The 79th

I'll be watching (at least some of it).

The Oscars that it is.



no not that Oscar, this one.

I'll be sitting on my sofa, in my scruffy hoodie, jeans and slippers, drinking a glass of wine, eating some of the Tayto crisps that Over Here Mammy brought over for me and saying things like "What is she wearing?"

So my predictions:

Best actor- Forest Whitaker

Best actress- Helen Mirren

Best Picture- Should be The Departed, might actually be Letters from Iwo Jima.

Best supporting actor- oh please, anyone but Eddie Murphy. Don't let him get it when Mark Wahlberg, Alan Arkin and Djimon Hounsou all deserve it much more.

best supporting actress- Either Rinko Kikuchi or Adriana Barraza for their parts in Babel should win (sorry, I forgot the Academy doesn't like to say 'win', it's all the "Oscar goes to..." because if you say someone won, it means someone else, oh the horror, lost) but it may well go to Jennifer Hudson.

Best Director- oh for the love of....give it to Martin Scorsese.

As for the rest of the categories, well I'm sure you don't really care.

It starts in an hour....