xx
1
1
 Brokeback Mountain
-
1
-
1
1
1
1
-
1
2
1
1
1
-
10
99
2
3
 Good Night/Good Luck
-
2
-
2
4
6
2
-
2
6
4
2
2
-
10
78
3
4
 Munich
-
3
-
-
3
3
3
-
3
1
2
3
4
-
9
74
4
2
 Walk the Line
-
4
-
4
7
10
6
-
7
4
3
4
3
-
10
58
5
6
 King Kong
-
5
-
10
5
4
4
-
8
10
5
7
9
-
10
43
6
5
 A History of Violence
-
-
-
8
2
2
7
-
9
5
9
-
5
-
8
42
7
12
 Crash
-
7
-
3
-
-
5
-
4
9
7
6
-
-
7
36
8
9
 The Constant Gardener
-
9
-
7
9
-
-
-
6
3
6
10
6
-
8
32
9
7
 Capote
-
8
-
6
8
7
-
-
10
7
-
-
7
-
7
24
10
8
 Match Point
-
-
-
5
6
9
-
-
-
8
-
9
10
-
6
19
11
11
 Pride & Prejudice
-
6
-
9
-
8
-
-
-
-
10
-
8
-
5
14
12
14
 Cinderella Man
-
10
-
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
8
5
-
-
4
12
13
10
 Memoirs of a Geisha
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
5
-
-
8
-
-
3
10
14
-
 The Squid & The Whale
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
6
15
15
 Syriana
-
-
-
-
10
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
4
Falling Out
-
13
 The New World - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0
0
-
16
 Mrs. Henderson Presents - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0
0
-
17
 Chronicles Of Narnia - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0
0
-
18
 3 Burials Of Mel Estrada - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0
0
1
1
 Ang Lee
Brokeback Mountain
-
1
-
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
10
100
2
2
 Steven Spielberg
Munich
-
3
-
-
4
3
2
-
2
2
2
3
2
-
9
76
3
3

George Clooney
Good Night/Good Luck
-
2
-
2
-
-
3
-
3
4
4
2
-
-
7
57
4
6

Peter Jackson
King Kong
-
4
-
--
3
4
4
-
-
-
5
-
5
-
6
41
5
5
 David Cronenberg
A History Of Violence
-
-
-
-
2
2
5
-
4
-
-
3
-
5
39
6
8
 Fernando Meirelles
The Constant Gardener
-
-
-
4
-
-
5
3
3
-
4
-
5
36
7
4
 Woody Allen
Match Point
-
5
-
5
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
5
31
8
-

Paul Haggis
Crash
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
8
9
7
 James Mangold
Walk The Line
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
1
6
10
-
 Ron Howard
Cinderella Man
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
1
6
Falling Out
-
11
 Stephen Gaghan
Syriana
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
-
14
 Terrence Malick
The New World
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
1
4
 Good Night, & Good Luck
-
1
-
2
2
3
1
-
3
1
1
1
4
-
10
91
2
3
 Crash
-
2
-
1
3
4
2
-
1
2
2
2
3
-
10
88
3
1

The Squid & The Whale
-
3
-
4
1
1
3
-
2
4
5
3
2
-
10
82
4
2
 Match Point
-
4
-
3
4
2
4
-
4
3
3
4
1
-
10
78
5
7
 Three Burials Of
Melquiades Estrada
-
5
-
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
4
24
6
5
 Cinderella Man
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
4
5
--
-
3
19
7
8
 The Family Stone
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
1
6
8
-
 Cache
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
6
9
-
 Transamerica
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
6
Falling Out
-
6
 The New World
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
-
9
 Hustle & Flow
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
-
10
 Wallace & Gromit
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
-
11
 The 40 Year Old Virgin
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
1
1
 Brokeback Mountain
-
1
-
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
10
100
2
2

