It's been a week since the Oscars and I'm still shocked by the sudden Best Picture win of Crash over Brokeback Mountain. Good Night, and Good Luck and Munich were also far better than Crash. I also find the Avenue Q song "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" to present a clearer and better anti-racism message than that film. People (including yours truly) have been complaining lately about the predictability of the winners, but they should know to be careful of what they wish for.

Jon Stewart was hilarious throughout the show (you can check the opening here) and I think the critics are pretty unfair about his performance (same even goes to last year's host Chris Rock). Hope he comes back for seconds.

I'm not normally a fan of M. Night Shyamalan, but this American Express commercial he did during the Oscars is probably the best work he's ever did.

How I scored with my predictions:

Best Picture

Will win: Brokeback Mountain
Should win: Munich
Honorary mention: Good Night, and Good Luck
(THE WINNER: Crash)

Best Actor

Will win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Should win: Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
Honorary mention: David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Actress

Will/should win: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor

Will win: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Should win: Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
Honorary mention: George Clooney, Syriana

Best Supporting Actress

Will/should win: Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Honorary mention: Amy Adams, Junebug

Best Director

Will win: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Should win: George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Honorary mention: Steven Spielberg, Munich

Best Original Screenplay

Will win: Crash
Should win: Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will win: Brokeback Mountain
Should win: Munich

Best Animated Feature

Will win: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Should win: Howl's Moving Castle
Honorary mention: Corpse Bride

Best Cinematography

Will win: Brokeback Mountain
Should win: Good Night, and Good Luck
(THE WINNER: Memoirs of a Geisha)

Best Film Editing

Will win: Crash
Should win: Munich
Honorary mention: Walk the Line

Best Art Direction

Will win: Memoirs of a Geisha
Should win: King Kong
Honorary mention: Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Costume Design

Will/should win: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Original Score

Will win: Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain
Should win: John Williams, Munich

Best Original Song

Will/should win: "Travelin' Thru", Transamerica
(THE WINNER: "It's Hard Out There For A Pimp", Hustle & Flow)

Best Makeup

Will/should win: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Honorary mention: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Best Sound Mixing

Will win: King Kong
Should win: War of the Worlds
Honorary mention: Walk the Line

Best Sound Editing

Will win: King Kong
Should win: War of the Worlds

Best Visual Effects

Will/should win: King Kong
Honorary mention: War of the Worlds

Best Foreign Language Film

Will win: Paradise Now, Palestine
Should win: Tsotsi, South Africa

Best Documentary Feature

Will win: March of the Penguins
Should win: Murderball