MAIN CATEGORY PREDICTIONS
Congrats to Nathaniel R, Erik Childress and Steve Pond for acing these categories 100% 2006
| Picture | Director | Actor | Actress | S. Actor | S. Actress | Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay | |
| OW’s Most Likely | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Sasha Stone (OW) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Kris Tapley (IC) | Letters from Iwo Jima | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Scott Feinberg (AWI) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| David Poland (MCN) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Dave Karger (EW) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Tom O’Neil (TE) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Peter O’Toole | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Roger Ebert | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Babel | |
| Scott Bowles (USA Today) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Sheigh CrabtreeRisky Bizness | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Anne ThompsonRisky Bizness | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Susan WloszczynaUSA Today | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Glen WhippLA Daily News | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Jeff Wells (HE) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Abigail Breslin | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Robert Licuria (AH) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | The Queen | The Departed |
| AwardSpeculation | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Lou Lumenik (NY Post) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Oscar Frenzy | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Russ And the Oscar Goes To | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Hollywood Stock X | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Buzzmeter | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Peter O’Toole | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Oddsmaker | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| USA Today Oracle | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| MCN Gurus | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Jack Matthews (NYD) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| David Germain (AP) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Christy Lemire (AP) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Spencer Shannon (OT) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Babel | The Departed |
| Nathaniel R. (TFE) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Gene Seymour (GD) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| David Carr (NYT) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Pete Howell (TS) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Russ (ATOGT) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Damien Hoffman (Oscar-Countdown) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Erik (eFC) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| David Fear (MSN Movies ) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Greg Ellwood (MSN movies) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Eugene HernandezIndieWire | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | The Queen | The Departed |
| Jack MatthewsNY Daily News | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | Borat |
| Yahoo Movies Expert Picks | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Peter O’Toole | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Richard Roeper, Ebert and Roeper | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Pete Travers, Rolling Stone | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Ed Douglas (Coming Soon) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | The Queen | The Departed |
| Pete Hammond (Hollywood Wiretap) | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Claudia Puig (USA Today) | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | The Queen | The Departed |
| Steve Pond (Envelope | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Art Spiegelman, Reuters | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Babel | The Departed |
| Clay Smith, ET | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Sam Rubin, KTLA | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | Borat |
| Carlos ReyesOscar Diary | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Josh LawsonOscar Talk | Little Miss Sunshine | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Michael DanceCinemaSource | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | The Queen | The Departed |
| Benjamin LeeCinemaSource | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Stephen SnartCinemaSource | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Stephen HoltThe Stephen Holt Show | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Peter O’Toole | Helen Mirren | Jackie Earle Haley | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Scott SiegelThe Stephen Holt Show | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Merrick BursukThe Stephen Holt Show | Letters from Iwo Jima | Martin Scorsese | Peter O’Toole | Helen Mirren | Jackie Earle Haley | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Julie Stone (TrailerSpy) | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen MIrren | Alan Arkin | Cate Blanchett | ||
| visu poll | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Christopher Smith Week in Rewind | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Rich Copley Lexington-Herald Leader | Babel | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | Little Children |
| Matthew Lucas From the Front Row | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Lucas Gorham Oscar Intel | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Edward CopelandEddie on Film | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | The Queen | The Departed |
| Josh R Eddie on Film | The Depared | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Mark BakalorOscarCentral | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Brinton Oscar Breach | Letters | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Alan Arkin | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Cifra | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Robert OsborneTCM | Letters | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Movies Kick Ass | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
| Gerard KennedyIn Contention | The Departed | Martin Scorsese | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren | Eddie Murphy | Jennifer Hudson | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed |
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