oscar predictions 2009

with it being the oscars this weekend, my girlfriend and i decided to do a bit of a sweepstakes as to the results. she hasnt seen most of the films so we kept to the big categories. we also employed the will/should/should have been nominated rule too.


best actor -

bethan;
should- mickey rourke- the wrestler
will- mickey rourke- the wrestler
nom- benicio del toro- che

adam;
should- mickey rourke- the wrestler
will- mickey rourke- the wrestler
nom- leonardo dicaprio- revolutionary road


actor in a supporting role -

bethan;
should- heath ledger- the dark knight (tis the only one she's seen)
will- heath ledger- the dark knight
nom- michael kelly- changeling

adam;
should- philip seymour hoffman
will- heath ledger- the dark knight
nom- jason butler harner- changeling


best actress-

bethan;
should- meryl streep- doubt
will- kate winslet- the reader

adam;
should- angelina jolie- changeling
will- kate winslet- the reader
nom- cate blanchett- the curious case of benjamin button

best supporting actress-

bethan;
should- marisa tomei- the wrestler
will- amy adams- doubt

adam;
should- marisa tomei- the wrestler
will- amy adams- doubt
nom- kate winslett- the reader (i still stand by the fact that this was a supporting role, in context if not length)


animated film -

bethan;
wall-e

adam;
wall-e

best foreign film

bethan;
the baader meinhoff complex

adam;
will- the class
nom-gomorrah

direction-

bethan;
should- danny boyle-slumdog millionaire
will- danny boyle-slumdog millionaire
nom- darren aranofsky- the wrestler/ steven soderberg-che


adam;
should- david fincher- the curious case of benjamin button
will- david fincher- the curious case of benjamin button
nom- darren aranofsky- the wrestler/ clint eastwood-changeling


film-

bethan;
should- the curious case of benjamin button
will-slumdog millionaire
nom- changeling/the wrestler

adam;
should- the curious case of benjamin button
will- slumdog millionaire
nom- changeling/the wrestler/doubt/revolutionary road