Oscar Picks and Pans

On Monday night, 1.1 billion people world-wide will watch the 1993 Academy Awards, and by Tuesday afternoon, those same 1.1 billion will have forgotten who won what award. Last year's best supporting actor, anyone? Exactly. (Gene Hackman, "Unforgiven"). After all, the most memorable portion of last year's presentation was the "Aladdin" medley which featured a rotund Nell Carter, decked out in a green fez and harem pants. charging at small children.

Despite the fact that most people simply tune-in to see what celebrities are wearing, film reviewers, across the country insist on dwelling on the actual nominations. They oresee, fore-know and foretell, offering more predictions than Jeanne Dixon and Uri Geller combined.

So, before hostess Dorothy Chandler opens up her pavillion and emcee Whoopi Goldberg opens up her mouth, let's have just one more set of predictions. Add these to the pile: