- It's Jamie Foxx's year according to members of Canada's leading online DVD service -

(Ottawa, ON) Over 4,400 Zip.ca movie lovers predicted the actors, actresses, films and directors who they thought would be considered for an Oscar® this morning as nominations for the 77th Academy Awards® were announced in Los Angeles, California.

When the awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Picture are handed out on February 27th, 2005, Zip.ca members who select all six winners correctly will have the chance to win a $3,000 home entertainment system, or a two-month Zip.ca gift membership in Zip.ca's first ever "Pick A Winner" contest.

Here's a breakdown of the votes cast by Zip.ca members vs. the actual nominees:

Zip.ca Top Four Member Predictions Best Picture The Passion of the Christ (37.6%) The Aviator (35.8%) Ray (16.3%) Million Dollar Baby(10.3%)	77th Academy Award® Best Picture The Aviator Finding Neverland Million Dollar Baby Ray Sideways
Best Actor Jamie Foxx - Ray (60.5%) Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (15.2%) Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland (12.6%) Jim Caviezel - The Passion of the Christ (11.8%)	Best Actor Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby Jamie Foxx - Ray
Best Actress Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby (37.1%) Annette Bening - Being Julia (25.5%) Julia Roberts - Closer (18.9%) Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (18.4%)	Best Actress Annette Bening - Being Julia Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx - Collateral (35.1%) Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby (23.5%) Jim Carrey - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (22.1%) Clive Owen - Closer(19.2%)	Best Supporting Actor Alan Alda - The Aviator Thomas Hayden Church - Sideways Jamie Foxx - Collateral Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby Clive Owen - Closer
Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett - The Aviator(40.8%) Natalie Portman - Closer(20.9%) Kate Winslet - Finding Neverland (20.7%) Meryl Streep - The Manchurian Candidate (17.5%)	Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett - The Aviator Laura Linney - Kinsey Virginia Madsen - Sideways Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda Natalie Portman - Closer
Best Director Mel Gibson - The Passion of the Christ (44.5%) Martin Scorsese - The Aviator (28.9%) Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby(19.4%) Michael Moore - Farenheit 9-11 (6.7%)	Best Director Martin Scorsese - The Aviator Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby Taylor Hackford - Ray Alexander Payne - Sideways Mike Leigh - Vera Drake

**Names highlighted in red signify Zip.ca member correct predictions

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