The Oscars: I am a happy camper
First of all, hello again! I’ve never neglected this blog for so long before, and apologize for doing so. It’s good to be back, and I appreciate your patience. In bold below were my Oscar picks, which I published last month; the actual winners are in parenthesis, and I got 10 out of 15 correct! Overall, I really enjoyed the ceremony and am overjoyed that Winslet and Penn walked away with the statues.
BEST PICTURE
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
BEST DIRECTOR
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Gus Van Sant, Milk
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
BEST ACTRESS
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Melissa Leo, Frozen River
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
- Kate Winslet, The Reader (winner)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (winner)
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
BEST ACTOR
- Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk (winner)
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Josh Brolin, Milk
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (winner)
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
ANIMATED FILM
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- Wall E (winner)
ART DIRECTION
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (winner)
- The Dark Knight
- The Duchess
- Revolutionary Road
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
COSTUME DESIGN
- Australia
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Duchess (winner)
- Milk
- Revolutionary Road
FILM EDITING
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
MAKEUP
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (winner)
- The Dark Knight
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
ORIGINAL SCORE
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Defiance
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
- Wall E
ORIGINAL SONG
- Down to Earth, Wall E
- Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
- O Saya, Slumdog Millionaire
VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (winner)
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
So what did you think of the show and the victories (or omissions, losses, etc.)?