Yeah, so everyone's obsessed with NCAA basketball right now, with seeds and bubbles and dancing. Whatever. In less than one week, this will all be over, and Hollywood's big dance will finally arrive: the Academy Awards. Scheduled to be telecast on ABC on Sunday, March 26, this year's ceremony will see Billy Crystal return to the hosting spot. Given the list of nominees, there should also be a heavy potential for upsets, overdue accolades and maybe--just maybe--a few deserving winners.

The PCC staff have weighed in with their own votes, and you'll find their favorites in red on the list below. Beneath each category, click on the bouncing heads to read the expert opinions of our two resident movie maniacs, Vinnie Iyer and Matt Springer. They're more brash and opinionated than Dick Vitale shoved up Bobby Knight's ass. And you can quote us on that.

Best Picture

American Beauty
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Sixth Sense

Best Actor

Russell Crowe, The Insider
Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story
Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
Denzel Washington, The Hurricane

Best Actress

Annette Bening, American Beauty
Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds
Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair
Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart
Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry

Best Supporting Actor

Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules
Tom Cruise, Magnolia
Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile
Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense

Best Supporting Actress

Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense
Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted
Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich
Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown
Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry

Best Director

Lance Hallstrom, The Cider House Rules
Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich
Michael Mann, The Insider
Sam Mendes, American Beauty
M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense

Best Original Song

"Blame Canada" by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman, from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
"Music of My Heart" by Diane Warren, from Music of the Heart
"Save Me" by Aimee Mann, from Magnolia
"When She Loved Me" by Randy Newman, from Toy Story 2
"You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins, from Tarzan