Here are my picks for the Oscars this weekend:

Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Best Director
Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)
Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)
Peter Jackson (LOTR)
Fernando Meirelles (City of God)
Peter Weir (Master and Commander)

Best Actor
Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Ben Kingsley (House of Sand of Fog)
Jude Law (Cold Mountain)
Bill Murray (Lost in Translation)
Sean Penn (Mystic River)

Best Actress
Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider)
Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give)
Samantha Morton (In America)
Charlize Theron (Monster)
Naomi Watts (21 Grams)

Best Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwin (The Cooler)
Benicio del Toro (21 Grams)
Djimon Hounsou (In America)
Tim Robbins (Mystic River)
Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai)

Best Supporting Actress
Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand of Fog)
Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April)
Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River)
Holly Hunter (Thirteen)
Renee Zellwegger (Cold Mountain)

Best Original Screenplay
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost in Translation

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
American Splendor
City of God
Mystic River
Seabiscuit