OSCARS 2009: The Adventure Begins

Every year at the end of September or beginning of October, I will begin my annual Oscar Predictions series. These will change weekly or so.



So, without further adieu (and because I don't have the time to write more):



Best Picture:



Australia

Changeling

Milk

Revolutionary Road

The Soloist



Best Director:



Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Baz Luhrmann, Australia

Gus Van Sant, Milk



Best Actor in a Leading Role:



Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road

Robert Downey, Jr., The Soloist

Viggo Mortensen, The Road

Sean Penn, Milk

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler



Best Actress in a Leading Role:



Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Nicole Kidman, Australia

Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy

Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road



Best Actor in a Supporting Role:



Russell Crowe, Body of Lies

James Franco, Milk

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Peter O'Toole, Dean Spanley

Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road


Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Elizabeth Banks, W.

Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vera Farmiga, Nothing But the Truth

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Elsa Zylberstein, I've Loved You So Long


Best Adapted Screenplay

Body of Lies, written by William Monahan and Steve Zaillian, based on the book by David Ignatius.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, written by Eric Roth, screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Doubt, written by John Patrick Shanley, based on his play.

The Road, written by Joe Penhall, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy.

Slumdog Millionaire, written by Simon Beaufoy, based on the book, "Q&A," by Vikas Swarup.


Best Original Screenplay


Changeling, written by J. Michael Straczynski.

Happy-Go-Lucky, written by Mike Leigh.

I've Loved You So Long, written by Phillipe Claudel.

Milk, written by Dustin Lance Black.

Rachel Getting Married, written by Jenny Lumet.


Best Animated Feature Film


Kung Fu Panda, Dreamworks SKG.

The Tale of Despereaux, Universal Pictures.

WALL-E, Walt Disney Pictures.


Best Art Direction


Australia

Changeling

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Defiance

Hellboy II: The Golden Army


Best Cinematography


Blindness

The Dark Knight

Defiance

The Reader*

Revolutionary Road


Best Costume Design


Brideshead Revisited

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Defiance

The Duchess

Revolutionary Road


Best Film Editing


Australia

Body of Lies

The Dark Knight

Milk

Quantam of Solace


Best Makeup


The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight


Best Original Score

Australia

Che

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

WALL-E



Best Original Song


"All Dressed Up in Love," Sex and the City

"Down to Earth," WALL-E

"Dracula's Lament," Forgetting Sarah Marshall

"Last Chance," High School Musical 3: Senior Year

"The Little Things," Wanted



Best Sound Editing

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Iron Man

Quantam of Solace

WALL-E


Best Sound Mixing


The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Dark Knight

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Iron Man

WALL-E



Best Visual Effects


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Hellboy II: The Golden Army


*It has yet to be determined if The Reader will be released this year. If something pops up before the next predictions article, it will be changed. If not, not.