Capote
-
2
-
2
4
3
3
-
2
3
3
2
2
-
10
84
3
4

Munich
-
3
-
-
3
-
2
-
5
2
4
3
5
-
8
61
4
6
 Constant Gardener
-
-
-
3
-
5
-
-
4
4
5
4
3
-
7
49
5
8
 A History Of Violence
-
5
-
5
2
5
-
3
5
-
-
4
-
7
48
6
5
 Syriana
-
-
-
-
2
-
4
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
3
25
7
3
 Walk The Line
-
-
-
4
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
3
19
8
7
 King Kong
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
7
9
10
 Pride & Prejudice
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
7
Falling Out
-
9
 Memoirs Of A Geisha
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
-
11
 Shopgirl
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0

Notes: These are prognostications by top awards watchers, not personal preferences.
xxxxxxPassing On Guruship - The LA Times & Variety... The NY Times has a non-participation policy.
xxxxxxTotals are based on reverse point values, i.e. a #1 vote is worth 10 points, a #5 vote is worth 6 points, #10 worth 1.

  
   
Thelma Adams, US Magazine

Picture
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.
....6.
....7.
....8.
....9.
....10.

Best Director
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Original Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Adapted Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3..
....4.
....5.

David Ansen, Newsweek

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. A History of Violence
....3. Munich
....4. King Kong
....5. The Squid & The Whale
....6. Good Night/Good Luck
....7. Capote
....8. Pride & Prejudice
....9. Match Point
....10. Walk The Line

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....4. Peter Jackson
....King Kong
....5. Woody Allen
....Match Point

Original Screenplay
....1. Good Night/Good Luck
....2. Crash
....3. The Squid and the Whale
....4. Match Point
....5. 3 Burials Of Mel Estrada

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Capote
....3..Munich
....4. Pride & Prejudice
....5. A History of Violence
Scott Bowles , USA Today

Picture
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.
....6.
....7.
....8.
....9.
....10.

Best Director
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Original Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Adapted Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3..
....4.
....5.

Pete Hammond, Maxim

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Crash
....4. Walk The Line
....5. Match Point
....6. Capote
....7. Constant Gardener
....8. A History Of Violence
....9. Pride & Prejudice
.. .10. King Kong

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Paul Haggis
....Crash
....4. Fernando Meirelles
....The Constant Gardener
....5. Woody Allen
....Match Point

Original Screenplay
....1. Crash
....2. Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Match Point
....4. The Squid and the Whale
....5. 3 Burials Of Mel Estrada

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Capote
....3..The Constant Gardener
....4. Walk The Line
....5. A History of Violence
Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. A History of Violence
....3. Munich
....4. Good Night/Good Luck
....5. King Kong
....6. Match Point
....7. Walk The Line
....8. Capote
....9. The Constant Gardener
....10. Syriana

 

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. David Cronenberg
....A History of Violence
....3. Peter Jackson
....King Kong
....4. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....5. Woody Allen
....Match Point

Original Screenplay
....1. The Squid and the Whale
....2. Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Crash
....4. Match Point
....5. 3 Burials Of Mel Estrada

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Syriana
....3..Munich
....4. Capote
....5. Walk The Line
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
 ... 2. A History of Violence.
....3. King Kong
....4. Munich
....5. Walk the Line
....6. Match Point
....7. Capote
....8. Constant Gardener.
....9. Pride & Prejudice
...10. Good Night/Good Luck

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. David Cronenberg
....A History of Violence
....3. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
.. .4. Peter Jackson
....King Kong
.....5. Woody Allen
....Match Point

Original Screenplay
....1. The Squid and the Whale
....2. Match Point
....3. Good Night/Good Luck
....4. Crash
....5. Transamerica

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. A History of Violence
....3..Capote
....4. King Kong
....5. The Constant Gardener

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Munich
....4. King Kong
....5. Crash
....6. Walk The Line
....7. A History Of Violence
....8. Syriana
....9. Cinderella Man
....10. Memoirs Of A Geisha

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....3. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
.. .4. Peter Jackson
....King Kong
....5. David Cronenberg
....A History of Violence
.
Original Screenplay
....1. Good Night/Good Luck
....2. Crash
....3. The Squid and the Whale
....4. Match Point
....5. Cache

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Munich
....3..Capote
....4. Syriana
....5. A History of Violence
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.com
Picture
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.
....6.
....7.
....8.
....9.
....10.

