This page covers the Academy Awards® for films released in 2004, which will be awarded on February 27, 2005. Each list is in the order I would rank them, starting with the film or performance I thought was best. The rankings and predictions were last updated on 2/26/2005.
Earlier, I attempted to predict which films and performances would be nominated. That page is here.
Any comments on this page should be addressed to Mike Weston at mike@misosoup.com.
My prediction: The Aviator
Actual winner: Million Dollar Baby
My prediction: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Actual winner: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
My prediction: Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby
Actual winner: Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby
My prediction: Jamie Foxx for Ray
Actual winner: Jamie Foxx for Ray
My prediction: Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby
Actual winner: Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby
My prediction: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
Actual winner: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
My prediction: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Actual winner: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
My prediction: Sideways
Actual winner: Sideways
My prediction: The Incredibles
Actual winner: The Incredibles
My prediction: Birthday Boy
Actual winner: Ryan
My prediction: The Aviator
Actual winner: The Aviator
My prediction: The Aviator
Actual winner: The Aviator
My prediction: The Aviator
Actual winner: The Aviator
My prediction: Born
Into Brothels
Actual winner: Born Into Brothels
My prediction: The Children
of Leningradsky
Actual winner: Mighty Times:
The Children's March
My prediction: The Aviator
Actual winner: The Aviator
My prediction: The Sea
Inside
Actual winner: The Sea Inside
My prediction: Little Terrorist
Actual winner: Wasp
My prediction: The
Passion of the Christ
Actual winner: Lemony
Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
My prediction: Finding
Neverland
Actual winner: Finding Neverland
My prediction: Shrek
2
Actual winner: The
Motorcycle Diaries
My prediction: Spider-Man
2
Actual winner: The Incredibles
My prediction: Ray
Actual winner: Ray
My prediction: Spider-Man
2
Actual winner: Spider-Man 2
My prediction results: 17 out of 24 (8 out of the 9 major categories, althought
the one I missed was Best Picture)
Click here for the ballot we used at our
Oscar® party (Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format).
* Roger Ebert's pick (not prediction) on Ebert
and Roeper and the Movies.
** Richard Roeper's pick on Ebert and Roeper and the Movies.
External filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.
Copyright © 2001-2005 by Michael S. Weston. All rights reserved.