Oscar night was yesterday and moments before the announcement of each winner, I yelled out who I thought was going to win. Each time my wife asked, "How do you know who is going to win." She was so surprised that 8 out of nine of my predictions were correct.

I guess I was just lucky. But I certainly know what good films and good actors are when I see them on the BIG SCREEN. Believe it or not, when I watched the film Dreamgirls at the theater, I was not very impressed. I didn't necessarily expect to see so much singing. However, I was quite impressed with Jennifer Hudson's performance. She moved me. Being a first-timer, I felt that the Academy had to give her a nod. Having not seen the films of each support actress nominee, I yell Jennifer Hudson, right after I saw clips of ezch film on TV. And wouldn't you know...I was right.

What can we say about Marty (Martin Scorsese)? With his history in the film industry, directing films like Raging Bull, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver, he was certainly deserving of an Oscar. I thought The Departed was an excellent film; When young man doesn't like Mob and Gangster movies. It was a great film and I couldn't wait until I got it on DVD. But I don't necessarily believe that it was Oscar worthy. But, what the hell, it was Marty. He was deserving. But not the film.

Eddie Murphy was finally nominated. Good for him. He is a great comedian and a very good actor. In time, I honestly believe that Eddie has Oscar value. He simply needs to slowly but surely re-invent himself and limit his comedic roles. Jamie Foxx did it and Eddie can too. And although I was unfamiliar with Alan Arkin's work, I certainly predicted that he would win simply because of his age.

Yep! You guess it. When moments before the winner of the "Best Supporting Actor" was announced, I yelled to my wife, "That older guy from Little Miss Sunshine." Let's see how well my predictions are in 2008.