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sound Editing: 1. Wall-E 2. Iron Man 3. Wanted 4. The Dark Knight 5. Slumdog Millionaire
Score: 1. Slumdog Millionaire 2. Wall-E 3. Milk 4. Defiance 5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Song: 1. Wall-E 2. Slumdog Millionaire ("O Saya") 3. Slumdog Millionaire ("Jai Ho")
Animated: 1. Wall-E 2. Kung Fu Panda
Animated Short: 1. Presto 2. La Maison En Petis Cubes 3. Lavatory Lovestory 4. This Way Up 5. Oktapodi


My Personal Oscar Picks 2008 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. No Country for Old Men 2. There Will be Blood 3. Juno 4. Atonement 5. Michael Clayton
Director: 1. Joel and Ethan Coen 2. P.T. Anderson 3. Julian Schnabel 4. Tony Gilroy 5. Jason Reitman
Actor: 1. Daniel Day-Lewis 2. Johnny Depp 3. Viggo Mortenson 4. George Clooney 5. Tommy Lee Jones
Actress: 1. Marion Cotillard 2. Cate Blanchett 3. Julie Christie 4. Ellen Page 5. Laura Linney
Sup. Actor: 1. Tom Wilkinson 2. Javier Bardem 3. Casey Affleck 4. Philip Seymour Hoffman 5. Hal Holbrook
Sup. Actress: 1. Cate Blanchett 2. Amy Ryan 3. Tilda Swinton 4. Saoirse Ronan 5. Ruby Dee
Original: 1. Juno 2. Ratatouille 3. Michael Clayton 4. The Savages 5. Lars and the Real Girl
Adapted: 1. There Will be Blood 2. No Country for Old Men 3. Away From Her 4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 5. Atonement
Art Direction: 1. Sweeney Todd 2. There Will be Blood 3. The Golden Compass 4. Atonement 5. American Gangster
Cinematography: 1. The Assassination of Jesse James... 2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 3. Atonement 4. No Country for Old Men 5. There Will be Blood
Editing: 1. The Bourne Ultimatum 2. No Country for Old Men 3. Into the Wild 4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 5. There Will be Blood
Costumes: 1. Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2. Sweeney Todd 3. Across the Universe 4. La Vie En Rose 5. Atonement
Makeup: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2. Norbit* 3. La Vie En Rose
Visual Effects: 1. Transformers 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 3. The Golden Compass
Sound: 1. Transformers 2. The Bourne Ultimatum 3. Ratatouille 4. 3:10 to Yuma 5. No Country for Old Men
Sound Editing: 1. Transformers 2. Ratatouille 3. The Bourne Ultimatum 4. No Country for Old Men 5. There Will be Blood
Score: 1. 3:10 to Yuma 2. Ratataouille 3. Atonement 4. The Kite Runner 5. Michael Clayton
Song: 1. Once 2. Enchanted ("That's How You Know") 3. August Rush 4. Enchanted ("So Close") 5. Enchanted ("Happy Working Song")
Animated: 1. Ratatouille
Animated Short: 1. Peter and the Wolf 2. Even Pigeons Go to Heaven 3. Moya Iyubov 4. Madame Tutli-Putli

*I refuse to see Norbit for obvious reasons, but I can make enough judgement on the makeup from the trailer.



My Personal Oscar Picks 2007 (unbiased version)



Picture: 1. The Departed 2. The Queen 3. Letters From Iwo Jima 4. Little Miss Sunshine 5. Babel
Director: 1. Martin Scorsese 2. Paul Greengrass 3. Clint Eastwood 4. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 5. Stephen Frears
Actor: 1. Forest Whitaker 2. Ryan Gosling 3. Leonardo Dicaprio 4. Peter O'Toole 5. Will Smith
Actress: 1. Helen Mirren 2. Judi Dench 3. Kate Winslet 4. Meryl Streep 5. Penelope Cruz
Sup. Actor: 1. Eddie Murphy 2. Mark Wahlberg 3. Alan Arkin 4. Djimon Hounsou 5. Jackie Earle Haley
Sup. Actress: 1. Cate Blanchett 2. Jennifer Hudson 3. Rinko Kikuchi 4. Adriana Barazza 5. Abigail Breslin
Original: 1. Little Miss Sunshine 2. The Queen 3. Babel 4. Pan's Labyrinth 5. Letters From Iwo Jima
Adapted: 1. The Departed 2. Little Children 3. Notes on a Scandal 4. Borat 5. Children of Men
Art Direction: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2. Pan's Labyrinth 3. The Prestige 4. Dreamgirls 5. The Good Shepherd
Cinematography: 1. Children of Men 2. The Black Dahlia 3. Pan's Labyrinth 4. The Prestige 5. The Illusionist
Editing: 1. The Departed 2. United 93 3. Babel 4. Children of Men 5. Blood Diamond
Costumes: 1. The Curse of the Golden Flower 2. Marie-Antoinette 3. Dreamgirls 4. The Queen 5. The Devil Wears Prada
Makeup: 1. Apocalypto 2. Click 3. Pan's Labyrinth
Visual Effects: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2. Poseidon 3. Superman Returns
Sound: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2. Apocalypto 3. Dreamgirls 4. Flags of Our Fathers 5. Blood Diamond
Sound Editing: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2. Letters From Iwo Jima 3. Flags of Our Fathers 4. Apocalypto 5. Blood Diamond
Score: 1. Notes on a Scandal 2. The Queen 3. Pan's Labyrinth 4. Babel 5. The Good German
Song: 1. Dreamgirls ("Love You I Do") 2. Dreamgirls ("Listen") 3. Cars 4. Dreamgirls ("Patience") 5. An Inconvenient Truth
Animated: 1. Cars 2. Happy Feet
Foreign: 1. Pan's Labyrinth
Documentary: 1. An Inconvenient Truth
Animated Short: 1. Maestro 2. No Time for Nuts 3. Lifted
Live Action Short: 1. Eramos Pocos 2. Binta y la Gran Idea



