2009 Oscar Post

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The 2009 Academy Awards are now a thing of the past and honestly, I haven't enjoyed one that much in years. I had qualms here and there but I thought Hugh Jackman was a great host. Particularly his opening sequence, where he rips into Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, The Dark Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, and The Wrestler. Good times.

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Also lovely - and 100% expected - was the Heath Ledger tribute. One thing I noticed though - I thought that when a recipient won an award, the theme from their movie would play as they came up to the stage. I didn't hear that once last night. Go figure.

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Anyway, on with the show...here are my predictions. It turns out I only got 10 of the 24 categories picked correctly.



Who I thought would win
Who I want to win

Who did win

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins - THE VISITOR
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON

Sean Penn - MILK
Brad Pitt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin - MILK
Robert Downey Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOUBT

Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT
Michael Shannon - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING
Melissa Leo - FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep - DOUBT

Kate Winslet - THE READER

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams - DOUBT

Penélope - Cruz VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Viola Davis - DOUBT
Taraji P. Henson - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Marisa Tomei - THE WRESTLER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA

WALL-E

ART DIRECTION
CHANGELING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DUCHESS
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

CINEMATOGRAPHY
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

COSTUME DESIGN
AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DUCHESS
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

DIRECTING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
THE GARDEN

MAN ON WIRE
TROUBLE THE WATER

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN
THE FINAL INCH

SMILE PINKI
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306

FILM EDITING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Class
Departures
Revanche
Waltz With Bashir

MAKE-UP

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

MUSIC (SCORE)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DEFIANCE
MILK

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E

MUSIC (SONG)
"Down to Earth" - WALL-E

"Jai Ho" - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
"O Saya" - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

BEST PICTURE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

La Maison en Petits Cubes
LAVATORY - LOVESTORY
OKTAPODI
PRESTO
THIS WAY UP

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
MANON ON THE ASPHALT
NEW BOY
THE PIG

SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

SOUND EDITING

THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED

SOUND MIXING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED

VISUAL EFFECTS

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
FROZEN RIVER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES

MILK
WALL-E