So, with the Oscar ceremony taking place in less than a week now, I thought I'd provide my predictions for the outcomes of the night:
Best Picture: All signs still point to Slumdog Millionaire as it continues to win all of the pre-Oscar awards.
Directing: Danny Boyle won the Directors Guild Award, so that seems to be a pretty good indicator.
Best Actor: As much as it may still be a toss-up between Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke, I still believe Penn will win for his outstanding portrayal of Harvey Milk.
Best Actress: Yes, it very well could be Meryl Streep. Or maybe the Academy will award newcomer Anne Hathaway. In the very depths of my gut, though, I honestly believe Kate Winslet is finally going to win. Her performance in The Reader made that movie.
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for Dark Knight. Duh. And not just because he passed away. If he still were around, he would still win. His Joker is brilliant.
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz of Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the favored pick, but I think Viola Davis of Doubt will cause an upset.
Animated Feature: Bolt, of course. Just kidding. WALL-E, no question.
Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk because it's the only original screenplay nominated for Best Picture.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire, simple enough.
Sound Editing: I normally don't predict this category, but I honestly think if The Dark Knight wins anything, it should at least win for this. I mean, it's a loud action movie, and one that is done extremely well.
Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight again for the same reasons above.
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire could very well win this, but I'm still placing my bets on The Dark Knight in yet another technical category because it deserves to win the second-best award next to Best Picture.
Documentary Feature: Man On Wire because it was really, really good.
Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir because it's more widely-released than The Class, even though both are front-runners.
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire because of its crazy angles and colors, and it really was just a beautifully shot film.
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button because just remember how Brad Pitt aged.
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button because, well, remember how Brad Pitt aged.
Original Song: That rousing number in the closing credits of Slumdog Millionaire? It's called "Jai Ho," it's nominated, and it'll probably win.
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button because it had a poetic visual style.
So, there you have it. Tune in to ABC on February 22nd at 8:00pm to catch the 81st Annual Academy Award ceremony to find out how correct your own predictions turn out to be.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Who's Taking Home The Gold '09
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