And the results…
ACTOR: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) (yay, my long shot won!)
ACTRESS: Helen Mirren
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Hudson
ANIMATED FILM: Happy Feet (Ha! Take that, Cars! Reserving judgment until I manage to see both.) (Robyn may be right.)

ART DIRECTION: Pan’s Labyrinth (Hooray!)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pan’s Labyrinth (Huzzah!)
DOCUMENTARY: An Inconvenient Truth
FOREIGN FILM: The Lives of Others (sniffle)
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP: Pan’s Labyrinth (!)
ORIGINAL SCORE: Babel
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Departed
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Little Miss Sunshine
BEST ANIMATED SHORT: The Danish Poet
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT: West Bank Story (I’d like to see this–it …

Why is it that nobody watches the Academy Awards anymore? Even my MOST film-obsessed friends have responded to the suggestion with a disdainful look or roll of the eyes. Granted, it’s not the most reliable source of film judgment, but it’s fun to watch! (Not all the red carpet stuff. That’s boring.) But for years now, I’ve had a tradition of watching the Academy Awards. It’s always interesting to see which clips they pick for each nominee, watch the host crack bad jokes, and root for films you want to …