ACADEMY AWARDS PREDICTIONS, ANYONE?
In case you’re unaware, but I’m guessing that most of you know this by now, I’m a huge fan of film. And, in case you’re unaware, the 81st Annual Academy Awards are tonight, and I am REELING (get it?!) with excitement. I’ve got 3 bottles of bordeaux and a handful of predictions. I MAY actually use this “Twitter” mumbo-jumbo tonight as the results come in. I think Hugh Jackman is a class-A actor, (and he’s Australian, which gives him double points) and should be a charming host for the awards. Below are a list of nominees for a few awards that I feel comfortable predicting winners for. If you don’t have an Oscar party planned tonight, keep it locked right here and consider this our internationally attended Academy Award show soiree-bash-club-party-thing.
Here are my predictions.
***WB*** = my predicted winner
WINNER! = actual winner
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEARThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk***WB***
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire WINNER!
(NOTE: Slumdog Millionaire is the favorite to win, but I am going to be gunning for Milk. I’m fairly certain it will be Slumdog, but my prediction stands!)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLERichard Jenkins for The Visitor
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler ***WB***
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLEAnne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Melissa Leo for Frozen River
Meryl Streep for Doubt
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLERobert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight ***WB*** WINNER!
Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AND ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLEPenélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona ***WB*** WINNER!
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEARBolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL·E ***WB*** WINNER!
