Here, without comment, are my 2008 Oscar picks:
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Slumdog Millionaire
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Kate Winslet, The Reader
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Wall-E
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Slumdog Millionaire
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DISGUISE
The Duchess
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Man on Wire
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
The Class
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ORIGINAL SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth," Wall-E
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Presto
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Spielzeugland
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
The Dark Knight
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Milk
Hey, you actually did pretty well with your picks! Better than a lot of critics did.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm pretty happy with 18/24, though there are some bad choices I made.
ReplyDeleteWhen I worked professionally as a film critic, I had years where I'd get 20+ right. Next year, I'm going to post my guide for winning the Oscar pool.