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Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Best Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

A weak line up here: no 'Che', 'Redacted', 'Last Chance Harvey', 'Hunger', 'Mircale At St. Anna', 'Blindness'. Wake up Hollywood.

WHAT SHOULD WIN: Frost/Nixon
WHAT WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures
Revanche
Waltz with Bashir

Another mixed bag: 'Gammora' made the Italian mafia serious again and should've been nominated '4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days' was also an intense film. One major omission is 'Mongol: The Rise Of Genghis Khan'.

WHAT SHOULD WIN: Waltz with Bashir
WHAT WILL WIN: Waltz with Bashir

Israel ought to have been banned from contention. And yet this film, focused on their first invasion of Lebanon in 1982 includes the massacres at Sabra and Shatila and is redeemed by lines like "You took on the role of a Nazi, unwillingly". An insight into PTSD though its all a little too close to home in light of ongoing Israeli crimes in Gaza. Worth seeing, hated the rotoscope animation though.


Best Director
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

WHO SHOULD WIN: Gus Van Sant
WHO WILL WIN: Danny Boyle

Actor In A Leading Role
The Visitor - Richard Jenkins
Frost/Nixon - Frank Langella
Milk - Sean Penn
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -
Brad Pitt
The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

WHO SHOULD WIN: Frank Langella
WHO WILL WIN: Mickey Rourke

Granted, 'W' wasn't a great film but I thought Josh Brolin was a "shoe in" (pun intented) for his pitch perfect performance as the villainous Dubya. Living legend Samuel L. Jackson ought to have got the nod for 'Lakeview Terrace' as well, at least it would go some way to erasing our memories of 'The Spirit'.


Actor In A Supporting Role
Milk - Josh Brolin
Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr.
Doubt - Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger
Revolutionary Road - Michael Shannon

Now I like 'Tropic Thunder' as much as the next guy, and Robert Downey Jr. was the funniest actor in it, but this is ridiculous. Don't even try and make it look like a competition: Heath Ledger owns this catergory, and justifiably so.

WHO SHOULD WIN: Heath Ledger
WHO WILL WIN: Heath Ledger (just imagine the awkward silence if its someone else)


Actress In A Leading Role
Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway
Changeling - Angelina Jolie
Frozen River - Melissa Leo
Doubt - Meryl Streep
The Reader - Kate Winslet

WHO SHOULD WIN: Angelina Jolie
WHO WILL WIN: Kate Winslet

All deserving ladies: Jolie's got a good chance as she won best supporting a few years ago, Kate has history and Hollywood's love of Sohah business on her side whilst industry legend Meryl Streep doesn't just show up for fun, so its still anyone's game.

Actress In A Supporting Role
Doubt - Amy Adams
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Penélope Cruz
Doubt - Viola Davis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Taraji P. Henson
The Wrestler - Marisa Tomei

WHO SHOULD WIN: Penélope Cruz
WHO WILL WIN: Marisa Tomei

I like Marisa Tomei, she's done some good work recently in 'Before The Devil Knows You're Dead', 'Factotum' and 'War INC', already has her well deserved best supporting gong for 'My Cousin Vinnie' but her performance in 'The Wrestler' was nothing to write home about. Taraji P. Henson is another hugely underrated actress who'll get some long overdue attention here too.



Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

WHAT SHOULD WIN: Frost/Nixon
WHAT WILL WIN: The Reader


Original Screenplay
Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

WHAT SHOULD WIN: In Bruges
WHAT WILL WIN: Milk

Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

WHAT SHOULD WIN: I've only seen Kung-Fu Panda out of three.
WHAT WILL WIN: A lot of people seemed to like WALL-E.

Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Tough catergory, they're all pretty good. The fanboy's choice is obviously 'Dark Knight', but the others have a lot going for them too.

WHAT SHOULD WIN: No prefrence
WHAT WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

WHAT SHOULD WIN: The Dark Knight
WHAT WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Costume Design
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

WHAT SHOULD WIN: The Duchess
WHAT WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

No 'Standard Operating Proceedure': Focused on the 'Abu Ghraib' torture scandal it was one of the most powerful documentatires of the year and the Academy should've put its nomination forward.

WHAT SHOULD WIN: Have only seen two of these so The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
WHAT WILL WIN: Man on Wire

Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

WHAT SHOULD WIN: The Dark Knight
WHAT WILL WIN: Slumdog Millionaire
 
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
 
Will they be offering the Irving G. Thalberg Award this year? If so, who's up for that?

I just hope at some point during one of these they'll get around to giving at least one member of the SNL/SCTV generation a lifetime achievement award that many of them have earned but have gone under the radar with since the Academy so clearly doesn't appreciate even great performances from comedians, as evidenced when they tossed Bill Murray aside for Lost in Translation a few years back and killed any last hope I had they'd honor that generation for their work in their lifetimes (one could well argue Murray was also run over a quarter century ago, that Venkman may have been good enough for at least a Best Actor nomination--not necessarily the win, but defintely a nomination).
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
I agree with most of the nominations except for Robert Downey Jr. I liked Tropic Thunder and thought he was funny in it but IMO not an Oscar worthy performance.......
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I can't get over the No Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino. That is a drag.
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MotleyRulz:
I agree with most of the nominations except for Robert Downey Jr. I liked Tropic Thunder and thought he was funny in it but IMO not an Oscar worthy performance.......

really motley? i thought so. i predicted he would get a nod for the his role.. but i know for a fact, he won't win.
the oscar will most likely go to heath ledger.
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
I'm not saying Robert's performance wasn't good but when I think of Oscar I think of something dramatic I guess..........
 
Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
 
Best Picture - I think this year the Academy will embrace the feeling of change and positivity that has gripped the world since November, and give the gong to Slumdog Millionaire .

Best Actor - This is a tough one. As much as I love Brad Pitt and Benjamin Button, it won't be him. The Academy also often reserves the "comeback" award for supporting roles, so Mickey Rourke will miss out. The Academy likes to reward portrayals of real people, so it will be between Sean Penn and Frank Langella, and the award will go to Sean Penn for playing a more sympathetic character than Richard Nixon.

Best Actress - I haven't seen any of the films these women are nominated for. Melissa Leo won't win because of last years shock gong for Marion Cotillard. As good an actress as Anne Hathaway is, I think the Academy will hold out for her another year. So it's between La Streep, Angie and Kate Winslet. My sentimental favorite is Kate, but it's a very tight race, and I can't choose. So sentimentality wins, and it will be Kate Winslet .

Supporting Actor - I enjoyed "our Heath" in The Dark Knight, but I didn't think the performance was Oscar worthy. But if he loses, the winner will go down in infamy as robbing Heath of a final dignity in death. So Heath Ledger it will be, even though I think it should be Robert Downey Jr for his outrageous performance in Tropic Thunder.

Supporting Actress - Often reserved for up and comers, or lifetime achievers, meaning normally Viola Davis and Taraji P Hensen would be shoeins (ps, they are this years only non Caucasian acting nominees), but this year it will go to a more established actress (none of whom are about to drop of the perch...). Have to admit I haven't seen the films the 3 ladies have been in, and I'm basing my pick on buzz that I've heard, so Penelope Cruz it is.

Best Director - This year is only the 5th time in Oscar history that nominated directors are for the 5 Best Picture nominees. It always strikes me as odd that a film can be nominated for Best Picture and the director miss out, after all, it's the director's vision that makes a film what it is. Remember the furore over "the film that directed itself"? when Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture and Bruce Beresford wasn't even nominated? Anyhoo, this year the Best Director will be the man behind the Best Picture winner - Danny Boyle. I love Danny Boyle movies, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, even The Beach. It's great to see David Fincher nominated too, he is my 2nd favorite director (behind Alfred Hitchc0ck)
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
WOLVERINE IS DANCING, it must be the Oscars

PENELOPE CRUZ WINS: viva la raza, I love Penelope Cruz, well deserved win for a good performance. As far as I'm concerned Woody Allen just pays himself for jerking off, just like that legendary perve Stanley Kubruck, God rest his soul. Cruz all the way, the fiestas at her house.

Dustin Lance Black takes the best original screenplay gong for 'Milk' , or as homophobic phillistines the world over are calling it: some gay movie. It should've been 'In Burges': This cat Black (any relation to Shane Black I wonder?) isn't old enough to vote, but the Sean Penn flick about a gay politican puts him on the map with a surprise win.
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
Best Supporting Actor!

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Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Simon Beaufoy picks up his best adapted screenplay award for 'Slumdog Millionaire', thought it was going to be 'The Reader', anti-semitic *******s.

Another one of my 'Should Win' predictions comes good as Michael O' Conner collects a statue for his sterling work on 'The Duchess', though Kiera Knightley could wear nothing and still look stunning...I'll leave you with that thought as we cut to a commerical break.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Holy ****, Motley just hi-jacked my thread: ****!!!!!

GOD BLESS YA HEATH, GOD BLESS YOU MATE!

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BEST SUPORTING ACTOR, WHO ELSE, WHO ELSE?
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
WALL-E wins it in animation, LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES a French cartoon takes it home in the short film catergory, anyone here seen this picture?...thought not.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON wins in make-up and art direction, screwing 'THE DARK KNIGHT' in the process. Well done Brad Pitt, you young-old geezer, isn't it enough that you get to **** Angelina Jolie 24/7, now you have to **** Batman too!
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Anthony Dod Mantle chalks up another one for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, taking home a best cinematogrpahy gong, 'THE DARK KNIGHT' gets screwed yet again.

MAN ON WIRE ginerly walks the tightrope to claim best documentary. Weak catergoy all around this year.

BUTTON takes best visual effects, 'DARK KNIGHT' picks up one for sound.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE wins best editing, boy 'Frost/Nixon' (a great movie) is being ignored like Tito Jackson was at the Motown Jackson 5 reunion.

They just lobbed another gong THE DARK KNIGHT'S way, sound editing. Technical Oscars may sound boring, but they count when you stick it on the Oscar re-release DVD.

HELP THE AGED: Eddie Murphy gives Jerry Lewis a lifetime achivement Oscar, I always liked Lewis, wonder if Robert DeNiro is in the audience shouting anti-semitic insults like he did whilst shooting 'The King Of Comedy'.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
AR Rahman, great composer, well deserved best score win for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. This puts Danny Boyle ahead by two golden men: 5-3 against THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Intermission and music...just enough time for a look at the Cruz sisters

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"Buenous dias, mire me presente mi hermana Monica Cruz..."

Just jot your numbers on that jersey, girls, and I'll call you in six days.

Penelope Cruz earlier this evening, she's got Hollywood by the balls!

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Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
This is about the time I breathe a sigh of releif for not having bet a dime on this nonsensical, random ritual of booozy backslapping: 'Departures' comes up from out of nowhere (well, it was on the nominations list, but never a serious contender) to scoop best animation...anyone seen this movie from the great country of Japan? you should, it just won an Oscar for best foreign film.

Frida Pinto looks like a smurf next to the lumbering lummox that is Liam Neeson.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE makes it 6 for best song 'JAI HO!' and they'll be singing in the streets of New Delhi tonight.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
"FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS"

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A list of all those souls who shuffled off the mortal coil last year, plenty of legends on this roll of honour: some old timers, some young stars: all greats in their own right; sadly missed, never forgotton.

Bernie Mac, Cyd Charisse,Bud Stone, Ollie Johnston cry, Van Johnson, J Paul Huntsman, Michael Crichton, Nina Foch, Pat Hingle, Harold Pinter, Charles Joffe, Kon Ichikawa, Charles Schneer, Abby Mann, Roy Scheider, David Watkin, Robert Mulligan, Evelyn Keyes, Richard Widmark, Claude Berri, Maili Nurmi, Isaac Hayes, Leonard Rosenman, Ricardo Montalban, Manny Farber, Robert DoQui, Jules Dassin, Paul Scofield, John Michal Hayes, Warren Cowen,Stan Winston, Ned Tanen, James Whitmore, Charlton Heston, Anthony Mingehella, Sydney Pollack, Paul Newman.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
DANNY BOYLE wins BEST DIRECTOR for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, thanks Tigger! alas, he didn't jump on stage and chest thump Reese Witherspoon like the emponymous Winnie The Pooh character, but a big win nonetheless. Like Jim Cameron got it for 'Titanic' Boyle wins for his worst film to date: still, a wins a win and he'll always be the genius who made 'Shallow Grave'& 'Trainspotting' back to back.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
STUPID NAZI BITCH WITH-A-HEART-OF-GOLD WALKS ON IN TRIUMPH (of the will)

KATE WINSLET cements her place as a bonafide Hollywood starlet and wins BEST ACTRESS gong FOR 'THE READER' Kate likes to think she hasn't lost common touch, so if its any consolation I'll always think of her as that fat bird from Reading.

Emotional speech, I felt the Anthony Minghella tribute, met the man myself back at the 'Talented Mr Ripley' Q&A, really nice guy, very amiable fellow and a great director / producer. Well done Kate.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
SPICOLI SURFS TO VICTORY AS THE WRESTLER GETS PINNED

BEST ACTOR: SEAN PENN, what a ****ing hero this guy is, satirises his own crowd of "commie homo-loving sons of guns!" Penn is one of my favourite actors, has been since the 80s, and this is second Academy award for best actor, putting him up there with the likes of his idol Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando,Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks Spencer Tracy, Fredric March & Gary Cooper.

Glad he acknowledged the resurgent Mickey Rourke who, I'm certain, is about to get plastered and **** anything that moves. As someone once said: I'm not homophobic in that I'm afriad of Gays, its just that I'm afraid they're all going to burn in Hell, well be that as it may, I agree with Penn in his equal rights for all people message, its difficult not to concur with a sentiment so reasonable thats its liable to ring ture with everytone, even my uncle, Mel...

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Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
BEST FILM AWARD GOES TO...SLUMDOG MILLIONARIE

8 WINS, COUNT EM': 8 OSCARS, that's one for each of Nadya Suleman's newborns as Danny Boyle's upbeat picture joins ranks with From Here to Eternity (1953), On the Waterfront (1954),
My Fair Lady (1964), Cabaret (1972), Gandhi (1982)
& Amadeus (1984).

FROST/NIXON should've won something IMO Frank Langella was excellent in it.

And that's that for another year, I'm off to find that jersey with the Cruz sister's numbers on it and since these bashes are pretty much devoid of any intellectual merit, I'll leave you with one of my favourite clips from one of my favourite movies in recent years. This has been me, for Fast-Rewind at the 81st Academy Awards, keeping it close to the bone and way out of my designated time zone, to bring you the very best live blog coverage (**** Twitter!!), blow-by-blow account of a ceremony that's already begun to fade away in the collective consciousness that we call popular culture. Until next time: Good night & Good luck.

GOOD NIGHT & GOOD LUCK
 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
Kash, thanks for the Oscar updates and commentary.....it was quite entertaining.
 
Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
 
yes thank-you kash i did watch some of it not all but was glad heath and sean won i love sean penn too i think he is a great actor!!
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I watched a piece of it, I saw Heath Ledger win, and everyone was teary eyed. It looked like a super small stage. I was shocked at how "unglamorous" the whole thing seemed, there were people there that looked like they just rolled out of bed. Mickey Rourke actually looked "prettied up" next to some of the people.

I can't believe how people use to really get all glammed up for the Academy Awards, and now it's so casual looking.

I was watching some of it, and it was the same old thing over and over. I missed the Memorial Tribute that they do, so I am glad Kash listed everyone- that list is mostly men.
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
i liked the show a lot. they did some things differently, and the set up was nice..it felt more intimate.

i thought all the ladies looked elegant.
i liked how they presented the best actor/actress & best supporting actor/actress awards with the former winners.

i want to see MILK. i was rooting for mickey rourke because he was great in THE WRESTLER but sean penn is a terrific actor so i will definitely watch his movie.

i still want to see THE READER and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.

yay for heath!
 
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
 
Ugh, we were rooting for Mickey Rourke to win, but my hubby kept saying they will probably pick Sean Penn. He was right. I'm tired of Sean Penn, and his left wing politics,and I'm tired of him winning all the time. Give some one else a chance, Academy! I see this crappy awards thing hasn't changed- ancient men voting on movies.
I don't know what awards show you were watching, but the women were all beautiful and elegant. Full makeup and hairdos. Even Diane Lane finally put some colorful makeup on, instead of the bland housewife look she's gone with for the past 15 years.
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
omg, i was thinking the same thing about diane lane. she was actually wearing lipstick!
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
I was pulling for Mickey too. I hear Sean did good in Milk but I haven't saw it. Did he get on his usual soapbox of "We need to get out of Iraq blah blah blah?" I'm suprised it didn't show that video of him in a canoe in new Orleans helping people out like it does pretty much everytime he's mentioned. You help people out that's great but can you lay off of the shameless self promotion?
 
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
 
Pitt, I feel the same way about Sean Penn as you do...
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I am talking about their hairdos.....their hair looked ratty....some of the people really looked like they rolled out of bed-those are the men I am talking about...some of them looked like bums, like they hadn't shaved in a week...the women who pulled their hair back -it looked a mess.

I am not saying there weren't a few people who had make up on, but when they did a pan of the audience, I thought what a mess....Seymour Hoffman- he is one of them that looked like a bum, and then there were a bunch of them that were directors or writers or producers, or independant people.

I don't know who Michael Shannon is...but he's one that needed to brush his hair.

It's like ...your at the Academy Awards...clean up.
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Amy Adams was one of the women who I thought looked awful, I don't even know who she is either...but her hair was a mess.
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
Contact their people I'm sure they'll listen. What a suprise more negativity........ [Roll Eyes]
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
So, what would you like me to say....wow everyone looked like a million bucks...that would be nice to say...if it were true.
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
Well a lot of people are so materialistic as to look at how someone dresses and looks thereby overlooking the talent. That's being pretty shallow..........
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Right....and you never notice what people look like, but have a "Hot Babe Thread" on here ??
 
Posted by Sammy Reign In Blood Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
Hey that thread was mine.
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Oh sorry....he never posted any pictures...right???
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
What does hot babes have to do with being materialistic worrying about how nice the clothes are someone's wearing and if they are wearing makeup? Guess who the first was to complain about the hot babes thread?
 
Posted by Sammy Reign In Blood Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
Personally I feel that anybody who makes a career out of critiquing the fashion sense of celebrities rival the paparazzi for having zero life.
 
Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
 
Stop it now children, or I'm turning this car around and we're going all the way back to Winnipeg!

On a more important note, here are my predictions from Feb 6 -

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial"> Best Picture - I think this year the Academy will embrace the feeling of change and positivity that has gripped the world since November, and give the gong to Slumdog Millionaire .

Best Actor - This is a tough one. As much as I love Brad Pitt and Benjamin Button, it won't be him. The Academy also often reserves the "comeback" award for supporting roles, so Mickey Rourke will miss out. The Academy likes to reward portrayals of real people, so it will be between Sean Penn and Frank Langella, and the award will go to Sean Penn for playing a more sympathetic character than Richard Nixon.

Best Actress - I haven't seen any of the films these women are nominated for. Melissa Leo won't win because of last years shock gong for Marion Cotillard. As good an actress as Anne Hathaway is, I think the Academy will hold out for her another year. So it's between La Streep, Angie and Kate Winslet. My sentimental favorite is Kate, but it's a very tight race, and I can't choose. So sentimentality wins, and it will be Kate Winslet .

Supporting Actor - I enjoyed "our Heath" in The Dark Knight, but I didn't think the performance was Oscar worthy. But if he loses, the winner will go down in infamy as robbing Heath of a final dignity in death. So Heath Ledger it will be, even though I think it should be Robert Downey Jr for his outrageous performance in Tropic Thunder.

Supporting Actress - Often reserved for up and comers, or lifetime achievers, meaning normally Viola Davis and Taraji P Hensen would be shoeins (ps, they are this years only non Caucasian acting nominees), but this year it will go to a more established actress (none of whom are about to drop of the perch...). Have to admit I haven't seen the films the 3 ladies have been in, and I'm basing my pick on buzz that I've heard, so Penelope Cruz it is.

Best Director - This year is only the 5th time in Oscar history that nominated directors are for the 5 Best Picture nominees. It always strikes me as odd that a film can be nominated for Best Picture and the director miss out, after all, it's the director's vision that makes a film what it is. Remember the furore over "the film that directed itself"? when Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture and Bruce Beresford wasn't even nominated? Anyhoo, this year the Best Director will be the man behind the Best Picture winner - Danny Boyle. I love Danny Boyle movies, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, even The Beach. It's great to see David Fincher nominated too, he is my 2nd favorite director (behind Alfred Hitchc0ck) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">

I correctly picked -

Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Director
Best Film

[ 24. February 2009, 00:50: Message edited by: Stitch Groover ]
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Thanks Valley, Dee, Isis and anyone else I may've missed. Live blogging was a tough slog, pretty hectic, typos and so on. But I'd like to thank my PC; Dwayne, the internet of course, Oscar for hosting such a great show, my agent Julie Richman; she's truly dazzling. The Rewind, Nick, Paul, Mr. Kesuke Miyagi; whose first name doesn't get mentioned nearly as often as it should. Jeff Spicoli in caterring, Janine Melnitz for holding all my calls, Josie McClellan: shopping at 'Target' finally paied off. But most of all I'd like to thank myself, because without me: none of this would've been possible, so thank you one & all [Wink]

Seriously, glad you guys enjoyed this, I loved writing it.
 
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
 
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This girl is butt freakin' ugly huh?
I dont' know what this pic is from, but I think it's from one of the awards shows; maybe the Golden Globes or SAG. I can't find one of her at the 2009 Oscars that I could copy to here. I thought she was so pretty in The Wedding Date, even though she was the "tool" sister. I know it's a cheesy movie, but I love my man-candy, Dermot Mulroney!
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Here's a link to her at the Academy Awards- I don't know where you get that I said she was butt ugly- I said her hair looked a mess...and I hated her outfit too- it was ugly.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2176879360/nm0010736

[ 25. February 2009, 16:03: Message edited by: ISIS ]
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
She's hot don't be jealous cause she's younger.......
 
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
 
She's purdy. Now..I'm not one to critique hair and dress...but....I love Kate Winslet and think she's beautiful...and...HER hair looked horrible at the oscars.....now where are the magic people who can make pictures appear on here...I think we need to see Kate's hair!
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
As if I am jealous of her...OMG, she looks like she could be my mother...I don't have bags under my eyes...look at that picture of her...she has big huge bags under her eyes. I don't even know how old she is.
If I had to guess from that picture, I would say she was right around my age.
 
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
 
I smell a catfight!!!

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Or...

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Or is it...

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Maybe...

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heheee.... [Big Grin]
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
For Pete Sakes...I just looked her age up....she's only 6 years younger than me....Motley you acted like she's 20 or something....she's allowed to have big bags under her eyes now. I was right that I would have guess her age closer to me...I had no idea how old she was.
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
I never said she was 20 or something as some older women can be hot. So your saying that you look old enough to be your own mother???
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I said she looked old enough to be my mother.

You said that I was jealous of her because she was younger than me. As if that's why I said she had messy hair. I only said that, because I thought for the Academy Awards- her hair could have been done nicer.

Someone who is only 6 years younger than me, is not someone I'd be jealous of....infact there is absolutely not one person on this planet that I am envious or jealous of. I hate the word "Jealousy"...it's right up there with the word "Greedy'.... those are 2 words I never want associate with me ...ever, so I don't appreciate anyone insinuating those things about me, ever.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
Amy Adams is a good actress, I wouldn't say she's hot, but I liked her in 'Charlie Wilson's War' & 'Enchanted'.

I was watching the extras on my Ben Hur DVD and they've got the 1959 Oscar clips where the movie won 11 awards: Its just a small stage with all the little gold men on a shelf, not very spectacular, but it worked; it was as if the actors where walking into their living rooms.
 
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
 
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Originally posted by kevdugp73:
She's purdy. Now..I'm not one to critique hair and dress...but....I love Kate Winslet and think she's beautiful...and...HER hair looked horrible at the oscars.....now where are the magic people who can make pictures appear on here...I think we need to see Kate's hair!

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It's not that bad, I think she was going for a 1940s look to go with her film, glad she didn't go the full method and arrive with a battalion of 'SS' troops.
 
Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
 
I thought Kate's hair was very elegant.
 
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
 
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I think this hairdo would have looked so much better on Amy Adams.

I didn't hate Kate's 'do, but I do think her hairstyle choices make her look at least 10 years older. I liked her gown though, and I also loved Amy Adams' gown, and wow, Marisa Tomei looked smokin' hot too!
 
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
 
How bout this doo on Amy?

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