It’s an Honor Just to Be Predicted to Be Nominated
January 19th, 2009 | 4:22 pm est |
On Thursday morning, the nominations for the 81st Oscar presentation will be announced. And because I spend far too much time thinking about these awards - analyzing the different guild nominations and critics awards - I humbly offer these predictions on what to expect. As always, these do not reflect my personal opinion of what constituted the best Hollywood had to offer in 2008, just an educated guess as to what Hollywood thought about itself last year:
Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor:
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie – The Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Suporting Actor:
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Director:
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
i realize that you arent personally choosing whats on this list, but it still makes me sad that walle and stanton are nowhere to be found on this list
Gus Van Sant. that would be a great thing.
And Eddie Marsan is my choice for supporting performance; I really hope he gets the recognition, imho, he was amazing.
Greetings.
In Happy go Lucky. forgot to say what film i was talking about.
I really hope Gran Torino isn’t ignored. Its a truly great film.
That Benjamin Button would get nominated over The Wrestler is painful.
I think this Seibert guy is a frickin genius. Where did you find him? I’m just sad that anyone would consider nominating anyone or anything from “Tropic Thunder.” Why? Why? Secondly, I’m going to have to die to get a nomination, aren’t I?