by The Self-Made Critic

Earlier, I told you who was going to win 6 of the Oscars on Sunday. Many of you came back with "Put your Money where your mouth is!" So, I will.

But naturally, I'm gonna make it complicated.

There are 24 Categories. I have divided them up into three sections. The first section includes what I consider the 8 main awards. Those are worth 6 points each. Then there are 11 medium awards, worth 4 points each, and finally, the 5 little, who-really-cares awards, worth 1 point each. That's 97 points. I will also award 3 points if you correctly name the movie that wins the most awards. (In the case of a tie, if you've named one of the movies, you get the points.)

I will list my predictions. Then you email in YOUR predictions to owner-selfmade@lungfish.com. You have until end of day Saturday (the Oscars are on Sunday). To win, you must do better than me. Anyone who manages to out-guess me will go into a pool from which a random winner will be selected and will get a free Brunching Shuttlecocks T-Shirt. Or, if you already have a B.S. T-shirt, I'll send you a random T-shirt that I picked up from one of the Internet Trade Shows. Won't that be exciting!

Good luck. You'll need it.

MAIN AWARDS (6 Points each)

Best Picture:

Elizabeth
Life is Beautiful
Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line

Best Director:

Roberto Benigni -- Life is Beautiful
John Madden -- Shakespeare in Love
Terrence Malick -- The Thin Red Line
Steven Spielberg -- Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)
Peter Weir -- The Truman Show

Best Actor:

Roberto Benigni -- Life is Beautiful
Tom Hanks -- Saving Private Ryan
Ian McKellen -- Gods and Monsters (Self-Made Pick)
Nick Nolte -- Affliction
Edward Norton -- American History X

Best Actress:

Cate Blachett -- Elizabeth (Self-Made Pick)
Fernanda Montenegro -- Central Station
Gwyneth Paltrow -- Shakespeare in Love
Meryl Streep -- One True Thing
Emily Watson -- Hilary and Jackie

Best Supporting Actor:

James Coburn -- Affliction (Self-Made Pick)
Robert Duvall -- A Civil Action
Ed Harris -- The Truman Show
Geoffrey Rush -- Shakespeare in Love
Billy Bob Thornton -- A Simple Plan

Best Supporting Actress:

Kathy Bates -- Primary Colors
Brenda Blethyn -- Little Voice
Judi Dench -- Shakespeare in Love (Self-Made Pick)
Rachel Griffiths -- Hilary and Jackie
Lynn Redgrave -- Gods and Monsters

Original Screenplay:

Bulworth
Life is Beautiful
The Truman Show
Shakespeare in Love (Self-Made Pick)
Saving Private Ryan

Adapted Screenplay:

Gods and Monsters
Out of Sight (Self-Made Pick)
The Thin Red Line
Primary Colors
A Simple Plan

MEDIUM AWARDS (4 Points each)

Cinematography:

Elizabeth
Shakespeare in Love
A Civil Action
Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)
The Thin Red Line

Visual Effects:

Armageddon
Mighty Joe Young
What Dreams May Come (Self-Made Pick)

Editing:

Life is Beautiful
Out of Sight
Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line

Sound:

Armageddon
The Mask of Zorro
Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line

Sound Effects:

Armageddon
The Mask of Zorro
Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)

Musical or Comedy Score:

A Bug's Life
Mulan
Patch Adams
The Prince of Egypt
Shakespeare in Love (Self-Made Pick)

Dramatic Score:

Elizabeth
Pleasantville
Life is Beautiful (Self-Made Pick)
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line

Makeup:

Elizabeth
Saving Private Ryan (Self-Made Pick)
Shakespeare in Love

Costume Design:

Beloved
Elizabeth
Pleasantville
Shakespeare in Love (Self-Made Pick)
Velvet Goldmine

Art Direction:

Elizabeth
Pleasantville
Saving Private Ryan
Shakespeare in Love
What Dreams May Come (Self-Made Pick)

Original Song:

LITTLE AWARDS THAT ARE BASICALLY GUESSES ANYWAY (1 Point each)

Live-Action Short:

Culture
Election night
Holiday Romance
La Carte Postale (Self-Made Pick)
Victor

Animated Short:

Bunny (Self-Made Pick)
The Canterbury Tales
Jolly Roger
More
When Life Departs

Documentary Short:

The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years
A Place in the Land
Sunrise over Tiananmen Square (Self-Made Pick)

Documentary Feature:

Dancemaker
The Farm: Angola, U.S.A.
The Last Days (Self-Made Pick)
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Regret to Inform

Foreign Language Film:

Central Station, Brazil
Children of Heaven, Iran
The Grandfather, Spain
Life is Beautiful, Italy (Self-Made Pick)
Tango, Argentina

FILM WITH MOST AWARDS:

Self-Made Pick: Saving Private Ryan