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…let’s look back at the hits and misses.

By ALEX VAUGHN

Oscar fever is upon us again as we prepare for the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday. Who will take it home? Will there be surprises

? Or will Natalie and Colin continue their successful awards juggernauts? Enjoy my views on the top 10 movies, songs, snubs and losses.

Top 10 Oscar Winning Movies

1. Casablanca
2. All About Eve
3. Titanic
4. Silence of the Lambs
5. Ghandi
6. Out of Africa
7. Terms of Endearment
8. The Godfather
9. Crash
10. Slumdog Millionaire

Top 10 Oscar snubs

1. Denzel Washington – Philadelphia
2. Malcolm McDowell – A Clockwork Orange
3. Judy Garland – Wizard of Oz
4. Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator
5. Susan Sarandon – Bull Durham
6. Anthony Perkins – Psycho
7. Matt Damon – The Talented Mr. Ripley
8. Faye Dunaway – Mommy Dearest
9. Dennis Quaid – Far From Heaven
10. Audrey Hepburn – My Fair Lady

Top 10 ‘should have won’ Oscars

1. Sharon Stone – Casino / Lost to Susan Sarandon – Dead Man Walking
2. Shawshank Redemption / Lost to Forrest Gump
3. Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction / Lost to Cher – Moonstruck
4. Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie / Lost to Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love
5. Ralph Fiennes – Schindlers List / Lost to Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive
6. Imelda Stauntun – Vera Drake / Lost to Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby
7. Taxi Driver / Lost to Rocky
8. Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction / Lost to Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump
9. Martin Scorcese – Goodfellas / Lost to Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves
10. Dame Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown / Lost to Helen Hunt – As Good as it Gets

Top 10 Oscar Winning Songs

1. Over the Rainbow – Wizard of Oz
2. Up Where We Belong – An Officer and A Gentleman
3. When You Wish Upon A Star – Pinnochio
4. The Way We Were – The Way We Were
5. Fame – Fame
6. Take My Breath Away – Top Gun
7. Let The River Run – Working Girl
8. Streets of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
9. You Must Love Me – Evita
10. My Heart Will Go On – Titanic

NEW YORK – “The Kids are All Right” earned four Oscar Nominations. The movie, which is about a family headed by a same-sex couple (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore), was nominated for: Best Rep. Mark Pafford Courtesy, myfloridahouse.gov Picture, Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo) and Best Original Screenplay.

“This movie puts a human face on LGBT families and has the power to change hearts and minds,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “Too often in the struggle for equality for our families, people forget that we are just that – families. Filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko’s movie shows that LGBT families have ups and downs and experience the same joys and frustrations as any other American family.”

Julianne Moore will headline the HRC Greater New York Gala Dinner on Feb 5. For more information please visit www.hrc.org/greaterny/dinner.

In an interview with HRC’s Equality magazine, Moore said, “we’re all pretty much alike. Speak to anybody – two men, two women, or a man and a woman – about a long-term relationship and you’re going to hear the same kind of stories. I think that’s the most important thing about this film.”

The Academy Awards will take place on Feb.

27.