My Personal Oscar Picks 2006 (unbiased version)



Picture: 1. Crash 2. Brokeback Mountain 3. Capote 4. Munich 5. Good Night, and Good Luck
Director: 1. Ang Lee 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Bennett Miller 4. Paul Haggis 5. George Clooney
Actor: 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman 2. Joaquin Phoenix 3. Heath Ledger 4. David Strathairn 5. Terrence Howard
Actress: 1. Judi Dench 2. Reese Witherspoon 3. Charlize Theron 4. Felicity Huffman 5. Keira Knightley
Sup. Actor: 1. Paul Giamatti 2. Jake Gyllenhaal 3. William Hurt 4. Matt Dillon 5. George Clooney
Sup. Actress: 1. Michelle Williams 2. Amy Adams 3. Rachel Weisz 4. Frances McDormand 5. Catherine Keener
Original: 1. Crash 2. Match Point 3. Syriana 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. Good Night, and Good Luck
Adapted: 1. Brokeback Mountain 2. Capote 3. Munich 4. A History of Violence 5. The Constant Gardener
Art Direction: 1. King Kong 2. Memoirs of a Geisha 3. Pride and Prejudice 4. Good Night, and Good Luck
Cinematography: 1. The New World 2. Brokeback Mountain 3. Memoirs of a Geisha 4. Good Night, and Good Luck 5. Batman Begins
Editing: 1. Cinderella Man 2. The Constant Gardener 3. Crash 4. Munich 5. Walk the Line
Costumes: 1. Memoirs of a Geisha 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 3. Pride and Prejudice 4. Mrs. Henderson Presents 5. Walk the Line
Makeup: 1. The Chronicles of Narnia 2. Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith 3. Cinderella Man
Visual Effects: 1. King Kong 2. War of the Worlds 3. The Chronicles of Narnia
Sound: 1. King Kong 2. War of the Worlds 3. The Chronicles of Narnia 4. Walk the Line 5. Memoirs of a Geisha
Sound Editing: 1. War of the Worlds 2. King Kong 3. Memoirs of a Geisha
Score: 1. Memoirs of a Geisha 2. Brokeback Mountain 3. Munich 4. Pride and Prejudice 5. The Constant Gardener
Song: 1. Transamerica 2. Hustle and Flow 3. Crash
Animated: 1. Corpse Bride 2. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Documentary: 1. March of the Penguins
Animated Short: 1. One Man Band


My Personal Oscar Picks 2005 (unbiased version)



Picture: 1. The Aviator 2. Finding Neverland 3. Million Dollar Baby 4. Ray 5. Sideways
Director: 1. Martin Scorsese 2. Clint Eastwood 3. Taylor Hackford 4. Mike Leigh 5. Alexander Payne
Actor: 1. Leonardo Dicaprio 2. Jamie Foxx 3. Clint Eastwood 4. Don Cheadle 5. Johnny Depp
Actress: 1. Annette Bening 2. Imelda Staunton 3. Kate Winslet 4. Hilary Swank 5. Catalina Sandino Moreno
Sup. Actor: 1. Clive Owen 2. Thomas Haden Church 3. Alan Alda 4. Morgan Freeman 5. Jamie Foxx
Sup. Actress: 1. Cate Blanchett 2. Laura Linney 3. Natalie Portman 4. Sophie Okonedo 5. Virginia Madsen
Original: 1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2. The Aviator 3. Hotel Rwanda 4. The Incredibles 5. Vera Drake
Adapted: 1. Finding Neverland 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Sideways 4. The Motorcycle Diaries 5. Before Sunset
Art Direction: 1. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2. The Phantom of the Opera 3. The Aviator 4. A Very Long Engagement 5. Finding Neverland
Cinematography: 1. The Phantom of the Opera 2. The Passion of the Christ 3. A Very Long Engagement 4. House of Flying Daggers 5. The Aviator
Editing: 1. The Aviator 2. Ray 3. Finding Neverland 4. Million Dollar Baby 5. Collateral
Costumes: 1. Troy 2. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 3. Finding Neverland 4. The Aviator 5. Ray
Makeup: 1. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2. The Passion of the Christ 3. The Sea Inside
Visual Effects: 1. I, Robot 2. Spider-Man 2
Sound: 1. The Aviator 2. The Incredibles 3. Spider-Man 2 4. The Polar Express 5. Ray
Sound Editing: 1. The Incredibles 2. The Polar Express 3. Spider-Man 2
Score: 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* 2. The Passion of the Christ 3. Finding Neverland 4. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 5. The Village
Song: 1. The Polar Express 2. Shrek 2 3. The Chorus 4. The Phantom of the Opera 5. The Motorcycle Diaries
Animated: 1. The Incredibles 2. Shark Tale 3. Shrek 2
Foreign: 1. The Sea Inside
Documentary: 1. Supersize Me
*Note: I haven't seen Harry Potter, but I've heard the whole score repeatedly while the credits ran while I cleaned up the auditorium of the theater I worked at.




