After seeing four of the five movies up for Best Picture at the Oscars, I’m convinced “Million Dollar Baby” is the best of the bunch, with “Sideways” being a very close second. (Though on a sidenote, I’m certain Mr. Miyagi was a much better ‘trainer’ than Clint Eastwood. Paint the fence, Dirty Harry. Paint the fence!)

And while I’d love to see Don Cheadle win the golden statue for his performance in “Hotel Rwanda,” which was a heartbreaking movie that reminded me most Americans were busy watching O.J. while the genocide raged, Jamie Foxx winning wouldn’t be a disservice. His performance in “Ray” was quite good. However, I must admit–though it’s difficult, since I’ve always been a huge Ray Charles fan–that the movie as a whole was not the best of the year. In fact, I’m not even sure it was better than “Finding Neverland,” which starred a Johnny Depp who, in my humble opinion, turned in a better performance in “Pirates of the Caribbean.” (”Me? I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest.”)

As for some of the others, I’m guessing Morgan Freeman wins Best Support Actor, Scorsese finally wins Best Director (though he should’ve won a long time ago), Hilary Swank takes home the Best Actress honor, and Cate Blanchett takes home Best Supporting Actress (she did play Catherine Hepburn after all.) And if “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” doesn’t win for Best Original Screenplay, well, then something is just not right.