oscar predictions ’09
… Because the big show is Sunday, I need to get the predictions out there. I mean, only amateurs wait ’til afterward to extol their brilliance. I can extol at the drop of a hat. (::hat drops to floor::)
Titles in italics will probably be winners. Titles in bold are ones I’m pulling for. *s are by ones I haven’t seen.
ANIMATED FEATURE
- Bolt *
- Kung Fu Panda *
- WALL-E
ORIGINAL SONG
- Slumdog Millionaire – “Jai Ho”
- Slumdog Millionaire – “O Saya”
- WALL-E – “Down to Earth”
EDITING
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon *
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Doubt
- Frost/Nixon *
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Frozen River *
- Happy-Go-Lucky *
- In Bruges
- Milk
- WALL-E
DIRECTING
- Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
- Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
- David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) *
- Gus Van Sant (Milk)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams (Doubt)
- Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
- Viola Davis (Doubt)
- Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Josh Brolin (Milk)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder) *
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
- Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
- Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
ACTRESS
- Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) *
- Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
- Melissa Leo (Frozen River) *
- Meryl Streep (Doubt)
- Kate Winslet (The Reader)
ACTOR
- Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
- Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) *
- Sean Penn (Milk)
- Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
PICTURE
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
I doubt I’ll be as victorious as last year (sarcasm) but one can hope I’ll catch a few. It wasn’t a good season (tons of repeats on here) but the ones listed were fairly solid. (As you can tell from the above, I’m quite partial to Slumdog Millionaire.)
I know you can’t wait ’til the recap to fully appreciate my genius. I know it. (Delusion is the first step toward success, right?)
In case you think you’re smarter than I am (and probably are), pick a category or two and lay out your prediction in the comments. We’ll see on Monday who emerges with the prize.*
* There is no prize.