Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Official Oscar Predictions

Okay here goes! It seems as though almost all Oscar experts are predicting the same five movies and performances in the main categories. So for my predictions should I play safe or go for broke and predict shockers in each category? Well I will play it safe with most categories (because I can't really see them playing out in any other way) and go for broke by saying WALL E gets into Best Picture. Sound the horns and without further ado here are my official 2008 Oscar Nomination predictions:
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
WALL E
Best Director
Gus Van Sant – Milk
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benajmin Button
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Chris Nolan – The Dark Knight
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Best Actor
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Sean Penn – Milk
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
Best Actress
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Sally Hawkins – Happy Go Lucky
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Josh Brolin – Milk
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Supporting Actress
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Original Screenplay
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
WALL E
Happy Go Lucky
The Wrestler
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Doubt
The Reader