The 77th Academy Awards (2004): Winner Predictions

Prediction Key:

  • Winner Prediction [Win Pred Date Set] -Chance at Victory-
  • Other Nominees -Chance at Victory-

Awards

  • 6
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • The Aviator
  • The Incredibles
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Ray
  • Austism Is a World
  • Birthday Boy
  • Born Into Brothels
  • The Chorus
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Finding Neverland
  • Little Terrorist
  • The Polar Express
  • Sideways
  • Spider-Man 2

Best Picture

  • The Aviator [12/12] -Even-
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  • Million Dollar Baby -Even-
  • Sideways -2:1-
  • Ray -7:1-
  • Finding Neverland -15:1-

Best Animated Feature

  • The Incredibles [6/24] -1:3-
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  • Shrek 2 -3:1-
  • Shark Tale -20:1-

Best Director

  • The Aviator - Martin Scorsese [6/24] -Even-
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  • Million Dollar Baby - Clint Eastwood -Even-
  • Sideways - Alexander Payne -4:1-
  • Ray - Taylor Hackford -10:1-
  • Vera Drake - Mike Leigh -10:1-

Best Actor

  • Ray - Jamie Foxx [11/4] -1:3-
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  • Million Dollar Baby - Clint Eastwood -3:2-
  • The Aviator - Leonardo DiCaprio -2:1-
  • Hotel Rwanda - Don Cheadle -5:1-
  • Finding Neverland - Johnny Depp -10:1-

Best Actress

  • Million Dollar Baby - Hilary Swank [2/6] -Even-
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  • Vera Drake - Imelda Staunton -3:2-
  • Being Julia - Annette Bening -2:1-
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Kate Winslet -3:1-
  • Maria Full of Grace - Catalina Sandino Moreno -10:1-

Best Supporting Actor

  • Million Dollar Baby - Morgan Freeman [2/6] -Even-
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  • Sideways - Thomas Haden Church -3:2-
  • Closer - Clive Owen -3:2-
  • The Aviator - Alan Alda -5:1-
  • Collateral - Jamie Foxx -10:1-

Best Supporting Actress

  • The Aviator - Cate Blanchett [1/12] -Even-
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  • Sideways - Virginia Madsen -Even-
  • Kinsey - Laura Linney -3:2-
  • Hotel Rwanda - Sophie Okonedo -3:1-
  • Closer - Natalie Portman -5:1-

Best Original Screenplay

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Charlie Kaufman [1/12] -Even-
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  • The Incredibles - Brad Bird -Even-
  • The Aviator - John Logan -3:2-
  • Hotel Rwanda - Keir Pearson, Terry George -3:1-
  • Vera Drake - Mike Leigh -7:1-

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Sideways - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor [2/23] -Even-
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  • Million Dollar Baby - Paul Haggis -Even-
  • The Motorcycle Diaries - Jose Rivera -3:1-
  • Finding Neverland - David Magee -5:1-
  • Before Sunset - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Kim Krizan -7:1-

Best Original Song

  • The Polar Express - Believe [1/25] -Even-
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  • The Phantom of the Opera - Learn to Be Lonely -3:2-
  • Shrek 2 - Accidentally in Love -3:2-
  • The Motorcycle Diaries - Al Otro Lado del Rio -4:1-
  • The Chorus - Look To Your Path -5:1-

Best Original Score

  • Finding Neverland - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek [1/25] -Even-
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  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John Williams -3:2-
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Thomas Newman -3:2-
  • The Passion of the Christ - John Debney -5:2-
  • The Village - James Newton Howard -7:1-

Best Editing

  • The Aviator [2/23] -Even-
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  • Million Dollar Baby -Even-
  • Ray -3:1-
  • Finding Neverland -5:1-
  • Collateral -7:1-

Best Cinematography

  • The Aviator [6/24] -Even-
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  • House of Flying Daggers -3:2-
  • The Passion of the Christ -2:1-
  • A Very Long Engagement -5:1-
  • The Phantom of the Opera -10:1-

Best Art Direction

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events [1/25] -Even-
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  • The Aviator -Even-
  • The Phantom of the Opera -Even-
  • Finding Neverland -3:1-
  • A Very Long Engagement -5:1-

Best Costume Design

  • The Aviator [1/25] -Even-
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  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events -3:2-
  • Finding Neverland -2:1-
  • Ray -7:1-
  • Troy -10:1-

Best Makeup

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events [11/24] -Even-
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  • The Passion of the Christ -3:2-
  • The Sea Inside -7:1-

Best Sound Mixing

  • Ray [2/23] -Even-
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  • The Aviator [6/24] -Even-
  • The Incredibles -3:2-
  • Spider-Man 2 -5:2-
  • The Polar Express -7:1-

Best Sound Editing

  • The Incredibles [1/25] -Even-
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  • Spider-Man 2 -Even-
  • The Polar Express -5:1-

Best Visual Effects

  • Spider-Man 2 [1/25] -Even-
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  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -3:2-
  • I, Robot -3:1-

Best Foreign Film

  • The Chorus - France [1/25] -Even-
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  • The Sea Inside - Spain -Even-
  • Downfall - Germany -2:1-
  • As It Is In Heaven - Sweden -4:1-
  • Yesterday - South Africa -5:1-

Best Documentary Feature

  • Born Into Brothels [12/14] -Even-
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  • Super Size Me -Even-
  • The Story of the Weeping Camel -3:2-
  • Tupac: Resurrection -3:2-
  • Twist of Faith -5:1-

Best Documentary Short Subject

  • Autism Is a World [1/25] -Even-
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  • Mighty Times: The Children's March -Even-
  • Sister Rose's Passion -Even-
  • The Children of Leningradsky -Even-
  • Hardwood -Even-

Best Animated Short Film

  • Birthday Boy [1/28] -Even-
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  • Gopher Broke -Even-
  • Guard Dog -Even-
  • Lorenzo -Even-
  • Ryan -Even-

Best Live-Action Short Film

  • Little Terrorist [1/25] -Even-
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  • Everything in This Country Must -Even-
  • Two Cars, One Night -Even-
  • Wasp -Even-
  • 7:35 in the Morning -Even-