The Oscar nominations have come out. Here are a few of the lists and a few of my picks. My picks aren't all based on my opinion either, if that was the case things would turn out differently. I'm going from the angle of who I think will get it based on any number of reasons. (Golden Globes, if they were ugly for the roll, if they were nominated but didn't get one last year, and overall talent) So if you have an office poll, feel free to use my picks.

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

Best Actor
Johnny Depp, ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''
Ben Kingsley, ''House of Sand and Fog''
Jude Law, ''Cold Mountain''
Bill Murray, ''Lost in Translation''
Sean Penn, ''Mystic River''
*Tough call but I'm going out on a limb & saying J. Depp. Both Bill Murrary & Sean Penn got Golden Globes, but I just have a hunch about Mr. Depp. Those other 2 would be in the running for sure.

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 and Fog''
Patricia Clarkson, ''Pieces of April''
Marcia Gay Harden, ''Mystic River''
Holly Hunter, ''Thirteen''
Renée Zellweger, ''Cold Mountain''

Best Director
Sofia Coppola, ''Lost in Translation''
Clint Eastwood, ''Mystic River''
Peter Jackson, ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''
Fernando Meirelles, ''City of God''
Peter Weir, ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World''

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

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

Best Documentary Feature
''Balseros''
''Capturing the Friedmans''
''The Fog of War''
''My Architect''
''The Weather Underground''

There you have it. Feel free to email me and disagree!