just some random thoughts ...
;)

(1) congrats to Brokeback Mountain and Crash ... ;) ...
I think the Best Film will be a tough fight between these two ...
... hmmm, a lot of things will influence the final outcome ... incl. the media, beliefs, regrets, etc ...

(2) From the Best Foreign Film category, we learn a good lesson ...
i.e., you need a good story telling (and if possible, a good message) to touch and move people ... ;)
well done ... you may read my reviews on Joyeux Noël (France), Sophie Scholl (Germany) and Paradise Now (Palestine) in this board ...

Italy should be happy ... ;) ...
FYI, this is the "replaced" film ... not their original submission ...

(3) Best Animation, will it simply go to Howl's Moving Castle?

good luck! (and good night?!) hee hee