I don't agree with the title that this thread has become. Ebert and Roeper have not predicted that Crash will win the Oscar. They both have said that IF THEY PICKED the Oscar Crash would win. Their show entitled, "If We Picked The Winners" airs this weekend and here are all of their picks:
Ebert
Actor - Terrence Howard
Actress - Reese Witherspoon
Supporting Actor - Matt Dillon
Supporting Actress - Amy Adams
Best Picture - Crash
Roeper
Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actress - Felicity Huffman
Supporting Actor - George Clooney
Supporting Actress - Rachel Weisz
Best Picture - Crash
Again, they clearly state that these choices are not who they expect will win but who they would vote for if they picked the Oscars.
You may be correct, but that is how oscarwatch.com presented it based off the television episode.
UPDATE: Crash is indeed Ebert and Roeper's predictions. Could be wishful thinking?
Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Director: Ang Lee
Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Actress: Reese Witherspoon
Sup. Actor: George Clooney
Sup. Actress: Rachel Weisz
Adapted Sceenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Original Screenplay: Crash
Cinematograpny: Brokeback Mountain
Editing: Crash
Sound Editing: War of the Worlds
Sound Mixing: Walk the Line
Visual Effects: Chronicles of Naria
Costume Design: Memoirs of a Geisha
Make Up: Chronicles of Narnia
Art Direction: Good Night, and Good Luck
Song: "Travelin' Thru" from Transamerica
Score: Brokeback Mountain
Animated Short: The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Live Short: Six Shooter
Documentary Short: "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."
Animated Feature: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Documentary Feature: March of the Penguins
Foreign Language: Tsotsi
Updated On: 3/5/06 at 04:26 PM
Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Director: Ang Lee
Actor:Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Actress: Reese Witherspoon
Sup. Actor:Paul Giamatti
Sup. Actress:Rachel Weisz
Adapted Sceenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Original Screenplay:Crash
Cinematograpny: Brokeback Mountain
Editing: Walk the Line
Sound Editing: Memoirs of a Geisha
Sound Mixing:Chronicles of Narnia
Visual Effects:Chronicles of Naria
Costume Design:Memoirs of a Geisha
Make Up: Star Wars: Episode 3
Art Direction: Good Night, and Good Luck
Song: "In the Deep" from Crash
Score: Brokeback Mountain
Animated Short: One Man Band
Live Short: Your Time is Up
Documentary Short: God Sleeps in Rwanda
Animated Feature:Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Documentary Feature: March of the Penguins
Foreign Language: Sophie School: the final days
Picture: Crash
Director: Ang Lee
Actor:Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Actress: Reese Witherspoon
Sup. Actor:Paul Giamatti
Sup. Actress:Rachel Weisz
Adapted Sceenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Original Screenplay:Crash
Cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha
Editing: The Constant Gardener
Sound Editing: King Kong
Sound: Chronicles of Narnia
Visual Effects: Chronicles of Narnia
Costume Design: Memoirs of a Geisha
Make Up: Chronicles Of Narnia
Art Direction: Memoirs of a Geisha
Song: "Travelin' Thru" from Transamerica
Score: Memoirs of a Geisha
Animated Feature: Wallace and Gromit
I think Geisha will grab a lot of the technical awards. I really, really hope Crash wins Best Picture!!
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