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The 2009 Academy Awards Predictions game

OdoWanKenobi

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Since they've been announced now, it's time to place our bets. The Oscars will take place on February 22nd. The person that correctly guess the most winners will receive the right to be called the all powerful film guru of the TrekBBS, as well as a prize of 1,000,000 nerd points.

You can either post your predictions here, or if you're shy PM them to me. Here is the list of nominees:

Best picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

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

Best actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best actress
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best supporting actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Best supporting actor
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

Best foreign language film
Revanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

Best animated feature film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

Best original score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

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

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

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

Best documentary feature
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble The Water

Best documentary short subject
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

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

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best live action short film
Auf der Strecke (On The Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Best animated short film
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Sound editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Sound mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

P.S. to Mods: I thought this was ok, to have a separate thread for this as one thread is for discussion of the nominees, and this thread is just for the prediction game.
 
Best picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Will win: Milk
Should win: The Wrestler

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

Will/Should win: Danny Boyle


Best actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Will/Should win: Mickey Rourke

Best actress
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Will win: Kate Winslet
Should win: Anne Hathaway

Best supporting actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Will/Should win: Penelope Cruz

Best supporting actor
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

Will/Should win: Heath Ledger

Best foreign language film
Revanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

No clue on this one but if I remember the oen from Israel won at the Globes so I'll go with that.

Best animated feature film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Will/Should win: Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Will win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should win: Frost/Nixon

Best original screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

Will win: Milk
Should win: Wall-E

Best original score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Will win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should win: Slumdog Millionaire

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

Will win: O Saya
Should win: Bruce Springsteen The Wreslter

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

Should/will win: The Dark Knight

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

Will/should win: The Dark Knight

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

Will win: Auatrailia
Should win: Hellboy II

Best documentary feature
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble The Water

No clue so I'll guess Encounters

Best documentary short subject
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

No clue o I'll guess Conscience

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

Will/Should Curious Case

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Will/Should win: Hellboy II

Best live action short film
Auf der Strecke (On The Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

No clue so I'll guess The Pig

Best animated short film
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

No clue so I'll guess Lavataory -Lovestory

Sound editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Will/Should win: Iron man

Sound mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Will win: The Dark Knight
Should win: Wanted

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Will win: Curious Case
Should win: The Dark Knight
 
Best picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Best actress
Angelina Jolie - Changeling

Best supporting actress
Viola Davis - Doubt

Best supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder

Best foreign language film
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

Best animated feature film
Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay
In Bruges

Best original score
Wall-E

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E

Art direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Costume design
The Duchess

Best documentary feature
Man on Wire

Best documentary short subject
No Idea!

Film editing
Slumdog Millionaire

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best live action short film
No Idea for this either!

Best animated short film
Presto

Sound editing
Wall-E

Sound mixing
The Dark Knight

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 
Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Director - Boyle
Actor - Rourke
Actress - Winslet
Sup. Actress - Adams
Sup. Actor - Ledger
Foreign - Waltz With (Dr. Julian) Bashir
Animated - Wall-E
Adapted Screenplay - Doubt
Original Screenplay - Milk
Score - Slumdog
Song - Down To Earth
Art Direction - Dark Knight
Cinematography - Dark Knight
Costume Design - The Duchess
Documentary - Man On Wire
Short Documentary - The Witness, from the Balcony...
Film Editing - Benjamin Button
Makeup - Benjamin Button
Live Action Short Film - Auf der Strecke - On the Line
Animated Short Film - This Way Up
Sound Editing - Wall-E
Sound Mixing - Dark Knight
Visual Effects - Dark Knight
 
Best picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best actor
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best actress
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best supporting actress
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler (this time, she deserves it! :p)

Best supporting actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best foreign language film
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

Best animated feature film
Wall-E (the most definite win of any category)

Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best original screenplay
Milk

Best original score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E

Art direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
The Dark Knight

Costume design
The Duchess

Best documentary feature
Encounters at the End of the World (wow, everyone should see this one!)

Best documentary short subject
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

Film editing
The Dark Knight

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best live action short film
New Boy

Best animated short film
This Way Up

Sound editing
Wall-E

Sound mixing
Wall-E

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 
I've ignored the categories where I haven't seen the nominees.

Best picture
Milk

Best director
Gus Van Sant - Milk

Best actor
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best actress
Melissa Leo - Frozen River

Best supporting actress
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best supporting actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best animated feature film
Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
Frost/Nixon

Best original screenplay
In Bruges

Best original score
Milk

Best original song
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

Art direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire

Costume design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best documentary feature
Encounters at the End of the World

Film editing
Slumdog Millionaire

Make-up
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Sound editing
Wall-E

Sound mixing
Wall-E

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 
Here are the results:

Othello: 9
Sagart: 9
Star Treks: 10
Temis The Vorta: 9
Hirogen Alpha: 7

Looks like our winner is Star Treks. Congratualtions. You now have bragging rights
 
OdoWanKenobi said:
Here are the results:

Othello: 9
Sagart: 9
Star Treks: 10
Temis The Vorta: 9
Hirogen Alpha: 7

Looks like our winner is Star Treks. Congratualtions. You now have bragging rights
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I did pretty good considering I only saw The Dark Night and WALL*E out of all the nominees. :rommie:
 
Thanks, I am surprised more people didn't pick Slumdog for Best Picture, but I think that might be because it developed even more momentum after we were all making our predictions.

I was pretty happy with the winners, but I wish I'd picked Penelope for best Supporting Actress - she deserved it, and I really liked that movie.

Anyway, thanks for the fun.
 
I'm so glad I didnt waste my time watching it. I only wanted Mickey Rourke to win. I knew Ledger was going to get a sympathy oscar and Penn and Winslet both arent that deserving and neither was Slumdog millionaire. Thank goodness I had a good DVD to watch instead.
 
For what it's worth, I thought Rourke would win, but I thought Penn was probably equally deserving, and I'm very happy that Penn won, even if he can be overbearing. He did give a magnificent performance.

What was your pick for best picture, Lookingglassman?
 
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