There were definitely some real shockers and shoe-ins last night. We laughed, we cried, we watched Jennifer Hudson out-sing Beyonce onstage. Here's your wrap-up of the winners and how you would've done last night:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role-- Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland: This was pretty much a lock from the beginning. He won every major award he could for this role, and the acting community just loves him.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role-- Helen Mirren, The Queen: I mean, betting on her would've been silly at 1/25, but a little bit of money is better than losing it, I suppose.

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year-- Happy Feet: This was actually a shock, considering the love that Pixar gets for its films. And with 5/2 odds, you would've done pretty well for yourself here.

Best Achievement in Directing-- Martin Scorsese, The Departed: Did you really think he wasn't going to win it? They seriously had Francis For Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas give him the award. It was a lockdown.

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year-- The Lives of Others: Now this was the biggest shocker this year, because Pan's Labyrinth got all the attention during the press time leading up to the awards. At 4/1, not a huge cleanup, but pretty damn good.

Best Motion Picture of the Year-- The Departed: This had slightly better odds than Babel, so it really was a neck-and-neck race with these two films. And if you look back at the history of the Oscars, about 90% of the time the Best Director will also get Best Picture.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role-- Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine: Another shocker last night. He was at 7/2, which were okay odds-- better odds than the favorite Eddie Murphy. But like I'd said in the guide, he's so underrated that he deserved it.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role-- Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls: Come on now, people. Like you seriously think this wasn't going to happen.

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posted by Kari at 12:20 PM