Academy Awards Prediction Thread 2009

[Mistwell]

Here are my guesses:

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress - Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Supporting Actor - Heather Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Director - Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay - Milk
Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Feature Film - Wall-E
Cinematography: The Dark Knight
Original Song: “Jai Ho”
Animated: Wall-E
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume Design: The Duchess
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sound Mixing: Wall-E
Sound Editing: Wall-E
Foreign Language: Waltz with Bashir
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Witness
Animated Short: Presto
Live Action Short: New Boy

 

[Krug]

Went 14/24 for my Oscar pool... missed Best Actor and Supporting Actress for the major categories.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Well things wen't mostly as people predicted. Slumdog came up one short of sweeping and the Best Actor category was always a two person race beween Rouke and Penn.

 

[Fast Learner]

Benjamin Button seemed highly snubbed. Maybe they (the Academy in general) are feeling more than a little uncomfortable about its implications. (I mean, yes, maybe they liked the other movies better, but maybe the former, too.)