Jigsaw Lounge OSCAR PREDICTIONS – 2005 ceremony

Published on: February 18th, 2005

Best Picture : Michael Mann, Graham King – The Aviator
Actor : Jamie Foxx – Ray
Actress : Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
Supporting Actor : Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby
Supporting Actress : Natalie Portman – Closer
Director : Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Original Screenplay : Mike Leigh – Vera Drake
Adapted Screenplay : Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor – Sideways
Animated Feature : Brad Bird – The Incredibles
Foreign-Language Film : Germany – Downfall
Cinematography : Robert Richardson – The Aviator
Film Editing : Thelma Schoonmaker – The Aviator
Original Score : John Debney – The Passion of the Christ
Original Song : "Accidentally In Love" – Shrek 2
Documentary Feature : Morgan Spurlock – Super Size Me
Art Direction : Aline Bonnetto – A Very Long Engagement
Costume Design : Sandy Powell – The Aviator
Makeup : Keith Vanderlaan, Christien Tinsley – The Passion of the Christ
Sound Editing : Paul N J Ottosson – Spider-Man 2
Sound Mixing : O'Connell, Russell, Haboush, Geisinger – Spider-Man 2
Visual Effects : Dykstra, Stokdyk, LaMolinara, Frazier – Spider-Man 2
Animated Short Film : Bill Plympton – Guard Dog
Live-Action Short Film : Andrea Arnold – Wasp
Documentary Short : Geraldine Wurzburg – Autism Is a World

Score : 9/24

Jigsaw Lounge highlights of the night:
* Scarlett Johansson's floppy left arm
* Irons: "I hope they missed" (nb – it's Stephen Fry who should be worried, not Rock)
* unnamed multiplex punter: "Saw"
* Scorsese giggling after the Alda clip
* Ruth Eastwood
* Swank's whole brother/husband stuff, once again
* Myers:"Andre Bazin" / Lumet:"Carl Dreyer" namechecks (no Giamatti mentions this year)
* Taika Waititi 'asleep'
* Kaufman: "29 seconds… 27 seconds… that's really intimidating"
* Vin Diesel's 'hair'… "He was an ALCOHOLIC!!!" … see you next Feb, Vin.