Statement on the Academy Nominations

I'm including my predictions as well but I believe that Kevin Spacey deserves an Oscar nomination for his performance in Beyond the Sea. However, I could care less about Michael Moore and Mel Gibson not getting nominations.

Golden Globe nominee Paul Giamatti (news) was not nominated for his lead role as a grumpy oenophile in Sideways.[...]

While "Finding Neverland" tied with "Ray" for second place among nominees with seven nods, its Swiss director, Marc Forster, did not make the cut. Forster and "Closer" Director Mike Nichols were the only Golden Globe nominees shut out of the Oscar race.

Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey had campaigned aggressively for his Bobby Darin movie, "Beyond the Sea," a labor of love he directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in. But Oscar was deaf to Spacey this time.

Now for my predictions of the winners in the 77th Annual Acaedmy Awards airing on ABC come February 27, 2005, at 8 ET/5 PT:
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Jamie Foxx - RAY
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Morgan Freeman- MILLION DOLLAR BABY
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Hilary Swank - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Natalie Portman - CLOSER
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: SHREK 2
ART DIRECTION: FINDING NEVERLAND
CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE AVIATOR
COSTUME DESIGN: THE AVIATOR
DIRECTING: MILLION DOLLAR BABY
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: SUPER SIZE ME
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
FILM EDITING: THE AVIATOR
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: YESTERDAY
MAKEUP: LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
MUSIC (SCORE): FINDING NEVERLAND
MUSIC (SONG): "Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2
BEST PICTURE: MILLION DOLLAR BABY
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): GUARD DOG
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): 7:35 IN THE MORNING
SOUND EDITING: SPIDER-MAN 2
SOUND MIXING: SPIDER-MAN 2
VISUAL EFFECTS: SPIDER-MAN 2
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): FINDING NEVERLAND
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): THE AVIATOR