OSCARS 2009: "Slumdog" Rising

Yes, a new article already. Some stuff has happened in the last week.

You'll notice substantial differences between this and the last article. Again, stuff happens. I think these are more realistic than the last. Also, I've added the Foreign Language and Documentary Feature categories since the candidates were announced Sunday. Not the nominees, mind you; the possible candidates. Note that Waltz with Bashir is animated and foreign. It will stay in both places for now.

Best Picture:

Australia

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

Slumdog Millionaire



Best Director:

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight

Gus Van Sant, Milk



Best Actor:

Robert Downey Jr., The Soloist

Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn, Milk

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler



Best Actress:

Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Nicole Kidman, Australia

Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long

Meryl Streep, Doubt

Kate Winslet, The Reader



Best Supporting Actor:

Jamie Foxx, The Soloist

James Franco, Milk

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road



Best Supporting Actress:

Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Viola Davis, Doubt

Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Elsa Zylberstein, I've Loved You So Long



Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Doubt

Frost/Nixon

Revolutionary Road

Slumdog Millionaire



Best Original Screenplay:

I've Loved You So Long

Milk

Rachel Getting Married

The Soloist

Vicky Cristina Barcelona



Best Animated Feature Film:

Kung Fu Panda

WALL-E

Waltz with Bashir


Best Art Direction:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Revolutionary Road


Best Cinematography:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Revolutionary Road


Best Costume Design:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
The Other Boleyn Girl
Revolutionary Road


Best Film Editing:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire


Best Makeup:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army


Best Music (Original Score):

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Revolutionary Road
WALL-E


Best Music (Original Song):

"All Dressed Up in Love," Sex and the City
"Down to Earth," WALL-E
"Last Chance," High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Rock Me Sexy Jesus," Hamlet 2
"The Wrestler," The Wrestler


Best Sound Editing:

The Dark Knight
Defiance
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
WALL-E


Best Sound Mixing:

Australia
Body of Lies
The Dark Knight
Defiance
WALL-E


Best Visual Effects:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Iron Man


Best Foreign Language Film:

The Baader-Meinhof Complex
The Class
Gomorrah
The Mermaid
Waltz with Bashir


Best Documentary Feature:

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Man on Wire
Religulous
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Trouble the Water