Feb 22, 2009 -
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best Actress
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Original Screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Achievement in Editing
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Achievement in Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design
The Duchess
Best Makeup
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Best Original Score
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Song
"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound
The Dark Knight
Best Sound Editing
WALL·E
Best Visual Effects
Iron Man
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WALL·E
Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz With Bashir
Best Documentary
Trouble the Water
Best Documentary, Short Subject
The Final Inch
Best Short Film, Animated
Presto
Best Short Film, Live Action
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
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Feb 22, 2009 -
This category is just so interesting this year. I'm still completely on the fence over who's going to take it this year.
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
WALL·E
Prediction:
Happy-Go-Lucky.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
I love this category- it's easily one of my favorites. Normally I go in having read most of the books that the movies are based on, but this year I'm a little out of my element with two plays nominated.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Prediction:
Slumdog Millionaire.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
What interests me most about this category is that I had one person nailed for this award, and have since completely changed my mind.
Amy Adams for Doubt
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis for Doubt
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler
Prediction:
Penélope Cruz.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
Here's a category that's had a front runner since before the film even came out. I think it's the only category this year with an absolute shoe in for the award.
Josh Brolin for Milk
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road
Prediction:
Heath Ledger.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
At first, I thought this category had some pretty stiff competition and would be difficult to predict, but as I saw all the films and the awards season wore on, it was made pretty clear who the front runner is here.
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Melissa Leo for Frozen River
Meryl Streep for Doubt
Kate Winslet for The Reader
Prediction:
Kate Winslet. Her performance in The Reader is amazing and I'm so glad to see it here.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
This year this category is full of very strong contenders this year with no clear front runner.
Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke for
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Feb 22, 2009 -
I love this category- especially when someone unexpected and deserving wins it (see Roman Polanski for The Pianist). This year is a little unusual and, I think, a little predictable as the category is identical to Best Picture:
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant for Milk
Prediction:
Danny Boyle. He has a wonderful vision and of these nominees he deserves it the most.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
In my opinion, the Best Picture showcase should be mandatory for all voting Academy members. It's an event that really separates the men from the boys, the strong from the weak, and the hardcore filmgoers from the casual audience. Imagine 13 1/2 hours of back to back films, supposedly the best films of the year.
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Feb 22, 2009 -
I saw this film in theaters a few weeks ago and I was the youngest person in the audience by about 20 years.
When a young boy, Michael Berg (David Kross), gets sick on his way home from school, a woman, Hannah Schmitz (Kate Winslet), helps him get home. When he goes back to thank her, they discover a tension there that manifests into an illicit affair.
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