Nate's Oscar Nominations

On Tuesday, Janauary 25th at 7:30 AM, The Academy of Motiona Picture Arts and Sciences will be announcing this year's Oscar nominations (E! is the best place to watch all this go down!!!). Before the stuffy Hollywood types reveal their lists, I would like to share my own list of the best movies and performances of 2004. Now mind you, I have yet to see some of the major contenders (AKA that crappy wine movie and Ray). So here they are, in alpha oder:

Best Picture

• Closer
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Hotel Rwanda
• Million Dollar Baby
• The Incredibles

Best Actor

• Jim Carey- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Don Cheadle- Hotel Rwanda
• Johnny Depp- Finding Neverland
• Leonardo DiCaprio- The Aviator
• Clint Eastwood- Million Dollar Baby

Best Actress

• Catalina Sandrino Moreno- Maria Full of Grace
• Natalie Portman- Garden State
• Julia Roberts- Closer
• Hilary Swank- Million Dollar Baby
• Kate Winslet- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Supporting Actor

• Jamie Foxx- Collateral
• Morgan Freeman- Million Dollar Baby
• Freddie Highmore- Finding Neverland
• Clive Owen- Closer

Best Supporting Actress

• Cate Blanchett- The Aviator
• Cloris Leachman- Spanglish
• Sophi Okonedo- Hotel Rwanda
• Natalie Portman- Closer
• Kate Winslett- Finding Neverland