Pundits Predict Winners in Oscar Race

Feb. 25, 2007 — -- With the Oscars only hours away, the question on everyone's mind is who will win big at this year's Academy Awards.

Comedian Nicole Sullivan and Los Angeles Times' theenvelope.com columnist Tom O'Neil shared their picks with "Good Morning America Weekend Edition."

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Who Should Win

Cate Blanchett. Her performance was beautiful and subtle.

Who Will Win

Jennifer Hudson will win because that's the "ingenue award," historically. She's starring in the kind of diva-belting role that other women have won for in big musicals like Catherine Zeta-Jones in "Chicago" and Rita Moreno in "West Side Story."

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Who Should Win

Mark Wahlberg surprised audiences with his talent.

Who Will Win

Alan Arkin will pull off an upset over Eddie Murphy for several reasons. Murphy is not well-liked in Hollywood. Also the award, with past winners such as James Coburn and Jack Palance, tends to be the veteran's achievement award. Although Murphy is a veteran himself, he's still seen by Hollywooders as a kid.

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Who Should Win

Meryl Streep. She transforms everything she does to a higher level. This part, played by anyone else, would have been normal and cute, but Streep turned in a wonderous performance.

Who Will Win

Helen Mirren will win. Only once in the past 15 years has a woman over age 50 won an Oscar -- Judi Dench for best supporting actress in "Shakespeare in Love." Younger, sexy women, like past winners Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry and Julia Roberts, are more often the winners of the best actress statue.

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