The Gala at Academy of Friends

I'm hitting up the Academy of Friends with the wifey tonight. We're helping to raise money for more than 60 organizations serving men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Here are my picks for some of the gold statue winners:

Best Actress
Helen Mirren
The Queen

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls

Best Actor
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland

Best Supporting Actor
Eddie Murphy
Dreamgirls

Best Animated Feature
Cars (Monster House? Please. Happy Feet...zzzzzzz)

Best Art Direction
Eugenio Caballero and Pilar Revuelta
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Makeup
David Martí and Montse Ribé
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Cinematography
Wally Pfister
The Prestige

Best Film Editing
Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
Babel

Best Visual Effects
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
Pirates of the Caribbean

Best Adapted Screenplay
William Monahan
The Departed

Best Original Screenplay
Michael Arndt
Little Miss Sunshine (I could see Babel elbowing its way on this one though)

Best Director
Martin Scorsese (the man's been due)
The Departed

Documentary Feature (unless Turd-blossom's henchman have some friends high in Hollywood)
An Inconvenient Truth