OSCAR PREDICTIONS:
Actress:
Penelope Cruz, Volver -- DID NOT SEE
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal -- always excellent and could be a surprise
Helen Mirren, The Queen -- SHOULD WIN and WILL WIN -- as close to a lock as you can get, and well deserving of a win
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada -- great performance, wrong year
Kate Winslet, Little Children -- DID NOT SEE