The trade reviews on The Departed are in. And Oscarwatch is on the case.
I filed my Gurus 'O Gold predicts last week. Here's what I sent in:
BEST PICTURE
1. Dreamgirls
2.Little Miss Sunshine
3. The Queen
4. Babel
5. Flags of Our Fathers
6. United 93
7. The Departed
8. Little Children
9. Stranger than Fiction
10. The Painted Veil
BEST ACTOR
1. Peter O'Toole Venus
2. Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland
3. Leonardo DiCaprio The Departed (I'm assuming Nicholson is supporting)
4. Derek Luke Catch a Fire
5. Nic Cage World Trade Center
6. Ryan Gosling Half Nelson
7. Will Smith Pursuit of Happyness
BEST ACTRESS
1. Helen Mirren The Queen
2. Penelope Cruz Volver
3. Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada
4. Kate Winslet Little Children
5. Naomi Watts The Painted Veil
6. Toni Collette Little Miss Sunshine
7. Annette Bening Running with Scissors
8. I unintentionally left off Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal, which I hear is a likelihood.