Usually the Oscars are predicted way in advance, even so before the Golden Globes. Who will win? Who should win? The predictions were in this year, with magazines like Entertainment Weekly and Vanity Fair voicing their opinions, but surprisingly, a lot of major critics were wrong. Probably one of the most surprising wins of the night went to "The Departed" for Best Picture. Everyone chose "Little Miss Sunshine" as the clear front runner because of its great cast and original story, however, "The Departed" pulled it out, giving "The Departed" a total of four Oscars for the night.
Alan Arkin was also a surprise, with many people saying "Dreamgirls" is Eddie Murphy's best work yet, he was brilliant, and the fact that he won at both the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards made him the obvious choice, but nope...another miss...it was Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine."
"Dreamgirls" was snubbed again when Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth" won for Best Original Song over all three songs from "Dreamgirls." Ouch!
And finally, who would've thought that "Happy Feet" would manage to pick up an Oscar instead of "Cars." I never would've guessed it. Are they sure they counted right?
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