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Oscar Predictions

AmorRoark

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I guess this thread is rather late...

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr, Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Roady
Josh Brolin, Milk

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Viola Davis, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Director
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost/Nixon

Animated Feature Film
Kung Fu Panda
Bolt
Wall-E

Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures
Revanache
Waltz with Bashir

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Song
Down to Earth - Wall-E
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

Those are the only categories I think I know well enough to take a stab.
 
here's a full ballot with my picks:

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

DIRECTOR
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
La Maison En Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION
Auf Der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

ORIGINAL SCORE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth" - WALL-E
"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

ART DIRECTION
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

COSTUME DESIGN
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

FILM EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

alasdair
 
See all nominated films (oscars)

Of the 2008 nominated films, which ones have you seen or will you see? (even after the telecast ceremony)

I saw:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Reader
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon

I don't care who wins. I just like to see all the nominated pictures and performances.
 
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Last comment... for those of you who haven't seen the Extras! episode where Winslet says she's just doing a Holocaust movie to get an Academy Award. :D It's really really funny. I'd watch the whole thing if I were you but if you want to just see the bit where she's talking about getting an award fast-forward to 3:20. The rest of the video is mostly Winslet giving pointers of how to talk dirty on a phone lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPTV8PZo-Tc&feature=related
 
*waits patiently for the "overrated" and "overhyped" backlash toward Slumdog, when it inevitably (and deservedly) carries the night with 6 to 9 victories.*

Best film of the third millennium, imo.
 
BEST PICTURE
Should win: Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Milk. This will be the Academy's way of making up for Brokeback Mountain

DIRECTOR
Should and Will Win: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire. To make up for not giving Slumdog Best Picture.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Should win: I dunno
Will win: Milk. To make up for not giving Milk Best Director.

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Should win: Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Frost/Nixon. Because the Academy believes that Republican-bashing should not go completely unrewarded.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Should Win: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Will Win: Sean Penn, Milk. While Hollywood may love a comeback, the Academy does not.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Should Win: I don't know or care.
Will Win: Kate Winslet, The Reader. To make up for her not winning in previous years.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Should Win: Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Will Win: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Because the Academy tends not to appreciate comedic acting.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Should Win: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Will Win: Not Penélope Cruz. Because no one saw VCB other than me.
 
^ maybe you are underrating it :)

here are the winners:
the oscars said:
BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

DIRECTOR
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
La Maison En Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION
Auf Der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

ORIGINAL SCORE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth" - WALL-E
"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

ART DIRECTION
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

COSTUME DESIGN
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

FILM EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
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i got 20/24 - not bad

alasdair
 
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It was beautiful when he won. He deserved it I think, his acting was amazing in that film.
Everytime he spoke I felt a shiver down my spine, everytime he entered the scene I was mesmerized.
Many years of great acting work pays off, and he wasn't there to enjoy it.
 
I was so glad Danny Boyle won best director Sunshine, 28 Days Later, and Trainspotting are some of my favorite movies and Slumdog Millionaire was pretty damn good, definitely the best of the nominated films.

I wish In Bruges had for best original screenplay it was the best movie of 08 that no body saw. At least it got some love at the Golden Globes.

Also Man on Wire was good but I would of rather seen Encounters at the End of the World win for documentary. Warner Herzog deserves a god damn Oscar.
 
FDRinTRINIDAD said:
I wish In Bruges had for best original screenplay it was the best movie of 08 that no body saw. At least it got some love at the Golden Globes.
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+1

that movie had some really shit promotion. the trailer in no way portrayed what a hillariously dark comedy it actually was... it made it look like a hackneyed odd couple buddy pic. definitely glad i saw it.
 
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