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Oscar nomination predictions

January 21st, 2009 at 09:19am Will Pfeifer

Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow, so here are my fearless predictions. These are right off the top of my head, so don’t put any huge stock in their accuracy. Right now, at this moment though, this is what I’m feeling:

BEST PICTURE

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE WRESTLER

BEST ACTOR

Mickey Rourke for THE WRESTLER, Brad Pitt for BENJAMIN BUTTON, Sean Penn for MILK, Frank Langella for FROST/NIXON, Ricard Jenkins for THE VISITOR, Clint Eastwood for GRAN TORINO

BEST ACTRESS

Kate Winslet for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (and she’ll win it, too), Anne Hathaway for RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, Sally Hawkins for HAPPY GO LUCKY, Cate Blanchett for BENJAMIN BUTTON, Meryl Streep for DOUBT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Heath Ledger for THE DARK KNIGHT (and he’ll win it, too), Michael Shannon for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, James Franco for MILK, Robert Downey Jr. for TROPIC THUNDER, Phillip Seymour Hoffman for DOUBT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kate Winslet for THE READER, Taraji P. Henson for BENJAMIN BUTTON, Viola Davis for DOUBT, Marisa Tomei for THE WRESTLER, Penelope Cruz for VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher for BENJAMIN BUTTON, Christopher Nolan for THE DARK KNIGHT, Gus Van Zant for MILK, Danny Boyle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Sam Mendes for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

How about you? Any predictions? Remember, you don’t have to have seen the movies to make an accurate guess.

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7 Comments Add your own

1. Ramon | January 21st, 2009 at 11:28 am

Clint Eastwood for GRAB TORINO…
2. Ramon | January 21st, 2009 at 11:29 am

GRAN TORINO, my mistake
3. Brian Michaels | January 21st, 2009 at 12:49 pm

I think I saw a different version of DOUBT than you - mine didn’t have Clint Eastwood in it
4. Will Pfeifer | January 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Oops! Fixed!

But can you imagine him in the Meryl Streep role? I’d pay to see that!
5. Adam | January 21st, 2009 at 9:55 pm

Best Picture: The Dark Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire

I would prefer The Wrestler and WALL+E instead of Milk and Frost/Nixon

Agree with your supporting actors except Josh Brolin for Milk not James Franco and possibly Dev Patel from Slumdog instead of Michael Shannon

Director: Ron Howard instead of Sam Mendes, I would love to see Darren Aronofsky nominated but probably won’t.

Not sure on the fifth slot for best actress either Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, or Kristen Scott Thomas.

And Richard Jenkins probably won’t make it beacause there will only be 5 nominations not six
6. Brian Michaels | January 22nd, 2009 at 7:46 am

NO Dark Knight or Chris Nolan nominations. Fanboys will bitch and moan endlessly, no doubt. But let’s be honest - did anyone really think it was an Oscar-type film?
7. Adam | January 22nd, 2009 at 8:24 am

Will good call on Richard Jenkins and Michael Shannon.

I am really bummed The Dark Knight did not get a director or picture nomination, but glad that The Reader got some love it was a fantastic film. Also I loved Benjamin Button, so I am really glad it got 13 nominations