Oscars 2006: The nominees

All nominees for the Oscars were announced today with Brokeback Mountain getting 8 nominations. You can read about it here.

I've decided that it might be a good idea to get everyone involved with this blog and anyone who visits from other sites, to predict who might win certain categories. There are too many to list. So, I'll list a few and we can predict from those. Here they are: you can see a full list of the nominees and categories here

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Munich
Capote

Best Director
Steven Spielburg - Munich
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Paul Haggis - Crash
Bennett Miller - Capote
George Clooney - Goodnight, and Good Luck

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
David Strathairn - Goodnight, and Good Luck
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow

Best Actress
Dame Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica
Charlize Theron - North Country
Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain
Frances McDormand - North Country
Amy Adams - Junebug
Catherine Keener - Capote

Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney - Syriana
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
Matt Dillon - Crash
William Hunt - A History of Violence