Academy Awards 2009

WHO SHOULD/WHO WILL

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ACADEMY AWARDS 2009

The ultimate vanity blog -- who I like for the Oscars. I'm going to an Academy Awards party later, so here's my "Who Should" and "Who Will" picks:

Best Picture
WHO SHOULD: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

WHO WILL: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director

WHO SHOULD: David Fincher (Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
WHO WILL: Danny Boyle

Best Actor

WHO SHOULD: Sean Penn
WHO WILL: Sean Penn

Best Actress

WHO SHOULD: Meryl Streep
WHO WILL: Kate Winslet

Best Supporting Actor

WHO SHOULD: Heath Ledger
WHO WILL: Heath Ledger

Best Supporting Actress

WHO SHOULD: Marisa Tomei

WHO WILL: Penelope Cruz

Art Direction

WHO SHOULD: Benjamin Button

WHO WILL: Dark Knight

Animated Feature

Who cares?

WHO WILL: Wall-E

Cinematography

WHO SHOULD: Benjamin Button

WHO WILL: Benjamin Button

Costume Design

WHO SHOULD: Revolutionary Road

WHO WILL: The Duchess

Film Editing

WHO SHOULD: Slumdog

WHO WILL: Slumdog

Documentary Feature

WHO SHOULD: Man On Wire

WHO WILL: Man On Wire

MakeUp

WHO SHOULD: Benjamin Button

WHO WILL: Dark Knight

Music *Original Score

WHO SHOULD: Defiance

WHO WILL: Benjamin Button

Music*Song

WHO SHOULD: The Wrestler (not nominated)

WHO WILL: Either of both Slumdog's

Sound Editing

WHO SHOULD: Dark Knight

WHO WILL: Dark Knight

Sound Mixing

No idea what the difference is, but .....

Dark Knight

Visual Effects

WHO SHOULD: Benjamin Button

WHO WILL: Benjamin Button

Writing (adapted screenplay)

WHO SHOULD: Doubt

WHO WILL: The Reader

Writing (original screenplay)

WHO SHOULD?: Frozen River

WHAT MIGHT: In Bruges