The Broadcast Film Critics Association seemed to think tonight - well - for most of the night, that the Best Picture race was between "Dreamgirls" and "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Oscars. The two films were neck and neck with four wins apiece (two performances each, screenplay and ensemble wins for the latter, song and soundtrack wins for the former). Meanwhile, other Best Pic frontrunners "Babel," (which ended the night with nothing) "The Departed" (a meager two - but the big two) and "The Queen" (one expected win for Best Actress) pretty much sat on the sidelines.

This group is known for being a rather predictive precursor, and if things go the way of the Critics' Choice in February, Martin Scorsese and his hard-boiled crime drama have an open shot at taking the crown. But more than anything, tonight ought to clear the air for anyone who's gone through the entire year huffing and puffing and making proclamations that it had been written in the stars: the 2006-2007 Oscar season is far from over.

Also, a big congratulations to the Fox Searchlight crew, who took down five wins tonight, with Forest Whitaker's Best Actor win joining the "Little Miss Sunshine" quartet. Add "Borat"'s Best Comedy Film win to the mix and I guess that's six for Century City.

As for my predictions, I went 12/19. Not bad, right?

(Full list of BFCA winners after the jump.)