My Personal Oscar Picks 2004 (unbiased version)



Picture: 1. The Return of the King 2. Master and Commander 3.Mystic River 4. Seabiscuit 5. Lost In Translation
Director: 1. Peter Jackson 2. Clint Eastwood 3. Fernando Mierelles 4. Peter Weir 5. Sofia Coppola
Actor: 1. Ben Kingsley 2. Sean Penn 3. Johnny Depp 4. Bill Murray 5. Jude Law
Actress: 1. Charlize Theron 2. Samantha Morton 3. Diane Keaton 4. Naomi Watts 5. Keisha Castle-Hughes
Sup. Actor: 1. Tim Robbins 2. Djimon Hounsou 3. Alec Baldwin 4. Benicio Del Toro 5. Ken Watanabe
Sup. Actress: 1. Marcia Gay Harden 2. Renee Zellweger 3. Patricia Clarkson 4. Shohreh Aghdashloo 5. Holly Hunter
Original: 1. In America 2. Dirty Pretty Things 3. The Barbarian Invasions 4. Lost In Translation 5. Finding Nemo
Adapted: 1. The Return of the King 2. Mystic River 3. City of God 4. American Splendor 5. Seabiscuit
Art Direction: 1. The Return of the King 2. The Last Samurai 3. Girl With A Pearl Earring 4. Seabiscuit 5. Master and Commander
Cinematography: 1. City of God 2. Seabiscuit 3. Girl With A Pearl Earring 4. Cold Mountain 5. Master and Commander
Editing: 1. The Return of the King 2. Master and Commander 3. City of God 4. Seabiscuit 5. Cold Mountain
Costumes: 1. The Last Samurai 2. The Return of the King 3. Girl With A Pearl Earring 4. Seabiscuit 5. Master and Commander
Makeup: 1. The Return of the King 2. Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Master and Commander
Visual Effects: 1. The Return of the King 2. Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Master and Commander
Sound:1. The Return of the King 2. Master and Commander 3. Pirates of the Caribbean 4. The Last Samurai 5. Seabiscuit
Sound Editing: 1. Master and Commander 2. Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Finding Nemo
Score: 1. The Return of the King 2. Big Fish 3. Cold Mountain 4. House of Sand and Fog 5. Finding Nemo
Song: 1. The Return of the King 2. The Triplets of Belleville 3. A Mighty Wind 4. Cold Mountain (Sting) 5. Cold Mountain (Costello)
Animated: 1. Finding Nemo
Foreign: 1. The Barbarian Invasions
Animated Short: 1. Boundin' 2. Harvie Krumpet

-Note: in biased version, Sean Penn and Tim Robbins were the worst performers of the year.




My Personal Oscar Picks 2003 (unbiased version)



Picture: 1. The Two Towers 2. Gangs of New York 3. The Pianist 4. Chicago 5. The Hours
Director: 1. Martin Scorsese 2. Rob Marshall 3. Roman Polanski 4. Stephen Daldry 5. Pedro Almodovar
Actor: 1. Daniel Day-Lewis 2. Adrien Brody 3. Jack Nicholson 4. Nicholas Cage 5. Michael Caine
Actress: 1. Nicole Kidman 2. Salma Hayek 3. Julianne Moore 4. Renee Zellweger 5. Diane Lane
Sup. Actor: 1. Chris Cooper 2. Ed Harris 3. Christopher Walken 4. Paul Newman 5. John C. Reilly
Sup. Actress: 1. Meryl Streep 2. Kathy Bates 3. Julianne Moore 4. Catherine Zeta-Jones 5. Queen Latifah
Original: 1. Gangs of New York 2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Far From Heaven 4. Y Tu Mama Tambien 5. Talk to Her
Adapted: 1. Adaptation 2. About a Boy 3. Chicago 4. The Hours 5. The Pianist
Art Direction: 1. The Two Towers 2. Gangs of New York 3. Chicago 4. Frida 5. Road to Perdition
Cinematography: 1. Road to Perdition 2. Gangs of New York 3. Chicago 4. Far From Heaven 5. The Pianist
Editing: 1. The Two Towers 2. Chicago 3. The Pianist 4. Gangs of New York 5. The Hours
Costumes: 1. Gangs of New York 2. Chicago 3. Frida 4. The Pianist 5. The Hours
Makeup: 1. Frida 2. The Time Machine
Visual Effects: 1. The Two Towers 2. Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones 3. Spider-Man
Sound: 1. The Two Towers 2. Spider-Man 3. Chicago 4. Road to Perdition 5. Gangs of New York
Sound Editing: 1. The Two Towers 2. Minority Report 3. Road to Perdition
Score: 1. Catch Me If You Can 2. Frida 3. Far From Heaven 4. The Hours 5. Road to Perdition
Song: 1. Gangs of New York 2. 8 Mile 3. Chicago 4. The Wild Thornberrys Movie 5. Frida
Animated: 1. Ice Age

-Note: in biased version, Roman Polanski was the worst director of the year.




My Personal Oscar Picks 2002 (unbiased version)



Picture: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. A Beautiful Mind 3. Moulin Rouge 4. Gosford Park 5. In the Bedroom
Director: 1. Peter Jackson 2. Ron Howard 3. Ridley Scott 4. David Lynch 5. Robert Altman
Actor: 1. Russell Crowe 2. Sean Penn 3. Denzel Washington 4. Will Smith 5. Tom Wilkinson
Actress: 1. Nicole Kidman 2. Judi Dench 3. Halle Berry 4. Renee Zellweger 5. Sissy Spacek
Sup. Actor: 1. Jim Broadbent 2. Ian McKellen 3. Ben Kingsley 4. Jon Voight 5. Ethan Hawke
Sup. Actress: 1. Jennifer Connelly 2. Marisa Tomei 3. Maggie Smith 4. Kate Winslet 5. Helen Mirren
Original: 1. Memento 2. The Royal Tenenbaums 3. Amelie 4. Gosford Park 5. Monster's Ball
Adapted: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. A Beautiful Mind 3. Shrek 4. Ghost World 5. In the Bedroom
Art Direction: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Moulin Rouge 3. Gosford Park 4. Amelie
Cinematography: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Moulin Rouge 3. The Man Who Wasn't There 4. Black Hawk Down 5. Amelie
Editing: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Black Hawk Down 3. Moulin Rouge 4. Memento 5. A Beautiful Mind
Costumes: 1. Moulin Rouge 2. The Affair of the Necklace 3. The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Gosford Park
Makeup: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. A Beautiful Mind 3. Moulin Rouge
Visual Effects: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Artificial Intelligence 3. Pearl Harbor
Sound: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Pearl Harbor 3. Black Hawk Down 4. Moulin Rouge 5. Amelie
Sound Editing: 1. Pearl Harbor 2. Monsters, Inc
Score: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. A Beautiful Mind 3. Artificial Intelligence 4. Monsters, Inc
Song: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Pearl Harbor 3. Monsters, Inc 4. Vanilla Sky 5. Kate & Leopold
Animated: 1. Shrek 2. Monsters, Inc.
Foreign: 1. Amelie
Animated Short: 1. For the Birds




