The 79th Academy Awards or the Oscars is just starting so i guess it's not yet late to post my predictions. The above photos from left: Anne Hattaway, Beyonce Knowles and Nicole Kidman, are the stars with the best gowns on the red carpet so far. And now, for my picks: You already know, through my movie reviews, that i loved "Little Miss Sunshine" among this year's contenders for Best Picture. So here's my list: BEST PICTURE - Little Miss Sunshine BEST DIRECTOR - Martin Scorsese (the Departed) BEST ACTRESS - Helen Mirren (The Queen) BEST ACTOR - Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) BEST S. ACTRESS - Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) BEST S. ACTOR - Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls) Alternate: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Little Miss Sunshine
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Departed
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pan’s Labyrinth
ART DIRECTION: Pan’s Labyrinth
COSTUME DESIGN: Dreamgirls
EDITING: Babel
MUSICAL SCORE: Pan’s Labyrinth
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Pan’s Labyrinth
SOUND MIXING: Dreamgirls
SONG: Any of the 3 Dreamgirls Songs
VISUAL EFFECTS: Pirates of the Caribbean 2
MAKE-UP: Pan’s Labyrinth
SOUND EDITING: Pirates of the Caribbean 2
ANIMATED FEATURE: Cars

I really like Pan’s Labyrinth. It looks like Pan’s Labyrinth is the big winner tonight…but that’s just me. Kapag nangyari yun, this is the first time a foreign language film dominates the Oscars.