The Art Directors Guild and Cinema Audio Society are each dishing out nods on Thursday, and though I want to rattle off some predictions, I don't feel like going through the pomp and circumstance of last week to do so. SO, here's what I'm thinking, free of lengthy explanation:

CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY (CAS) Predictions
"Apocalypto"
"Blood Diamond"
"Dreamgirls"
"Flags of Our Fathers"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
(alt: "Casino Royale")

ART DIRECTORS GUILD (ADG) Predictions

Contemporary:
"Babel"
"Casino Royale"
"Poseidon"
"Running with Scissors"
"World Trade Center"
(alt.: "Blood Diamond")

Period:
"The Black Dahlia"
"Curse of the Golden Flower"
"Dreamgirls"
"Marie Antoinette"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
(alt.: "Flags of Our Fathers" or "Letters from Iwo Jima")

Fantasy:
"Children of Men"
"Eragon"
"Pan's Labyrinth"
"Superman Returns"
"V for Vendetta"
(alt.: "The Fountain")

Will they give Henry Bumstead a mention for his swansong efforts? I'm not too sure, but we'll see. And again, I'm refraining from classification on "The Illusionist" or "The Prestige," but more than likely they'll fall under the "period" category as the former did with the Costume Designers Guild. Neil Burger's film has had a decent showing so far, so it might just turn up here on Thursday.