Joel Siegel's Oscar Picks

Jan. 24, 2005 — -- There will be no need to explain the tired eyes in Hollywood on Tuesday. Even the biggest stars are getting up early to hear the Oscar nominations announced.

Best actor Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will read the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at 8:30 a.m. ET (that's 5:30 a.m. on Hollywood Boulevard). All the excitement will be broadcast live on "Good Morning America" as well as ABC News Live.

Who will get the nod? "Good Morning America's" Joel Siegel unflinchingly gives us his annual picks, with six nominees in each of the most-watched categories.

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1. Best Picture

"The Aviator"
"Finding Neverland"
"Hotel Rwanda"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Sideways"
"Ray"

2. Best Director

Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Marc Forster, "Finding Neverland"
Terry George, "Hotel Rwanda"
Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"

3. Best Actor

Javier Bardem, "The Sea Inside"
Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
Paul Giamatti, "Sideways"

4. Best Supporting Actor

Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"
Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
Freddie Highmore, "Finding Neverland"
Clive Owen, "Closer"
Peter Sarsgaard, "Kinsey"

5. Best Actress

Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"
Imelda Staunton, "Being Julia"
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Uma Thurman, "Kill Bill: Vol. 2"
Kate Winslet, "Finding Neverland"

6. Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
Regina King, "Ray"
Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
Natalie Portman, "Closer"