Later today the Oscar nominations will be announced by Salma Hayek and Academy President Sid Ganis.
There are always a few surprises but here are my predictions for the main categories:
BEST PICTURE
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Babel
The Queen
Little Miss Sunshine
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorcese (The Departed)
Bill Condon (Dreamgirls)
Paul Greengrass (United 93)
Stephen Frears (The Queen)
Alejandro Gonzalez Innarritu (Babel)
BEST ACTOR
Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)
Peter O’Toole (Venus)
Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)
Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson)
BEST ACTRESS
Helen Mirren (The Queen)
Penelope Cruz (Volver)
Kate Winslet (Little Children)
Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada)
Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal).
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jack Nicholson (The Departed)
Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls)
Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children)
Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal)
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Rinko Kikuchi (Babel)
Adriana Barraza (Babel)
They will be announced at 13.30 GMT and 05.30 PST.
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