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1. Respond to this post and post your picks for the winners in the following categories during the Oscar telecast on Sunday, February 25th

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond, Ryan Gosling Half Nelson, Peter O'Toole Venus, Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness, Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Penlope Cruz Volver, Judi Dench Notes on a Scandal, Helen Mirren The Queen, Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada,  Kate Winslet Little Children) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Animated Feature (Cars, Happy Feet, Monster House) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Achievement in Directing (Babel-Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu, The Departed- Martin Scorsese, Letters from Iwo Jima- Clint Eastwood, The Queen- Stephen Frears, United 93- Paul Greengrass) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Foreign Language Film (After the Wedding, Days of Glory (Indignes), The Lives of Others, Pan's Labyrinth, Water) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Motion Picture of the Year (Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine, Jackie Earle Haley Little Children, Djimon Hounsou Blood Diamond, Eddie Murphy Dreamgirls, Mark Wahlberg The Departed) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Adriana Barraza Babel, Cate Blanchett Notes on a Scandal, Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine, Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls, Rinko Kikuchi Babel) Click here for the official Bodog odds Click here for the HollyWagers Oscar Guide

2. Post Your Response to the Tie Breaker Question: During the televised portion of the Oscars on Sunday, February 25^th, how many people while giving an acceptance speech will say that they are being told that they are running out of time?

3. Only one entry per registered forum member.

4. NO EDITING OF POSTS! Edited posts will disqualified.

5. Winner will be announced in this thread by 5pm PST on Monday, February 26^th.

6. Entries must be received by 11:59pm on Saturday, February 24^th.

I'm so going to eat it for this later since I was the one bragging last year when I made all that money betting on "Crash," but here we go.

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirran
Best Animated Feature: Happy Feet
Best Achievement in Directing: Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu
Best Foreign Language Film: Days of Glory
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson

Tie Breaker: 7

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirren
Best Animated Feature: Cars
Best Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese
Best Foreign Language Film: After the Wedding
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Mark Wahlberg
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Rinko Kikuchi

Tie Breaker: 9

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirren

Best Animated Feature: Cars

Best Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese

Best Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporing Role: Dijmon Hounsou

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson

Tie Breaker:  9

 

These are my picks - I hope I win!  GO MARTIN!!!! 

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirren The Queen

Best Animated Feature: Cars

Best Achievement in Directing: The Departed- Martin Scorsese

Best Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth

Best Motion Picture of the Year: The Departed

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Eddie Murphy Dreamgirls

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls

TIE BREAKER: 3

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirran
Best Animated Feature: CARS
Best Motion Picture: The Departed
Best Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese
Best Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson

Tie Breaker: 6

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirran
Best Animated Feature: Cars
Best Achievement in Directing: MARTY!
Best Movie: The Departed
Best Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Eddie Murphy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson

Number of being hurried: 4

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirran
Best Animated Feature: Happy Feet
Best Movie:The Departed
Best Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese
Best Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Marky Mark
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson

Tie Breaker: 5

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Best Actor in a Leading Role Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond

Best Actress in a Leading Role Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada

Best Animated Feature Cars

Best Achievement in Directing The Departed- Martin Scorsese

Best Foreign Language Film Lives of Others

Best Motion Picture of the Year Letters from Iwo Jima

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Djimon Hounsou Blood Diamond

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls

Tie Breaker: 9