My Personal Oscar Picks 2001 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2. Gladiator 3. Traffic 4. Erin Brockovich 5. Chocolat
Director: 1. Ang Lee 2. Ridley Scott 3. Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) 4. Stephen Daldry 5. Steven Soderbergh (Brockovich)
Actor: 1. Geoffrey Rush 2. Tom Hanks 3. Ed Harris 4. Russell Crowe 5. Javier Bardem
Actress: 1. Ellen Burstyn 2. Julia Roberts 3. Laura Linney 4. Joan Allen 5. Juliette Binoche
Sup. Actor: 1. Willem Dafoe 2. Joaquin Phoenix 3. Jeff Bridges 4. Albert Finney 5. Benicio Del Toro
Sup. Actress: 1. Marcia Gay Harden 2. Julie Walters 3. Judi Dench 4. Kate Hudson 5. Frances McDormand
Original: 1. Gladiator 2. Almost Famous 3. Billy Elliott 4. Erin Brockavich 5. You Can Count on Me
Adapted: 1. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2. Wonder Boys 3. Traffic 4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 5. Chocolat
Art Direction: 1. Vatel 2. Gladiator 3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 4. Quills 5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Cinematography: 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2. O Brother, Where art Thou? 3. Gladiator 4. Malena 5. The Patriot
Editing: 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2. Traffic 3. Gladiator 4. Almost Famous 5. Wonder Boys
Costumes: 1. Gladiator 2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4. Quills 5. 102 Dalmations
Makeup: 1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2. Shadow of the Vampire 3. The Cell
Visual Effects: 1. Hollow Man 2. The Perfect Storm 3. Gladiator
Sound: 1. 2. Gladiator 2. The Patriot 3. U-571 4. The Perfect Storm 5. Cast Away
Sound Editing: 1. U-571 2. Space Cowboys
Score: 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2. Gladiator 3. The Patriot 4. Malena 5. Chocolat
Song: 1. The Emperor's New Groove 2. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 3. Meet the Parents 4. Wonder Boys 5. Dancer in the Dark
Foreign: 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon



My Personal Oscar Picks 2000 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. The Insider 2. The Green Mile 3. The Sixth Sense 4. American Beauty 5. The Cider House Rules
Director: 1. M. Night Shyamalan 2. Michael Mann 3. Sam Mendes 4. Spike Jonze 5. Lasse Halstrom
Actor: 1. Kevin Spacey 2. Russell Crowe
Actress: 1. Annette Bening 2. Hilary Swank
Sup. Actor: 1. Tom Cruise 2. Michael Clarke Duncan 3. Haley Joel Osment 4. Michael Caine
Sup. Actress: 1. Anjelina Jolie 2. Toni Collette 3. Chloe Sevigny 4. Catherine Keener
Original: 1. Being John Malkovich 2. The Sixth Sense 3. Magnolia 4. American Beauty
Adapted: 1. The Insider 2. The Green Mile 3. The Cider House Rules
Art Direction: 1. Sleepy Hollow 2. The Cider House Rules
Cinematography: 1. Sleepy Hollow 2. American Beauty 3. The Insider
Editing: 1. The Matrix 2. The Insider 3. The Sixth Sense 4. American Beauty 5. The Cider House Rules
Costumes: 1. Sleepy Hollow
Makeup: 1. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 2. Bicentennial Man
Visual Effects: 1. Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace 2. The Matrix 3. Stuart Little
Sound: 1. Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace 2. The Mummy 3. The Matrix 4. The Green Mile 5. The Insider
Sound Editing: 1. Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace 2. The Matrix 3. Fight Club
Score: 1. American Beauty 2. The Cider House Rules
Song: 1. Tarzan 2. Toy Story 2 3. Music of the Heart 4. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut


My Personal Oscar Picks 1999 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Life is Beautiful 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Elizabeth
Director: 1. Steven Spielberg 2. Peter Weir 3. John Madden 4. Robert Benigni
Actor: 1. Roberto Benigni 2. Edward Norton 3. Ian McKellen 4. Nick Nolte 5. Tom Hanks
Actress: 1. Cate Blanchett 2. Gwenyth Paltrow
Sup. Actor: 1. Ed Harris 2. Geoffrey Rush 3. James Coburn
Sup. Actress: 1. Kathy Bates 2. Judi Dench 3. Lynn Redgrave
Original: 1. The Truman Show 2. Life is Beautiful 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Saving Private Ryan
Adapted: 1. Primary Colors 2. Gods and Monsters
Art Direction: 1. Shakespeare in Love 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. Elizabeth 4. Pleasantville
Cinematography: 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Shakespeare in Love 3. Elizabeth
Editing: 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Shakespeare in Love 3. Life is Beautiful
Costumes: 1. Elizabeth 2. Shakespeare in Love 3. Pleasantville
Makeup: 1. Shakespeare in Love 2. Elizabeth 3. Saving Private Ryan
Visual Effects: 1. Armageddon 2. Mighty Joe Young
Sound: 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Armageddon 3. The Mask of Zorro 4. Shakespeare in Love
Sound Editing: 1. Armageddon 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. The Mask of Zorro
Drama Score: 1. Elizabeth 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. Life is Beautiful 4. Pleasantville
Comedy Score: 1. A Bug's Life 2. Mulan 3. Shakespeare in Love
Song: 1. Armageddon 2. The Prince of Egypt
Foreign: 1. Life is Beautiful



My Personal Oscar Picks 1998 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Titanic 2. Good Will Hunting 3. L.A. Confidential 4. As Good as it Gets 5. The Full Monty
Director: 1. James Cameron 2. Curtis Hanson 3. Gus Van Sant 4. Peter Cattaneo
Actor: 1. Jack Nicholson 2. Matt Damon
Actress: 1. Helen Hunt 2. Kate Winslet
Sup. Actor: 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Greg Kinnear 3. Robin Williams 4. Burt Reynolds
Sup. Actress: 1. Julianne Moore 2. Minnie Driver 3. Kim Basinger 4. Gloria Stuart
Original: 1. Boogie Nights 2. Good Will Hunting 3. The Full Monty 4. As Good as it Gets
Adapted: 1. L.A. Confidential
Art Direction: 1. Titanic 2. Men in Black 3. L.A. Confidential 4. Gattaca
Cinematography: 1. Titanic 2. L.A. Confidential 3. Amistad
Editing: 1. Titanic 2. Air Force One 3. L.A. Confidential 4. As Good as it Gets 5. Good Will Hunting
Costumes: 1. Amistad 2. Titanic
Makeup: 1. Men in Black 2. Titanic
Visual Effects: 1. Starship Troopers 2. Titanic 3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Sound: 1. Titanic 2. Air Force One 3. Con Air 4. L.A. Confidential
Sound Editing: 1. Titanic
Drama Score: 1. Titanic 2. Amistad 3. L.A. Confidential 4. Good Will Hunting
Comedy Score: 1. Men in Black 2. Anastasia 3. The Full Monty 4. As Good as it Gets
Song: 1. Titanic 2. Anastasia 3. Con Air 4. Hercules



My Personal Oscar Picks 1997 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Jerry Maguire 2. Fargo 3. Shine 4. The English Patient 5. Secrets and Lies
Director: 1. Joel Coen 2. Scott Hicks 3. Anthony Minghella 4. Mike Leigh
Actor: 1. Geoffrey Rush 2. Billy Bob Thorton 3. Tom Cruise 4. Ralph Fiennes
Actress: 1. Frances McDormand 2. Brenda Blethyn 3. Kristen Scott Thomas
Sup. Actor: 1. Cuba Gooding Jr. 2. William H. Macy 3. Armin Mueller-Stahl
Sup. Actress: 1. Joan Allen 2. Juliette Binoche 3. Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Original: 1. Jerry Maguire 2. Fargo 3. Secrets and Lies 4. Shine
Adapted: 1. The Cruicible 2. Sling Blade 3. The English Patient
Art Direction: 1. Romeo + Juliet 2. The Birdcage 3. The English Patient
Cinematography: 1. Fly Away Home 2. Michael Collins 3. Fargo 4. The English Patient
Editing: 1. Jerry Maguire 2. Fargo 3. The English Patient 4. Shine
Costumes: 1. The English Patient
Makeup: 1.
Visual Effects: 1. Independence Day 2. Twister
Sound: 1. The Rock 2. Independence Day 3. Twister 4. The English Patient
Sound Editing: 1.
Drama Score: 1. Michael Collins 2. The English Patient 3. Shine
Comedy Score: 1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. James and the Giant Peach
Song: 1.



My Personal Oscar Picks 1996 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Braveheart 2. Apollo 13 3. Babe 4. Sense and Sensibility
Director: 1. Mel Gibson 2. Chris Noonan 3. Mike Figgis
Actor: 1. Nicolas Cage
Actress: 1. Sharon Stone 2. Elizabeth Shue 3. Emma Thompson
Sup. Actor: 1. Brad Pitt 2. Kevin Spacey 3. Tim Roth 4. Ed Harris 5. James Cromwell
Sup. Actress: 1. Kate Winslet 2. Mira Sorvino 3. Kathleen Quinlan
Original: 1. Toy Story 2. The Usual Suspects 3. Braveheart 4. Mighty Aphrodite
Adapted: 1. Apollo 13 2. Babe 3. Sense and Sensibility 4. Leaving Las Vegas
Art Direction: 1. Apollo 13 2. Babe
Cinematography: 1. Braveheart 2. Batman Forever 3. Sense and Sensibility
Editing: 1. Braveheart 2. Apollo 13 3. Se7en 4. Babe
Costumes: 1. Braveheart 2. Sense and Sensibility 3. 12 Monkeys
Makeup: 1. Braveheart
Visual Effects: 1. Apollo 13 2. Babe
Sound: 1. Apollo 13 2. Braveheart 3. Batman Forever
Sound Editing: 1. Batman Forever 2. Braveheart
Drama Score: 1. Braveheart 2. Apollo 13 3. Sense and Sensibility
Comedy Score: 1. Toy Story 2. Pochahontas
Song: 1. Toy Story 2. Pochahontas



My Personal Oscar Picks 1995 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Pulp Fiction 2. Forrest Gump 3. The Shawshank Redemption 4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
Director: 1. Quentin Tarantino 2. Robert Zemeckis 3. Woody Allen
Actor: 1. Tom Hanks 2. John Travolta 3. Morgan Freeman
Actress: 1. Jessica Lange 2. Winona Ryder
Sup. Actor: 1. Martin Landau 2. Samuel L. Jackson 3. Gary Sinise 4. Chazz Palminteri
Sup. Actress: 1. Dianne Wiest 2. Uma Thurman 3. Jennifer Tilly
Original: 1. Pulp Fiction 2. Bullets Over Broadway 3. Four Weddings and a Funeral
Adapted: 1. Forrest Gump 2. The Shawshank Redemption
Art Direction: 1. Forrest Gump 2. Bullets Over Broadway
Cinematography: 1. Forrest Gump 2. The Shawshank Redemption
Editing: 1. Forrest Gump 2. Speed 3. Pulp Fiction 4. The Shawshank Redemption
Costumes: 1. Little Women 2. Bullets Over Broadway
Makeup: 1. Ed Wood 2. Forrest Gump
Visual Effects: 1. Forrest Gump 2. The Mask
Sound: 1. Forrest Gump 2. Speed 3. The Shawshank Redemption
Sound Editing: 1. Speed 2. Forrest Gump
Score: 1. The Lion King 2. Forrest Gump 3. The Shawshank Redemption 4. Little Women
Song: 1. The Lion King (Can You Feel) 2. The Lion King (Circle of Life) 3. The Lion King (Hakuna Matata)