Best Director
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Original Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Adapted Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3..
....4.
....5.

Jack Mathews , New York Daily News

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Munich
....4. Crash
....5. Memoirs of a Geisha
....6. The Constant Gardener
....7. Walk the Line
....8. King Kong
....9. A History of Violence
....10. Capote

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....3. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
....4. David Cronenberg
....A History of Violence
....5. Fernando Meirelles
....The Constant Gardener

Original Screenplay
....1. Crash
....2. The Squid and the Whale
....3. Good Night/Good Luck
....4. Match Point
....5. Cinderella Man

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Capote
....3..A History of Violence
....4. The Constant Gardener
....5. Munich

David Poland, Movie City News

Picture
....1. Munich
....2. Brokeback Mountain
... 3. The Constant Gardener
....4. Walk The Line
....5. A History Of Violence
....6. God Night/Good Luck
....7. Capote
... 8. Match Point
....9.Crash
...10. King Kong

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....3. Fernando Meirelles
....The Constant Gardener
.. .4. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
....5. James Mangold
....Walk The Line
.
Original Screenplay
....1. Good Night/Good Luck
....2. Crash
....3. Match Point
....4. The Squid and the Whale
....5. The Family Stone

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Munich
....3..Capote
....4. The Constant Gardener
....5. A History of Violence
Sasha Stone, Oscarwatch.com

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Munich
....3. Walk the Line
....4. Good Night/Good Luck
....5. King Kong
....6. The Constant Gardener
....7. Crash
....8. Cinderella Man
....9. A History of Violence
....10. Pride & Prejudice

 

 

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....3. Fernando Meirelles
....The Constant Gardener
....4. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
....5. Peter Jackson
....King Kong

Original Screenplay
....1. Good Night/Good Luck
....2. Crash
....3. Match Point
....4. Cinderella Man
....5. The Squid and the Whale

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Syriana
....3..Capote
....4. Munich
....5. The Constant Gardener
Kris Tapley, In Contention/MCN

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Good Night/Good Luck.
....4. Munich
....3. Walk the Line
....5. Cinderella Man
....6. Crash
....7. King Kong
....8. Memoirs Of A Geisha
....9. Match Point
....10. Constant Gardener

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. George Clooney
....Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....4. Woody Allen
....Match Point
....5. Ron Howard
....Cinderella Man

Original Screenplay
....1. Good Night/Good Luck
....2. Crash
....3. The Squid and the Whale
....4. Match Point
....5. Cinderella Man

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2..Capote
....3. Munich
....4. The Constant Gardener
....5. Walk The Line
Anne Thompson, Hollywood Reporter

Picture
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Good Night/Good Luck
....3. Walk the Line
....4. Munich
....5. A History of Violence
....6. The Constant Gardener
....7. Capote
....8. Pride and Prejudice
....9. King Kong
....10. Match Point

 

Best Director
....1. Ang Lee
....Brokeback Mountain
....2. Steven Spielberg
....Munich
....3. David Cronenberg
....A History of Violence
....4. Fernando Meirelles
....The Constant Gardener
....5. Peter Jackson
....King Kong

Original Screenplay
....1. Match Point
....2. The Squid and the Whale
....3. Crash
....4. Good Night/Good Luck
....5. 3 Burials Of Mel Estrada

Adapted Screenplay
....1. Brokeback Mountain
....2. Capote
....3..The Constant Gardener
....4. A History of Violence
....5. Munich

Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere

Picture
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.
....6.
....7.
....8.
....9.
....10. .

Best Director
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Original Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3.
....4.
....5.

Adapted Screenplay
....1.
....2.
....3..
....4.
....5.

 

  

 


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