Academy Award Winners

February 28, 2008

Best Picture- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor- Sean Penn- Milk
Best Actress- Kate Winslet- The Reader
Best Supporting Actor- Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress- Penelope Cruz- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Director- Danny Boyle- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Screenplay- Milk
Best Adapted Screenplay- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Editing- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Art Direction- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design- The Duchess
Best Makeup- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Original Score- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song- Jai Ho- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Editing- The Dark Knight
Best Visual Effects- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Animated Film- WALL-E
Best Foreign Language Film- Departures
Best Documentary- Man on Wire
Best Documentary Short- Smile Pinki
Best Animated Short- La Maison en Petits Cubes
Best Live Action Short- Toyland

InRO- Short Films, February DVDs and Cria Cuervos

February 28, 2009

Academy Award Nominated Animated Short Films

Lavatory-Lovestory *
Presto ***1/2
Oktapodi ***
This Way Up **
La Maison en Petit Cubes **

Flash of Genius (2008) **1/2
Directed by Marc Abraham

Tell No One (2008) **
Directed by Guillaume Canet

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) *1/2
Directed by Kenny Ortega

Cria Cuervos (1977) ****
Directed by Carlos Saura

81st Annual Academy Awards- Will Win and Should Win

February 22, 2009

81st Annual Academy Awards- Will Win and Should Win

Tonight’s the big night! I realize that the Oscars begin in just a few hours, but I wanted to get my choices out there of who I think will win just in case I get everything right! The size of my ego tomorrow will be in direct proportion to the number of predictions I get correct.

Live Action Short Film
Should Win: Manon on the Asphalt
Will Win: On the Line

Animated Short Film
Should Win: Presto
Will Win: Presto

Documentary Short Film
Should Win: I don’t know since I haven’t seen any of them
Will Win: The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306

Documentary Feature
Should Win: I’ve only seen Encounters at the End of the World and Man on Wire, and I liked Werner Herzog’s Encounters better
Will Win: Man on Wire

Foreign Language Film
Should Win: I’ve only seen Waltz with Bashir and it was pretty amazing!
Will Win: The Class

Animated Film
Should Win: WALL-E
Will Win: WALL-E

Visual Effects
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Sound Editing
Should Win: WALL-E
Will Win: The Dark Knight

Sound
Should Win: The Dark Knight
Will Win: The Dark Knight

Original Song
Should Win: Down to Earth- WALL-E
Will Win: Down to Earth- WALL-E

Score
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Makeup
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Costume Design
Should Win: The Duchess (though it’s a crime that The Fall wasn’t nominated!)
Will Win: The Duchess

Art Direction
Should Win: The Dark Knight
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Editing
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Cinematography
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Adapted Screenplay
Should Win: Doubt
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Original Screenplay
Should Win: Milk
Will Win: Milk

Best Director
Should Win: Danny Boyle- Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Danny Boyle- Slumdog Millionaire

Best Supporting Actress
Should Win: Marisa Tomei- The Wrestler
Will Win: Viola Davis- Doubt (I’m going out on a limb here, and since I don’t think Tomei has much of a chance, I’m rooting for Davis!)

Best Supporting Actor
Should Win: Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Will Win: Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight

Best Actress
Should Win: Kate Winslet- The Reader
Will Win: Kate Winslet- The Reader

Best Actor
Should Win: Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler
Will Win: Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler

Best Picture
Should Win: Milk
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Other than a few categories, including Best Picture, I think the Academy will give most of their Oscars to the right films! I believe that The Curious Case of Benjamin’s Butt deserves a couple of technical awards, but I’m thrilled that, even though it’s nominated for 13 awards, it will probably take home three or less.

I’ll post the winners tomorrow. Enjoy the show!