My Personal Oscar Picks 1994 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. In the Name of the Father 2. Schindler's List 3. The Fugitive 4. The Piano
Director: 1. Steven Spielberg 2. Jane Campion 3. Jim Sheridan
Actor: 1. Tom Hanks 2. Daniel Day-Lewis 3. Liam Neeson
Actress: 1. Holly Hunter
Sup. Actor: 1. Ralph Fiennes 2. Leonardo Dicaprio 3. Tommy Lee Jones 4. Pete Postlethwaite
Sup. Actress: 1. Anna Paquin 2. Emma Thompson
Original: 1. Philadelphia 2. The Piano
Adapted: 1. Schindler's List 2. In the Name of the Father
Art Direction: 1. Schindler's List 2. Addams Family Values
Cinematography: 1. Schindler's List 2. The Piano 3. The Fugitive
Editing: 1. Schindler's List 2. The Fugitive 3. In the Name of the Father 4. The Piano
Costumes: 1. The Piano 2. Schindler's List
Makeup: 1. Mrs. Doubtfire 2. Philadelphia 3. Schindler's List
Visual Effects: 1. Jurassic Park 2. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sound: 1. Jurassic Park 2. Schindler's List 3. The Fugitive
Sound Editing: 1. Jurassic Park 2. The Fugitive
Score: 1. Schindler's List 2. The Fugitive
Song: 1. Beethoven's 2nd
Animated Short: 1. Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers



My Personal Oscar Picks 1993 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. A Few Good Men 2. The Crying Game 3. Unforgiven 4. Howards End
Director: 1. Clint Eastwood 2. Neil Jordan 3. James Ivory
Actor: 1. Denzel Washington 2. Clint Eastwood 3. Stephen Rea
Actress: 1. Emma Thompson
Sup. Actor: 1. Jaye Davidson 2. Jack Nicholson 3. Gene Hackman
Sup. Actress: 1. Marisa Tomei 2. Vanessa Redgrave
Original: 1. The Crying Game 2. Unforgiven
Adapted: 1. Howards End
Art Direction: 1. Dracula 2. Toys 3. Howards End 4. Unforgiven
Cinematography: 1. Unforgiven 2. Howards End
Editing: 1. A Few Good Men 2. Unforgiven 3. The Crying Game
Costumes: 1. Dracula 2. Howards End 3. Toys 4. Malcolm X
Makeup: 1. Dracula 2. Batman Returns
Visual Effects: 1. Batman Returns 2. Alien 3
Sound: 1. Aladdin 2. Unforgiven 3. A Few Good Men
Sound Editing: 1. Aladdin 2. Dracula
Score: 1. Aladdin 2. Howards End
Song: 1. Aladdin (Whole New World) 2. Aladdin (Friend Like Me)



My Personal Oscar Picks 1992 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Beauty and the Beast 2. The Silence of the Lambs 3. Bugsy
Director: 1. Jonathan Demme 2. Barry Levinson
Actor: 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Robert DeNiro 3. Robin Williams 4. Warren Beatty
Actress: 1. Jodie Foster
Sup. Actor: 1. Jack Palance 2. Harvey Keitel 3. Ben Kingsley
Sup. Actress: 1. Mercedes Ruhl 2. Juliette Lewis
Original: 1. The Fisher King 2. Bugsy
Adapted: 1. The Silence of the Lambs
Art Direction: 1. Hook 2. The Fisher King 3. Bugsy
Cinematography: 1. Bugsy 2. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Editing: 1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2. The Silence of the Lambs
Costumes: 1. Hook 2. The Addams Family 3. Bugsy
Makeup: 1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2. Hook
Visual Effects: 1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2. Hook 3. Backdraft
Sound: 1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2. Backdraft 3. The Silence of the Lambs 4. Beauty and the Beast
Sound Editing: 1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2. Backdraft
Score: 1. Beauty and the Beast 2. The Fisher King 3. Bugsy
Song: 1. Beauty and the Beast ("Beauty and the Beast") 2. Beauty and the Beast ("Belle") 3. Beauty and the Beast ("Be Our Guest") 4. Hook



My Personal Oscar Picks 1991 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Dances With Wolves 2. Goodfellas 3. Ghost 4. The Godfather: Part III
Director: 1. Kevin Costner 2. Martin Scorsese 3. Francis Ford Coppola
Actor: 1. Kevin Costner
Actress: 1. Kathy Bates
Sup. Actor: 1. Al Pacino 2. Joe Pesci 3. Andy Garcia 4. Graham Greene
Sup. Actress: 1. Whoopi Goldberg 2. Lorraine Bracco 3. Mary McDonnell
Original: 1. Ghost
Adapted: 1. Goodfellas 2. Dances With Wolves
Art Direction: 1. Dances With Wolves 2. Dick Tracy 3. The Godfather: Part III
Cinematography: 1. The Godfather: Part III 2. Dances With Wolves 3. Dick Tracy
Editing: 1. The Hunt for Red October 2. Goodfellas 3. Dances With Wolves 4. Ghost 5. The Godfather: Part III
Costumes: 1. Dances With Wolves 2. Dick Tracy
Makeup: 1. Dick Tracy 2. Edward Scissorhands
Sound: 1. The Hunt for Red October 2. Dances With Wolves 3. Dick Tracy
Sound Editing: 1. The Hunt for Red October
Score: 1. Home Alone 2. Dances With Wolves 3. Ghost
Song: 1. Home Alone 2. Dick Tracy



My Personal Oscar Picks 1990 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Dead Poets Society 2. Driving Miss Daisy 3. Field of Dreams 4. My Left Foot 5. Born on the Fourth of July
Director: 1. Peter Weir 2. Jim Sheridan 3. Kenneth Branagh 4. Oliver Stone
Actor: 1. Daniel Day-Lewis 2. Tom Cruise 3. Kenneth Branagh 4. Morgan Freeman 5. Robin Williams
Actress: 1. Jessica Tandy
Sup. Actor: 1. Denzel Washington 2. Dan Aykroyd
Sup. Actress: 1. Brenda Fricker
Original: 1. Dead Poets Society
Adapted: 1. Driving Miss Daisy 2. Field of Dreams 3. My Left Foot 4. Born on the Fourth of July
Art Direction: 1. The Abyss 2. Batman 3. Driving Miss Daisy
Cinematography: 1. The Abyss 2. Born on the Fourth of July 3. Glory
Editing: 1. Glory 2. Born on the Fourth of July 3. Driving Miss Daisy
Costumes: 1. Henry V 2. Driving Miss Daisy
Makeup: 1. Driving Miss Daisy
Visual Effects: 1. The Abyss 2. Back to the Future Part II
Sound: 1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 2. Glory 3. The Abyss 4. Born on the Fourth of July
Sound Editing: 1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Score: 1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 2. The Little Mermaid 3. Field of Dreams 4. Born on the Fourth of July
Song: 1. The Little Mermaid (Under the Sea) 2. The Little Mermaid (Kiss the Girl)



My Personal Oscar Picks 1989 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Rain Man 2. Mississippi Burning 3. Working Girl 4. Dangerous Liaisons
Director: 1. Barry Levinson 2. Alan Parker 3. Martin Scorsese 4. Mike Nichols 5. Charles Crichton
Actor: 1. Dustin Hoffman 2. Tom Hanks 3. Gene Hackman
Actress: 1. Jodie Foster 2. Glenn Close 3. Melanie Griffith
Sup. Actor: 1. Kevin Kline
Sup. Actress: 1. Frances McDormand 2. Sigourney Weaver 3. Michelle Pfeiffer 4. Joan Cusack
Original: 1. A Fish Called Wanda 2. Rain Man 3. Big
Adapted: 1. Dangerous Liaisons
Art Direction: 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. Dangerous Liaisons 3. Rain Man
Cinematography: 1. Mississippi Burning 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 3. Rain Man
Editing: 1. Die Hard 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 3. Mississippi Burning 4. Rain Man
Costumes: 1. Dangerous Liaisons
Makeup: 1. Beetle Juice
Visual Effects: 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. Die Hard
Sound: 1. Die Hard 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Sound Editing: 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. Die Hard
Score: 1. Dangerous Liaisons 2. Rain Man
Song: 1. Working Girl
Animated Short: 1. Tin Toy



My Personal Oscar Picks 1988 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. The Last Emperor 2. Fatal Attraction 3. Broadcast News
Director: 1. Bernardo Bertolucci 2. Adrian Lyne
Actor: 1. Robin Williams 2. William Hurt
Actress: 1. Glenn Close 2. Holly Hunter
Sup. Actor: 1. Sean Connery 2. Albert Brooks
Sup. Actress: 1. Anne Archer
Original: 1. Broadcast News
Adapted: 1. Fatal Attraction 2. The Last Emperor 3. Full Metal Jacket
Art Direction: 1. The Last Emperor 2. Empire of the Sun 3. The Untouchables
Cinematography: 1. Empire of the Sun 2. The Last Emperor 3. Broadcast News
Editing: 1. Empire of the Sun 2. Fatal Attraction 3. The Last Emperor 4. Broadcast News
Costumes: 1. The Last Emperor 2. Empire of the Sun 3. The Untouchables
Makeup: 1.
Visual Effects: 1. Predator
Sound: 1. Empire of the Sun 2. The Last Emperor
Score: 1. The Untouchables 2. Empire of the Sun 3. The Last Emperor
Song: 1.



My Personal Oscar Picks 1987 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. The Mission 2. Platoon 3. Hannah and Her Sisters
Director: 1. Oliver Stone 2. Roland Joffe 3. Woody Allen
Actor: 1. Paul Newman
Actress: 1. Sigourney Weaver
Sup. Actor: 1. Michael Caine 2. Tom Berenger 3. Willem Dafoe
Sup. Actress: 1. Dianne Wiest 2. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Original: 1. Crocodile Dundee 2. Hannah and Her Sisters 3. Platoon
Adapted: 1. The Color of Money
Art Direction: 1. Aliens 2. The Mission 3. The Color of Money 4. Hannah and Her Sisters
Cinematography: 1. Platoon 2. The Mission
Editing: 1. Platoon 2. Aliens 3. Top Gun 4. The Mission 5. Hannah and Her Sisters
Costumes: 1. The Mission
Makeup: 1.
Visual Effects: 1. Aliens
Sound: 1. Aliens 2. Top Gun 3. Platoon
Sound Editing: 1. Aliens 2. Top Gun
Score: 1. The Mission 2. Aliens
Song: 1. An American Tale 2. Top Gun
Animated Short: 1. Luxo Jr.



My Personal Oscar Picks 1986 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Witness 2. The Color Purple 3. Out of Africa
Director: 1. Peter Weir 2. Sydney Pollack
Actor: 1. Harrison Ford
Actress: 1. Whoopi Goldberg 2. Meryl Streep
Sup. Actor: 1. Don Ameche 2. Klaus Maria Brandauer
Sup. Actress: 1. Oprah Winfrey 2. Margaret Avery
Original: 1. Back to the Future 2. Witness
Adapted: 1. The Color Purple 2. Out of Africa
Art Direction: 1. Out of Africa 2. The Color Purple 3. Witness
Cinematography: 1. The Color Purple 2. Out of Africa 3. Witness
Editing: 1. Witness 2. Out of Africa
Costumes: 1. The Color Purple 2. Out of Africa
Makeup: 1. The Color Purple
Visual Effects: 1. Cocoon 2. Return to Oz
Sound: 1. Back to the Future 2. Out of Africa
Sound Editing: 1. Back to the Future
Score: 1. The Color Purple 2. Out of Africa 3. Witness
Song: 1. The Color Purple



My Personal Oscar Picks 1985 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Amadeus 2. The Killing Fields 3. A Passage to India
Director: 1. Milos Forman 2. Roland Joffe 3. David Lean
Actor: 1. Tom Hulce 2. F. Murray Abraham 3. Sam Waterston
Actress: 1. Judy Davis
Sup. Actor: 1. Haing S. Ngor
Sup. Actress: 1. Peggy Ashcroft
Original: 1. Splash
Adapted: 1. Amadeus 2. The Killing Fields 3. A Passage to India
Art Direction: 1. Amadeus 2. A Passage to India
Cinematography: 1. The Killing Fields 2. Amadeus 3. A Passage to India
Editing: 1. Amadeus 2. The Killing Fields 3. A Passage to India
Costumes: 1. Amadeus 2. A Passage to India
Makeup: 1. Amadeus
Visual Effects: 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 2. Ghost Busters
Sound: 1. Amadeus 2. A Passage to India
Score: 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 2. A Passage to India
Song: 1. Ghost Busters



My Personal Oscar Picks 1984 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. The Right Stuff 2. Terms of Endearment 3. Tender Mercies
Director: 1. James L. Brooks 2. Bruce Beresford
Actor: 1. Robert Duvall
Actress: 1. Debra Winger 2. Shirley MacLaine
Sup. Actor: 1. Jack Nicholson 2. John Lithgow 3. Sam Shepherd
Sup. Actress: 1.
Original: 1. Tender Mercies
Adapted: 1. Terms of Endearment
Art Direction: 1. Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi 2. The Right Stuff 3. Terms of Endearment
Cinematography: 1. The Right Stuff
Editing: 1. The Right Stuff 2. Terms of Endearment
Costumes: 1.
Sound: 1. Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi 2. The Right Stuff 3. Terms of Endearment
Sound Editing: 1. Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi 2. The Right Stuff
Score: 1. Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi 2. Terms of Endearment 3. The Right Stuff
Song: 1. Flashdance ("Maniac")



My Personal Oscar Picks 1983 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Gandhi 3. Tootsie
Director: 1. Steven Spielberg 2. Richard Attenborough 3. Sydney Pollack
Actor: 1. Dustin Hoffman 2. Ben Kingsley
Actress: 1. Meryl Streep
Sup. Actor: 1.
Sup. Actress: 1. Teri Garr 2. Jessica Lange
Original: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Tootsie 3. Gandhi
Adapted: 1. Sophie's Choice
Art Direction: 1. Blade Runner 2. Gandhi
Cinematography: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Gandhi 3. Sophie's Choice 4. Tootsie
Editing: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Tootsie 3. Gandhi
Costumes: 1. Gandhi 2. Sophie's Choice
Makeup: 1. Gandhi
Visual Effects: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Blade Runner
Sound: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Gandhi 3. Tootsie
Sound Editing: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Score: 1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Gandhi 3. Sophie's Choice
Song: 1.



My Personal Oscar Picks 1982 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. On Golden Pond 3. Chariots of Fire 4. Reds
Director: 1. Steven Spielberg 2. Warren Beatty 3. Mark Rydell 4. Hugh Hudson
Actor: 1. Henry Fonda 2. Warren Beatty
Actress: 1. Katherine Hepburn 2. Diane Keaton
Sup. Actor: 1. Jack Nicholson 2. Ian Holm
Sup. Actress: 1. Maureen Stapleton 2. Jane Fonda
Original: 1. Reds 2. Chariots of Fire
Adapted: 1. On Golden Pond
Art Direction: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Reds
Cinematography: 1. On Golden Pond 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Reds
Editing: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Chariots of Fire 3. Reds 4. On Golden Pond
Costumes: 1. Reds 2. Chariots of Fire
Makeup: 1.
Visual Effects: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sound: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Reds 3. On Golden Pond
Score: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Chariots of Fire 3. On Golden Pond
Song: 1.



My Personal Oscar Picks 1981 (unbiased version)


Picture: 1. The Elephant Man 2. Raging Bull 3. Ordinary People 4. Coal Miner's Daughter
Director: 1. David Lynch 2. Martin Scorsese 3. Robert Redford
Actor: 1. Robert De Niro 2. John Hurt
Actress: 1. Sissy Spacek 2. Mary Tyler Moore
Sup. Actor: 1. Timothy Hutton 2. Joe Pesci 3. Judd Hirsch
Sup. Actress: 1. Cathy Moriarty
Original: 1.
Adapted: 1. The Elephant Man 2. Ordinary People 3. Coal Miner's Daughter
Art Direction: 1. Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back 2. The Elephant Man 3. Coal Miner's Daughter
Cinematography: 1. Raging Bull 2. Coal Miner's Daughter
Editing: 1. Raging Bull 2. The Elephant Man 3. Coal Miner's Daughter
Costumes: 1. The Elephant Man
Sound: 1. Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back 2. Raging Bull 3. Coal Miner's Daughter
Score: 1. Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back 2. The Elephant Man
Song: 1. Nine to Five 2. Honeysuckle Rose




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