2009 Oscar Predictions

2009 Oscar Predictions

Okay I’ve tried to fill all these out from the start this time around but I got stumped on a few categories … was hoping a few threads might appear on the AwardsDaily forums with suggestions or something but nevermind, comment away if you’re certain I’ve missed something (caveat as always being that usually if I’ve “missed” something it’s deliberate :P) I’m posting now ‘cos I’m just a whore for keeping them google hits coming :P. Also like this time last year I’ve a few that might not necessarily even be movies this time next year, but it’s all part of the fun, which at this stage more than any stage is all there is to it.

Best Picture

  • The Argentine / Guerrilla
  • Defiance
  • The Lovely Bones
  • Mamma Mia
  • Revolutionary Road

Best Director

  • Peter Jackson The Lovely Bones
  • Sam Mendes Revolutionary Road
  • Steven Soderbergh The Argentine / Guerrilla
  • Edward Zwick Defiance

Best Actor

  • Frank Langella Frost/Nixon
  • Leonardo Dicaprio Revolutionary Road
  • Hugh Jackman Australia

Best Actress

  • Julianne Moore Blindness
  • Kate Winslet Revolutionary Road
  • Meryl Streep Doubt / Mamma Mia!
  • Dakota Fanning Hounddog
  • Julia Stiles The Bell Jar / Evan Rachel Wood Brontë

Best Supporting Actor

  • Michael Sheen Frost/Nixon
  • Bryan Brown Australia
  • Heath Ledger The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

  • Kathy Bates Revolutionary Road

Best Original Screenplay

  • Redbelt David Mamet
  • Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman
  • The Wackness Jonathan Levine
  • Wall-E Andrew Stanton

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth
  • The Lovely Bones Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh
  • The Reader David Hare
  • Revolutionary Road Justin Haythe
  • The Time Traveller’s Wife Jeremy Leven and Bruce Joel Rubin / The Other Boleyn Girl Peter Morgan

Best Editing

  • Quantum of Solace
  • The Dark Knight
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Revolutionary Road Tariq Anwar

Best Cinematography

  • Brontë Henry Braham
  • Defiance Eduardo Serra
  • The Reader Roger Deakins
  • Revolutionary Road Roger Deakins

Best Art Direction

  • Revolutionary Road Kristi Zea
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Best Costume Design

  • Australia Catherine Martin
  • Brontë Charlotte Walter
  • Defiance Jenny Beavan
  • The Other Boleyn Girl Sandy Powell
  • The Reader Ann Roth

Best Make-Up

  • Defiance
  • The Dark Knight

Best Score

  • Ennio Morricone Leningrad
  • James Newton Howard Defiance

Best Sound

  • The Dark Knight
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Mamma Mia

Best Sound Effects Editing

  • Quantum of Solace
  • The Dark Knight
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Best Visual Effects

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Best Animated Feature

  • Coraline
  • The Tale of Despereaux / Bolt
  • Wall-E

Best Documentary Feature

  • American Teen
  • Encounters at the End of the World
  • Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
  • Lou Reed’s Berlin
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

4 Responses to “2009 Oscar Predictions”

  1. mlb Says:

    Best actress Sally Hawkins … Happy-go-lucky?

  2. adorian Says:

    I think you should reverse Langella/Sheen. Langella is the lead; Sheen is supporting. (That’s the way it played out at the Tonys.)

    Streep and PS Hoffman for Doubt
    Kidman for Australia
    Jolie for Changeling

    del Toro for Argentine

    I fear Mamma Mia is going to be a big disaster. I would substitute Australia for its best film slot.

  3. Casper Says:

    thanks, Sheen and Langella swapped – I don’t really know the play :)

  4. Sebastian Says:

    Ok, your predictions are just not right.

    First of all, I’m a Meryl Streep fan but I know a Best Picture nomination for Mamma Mia! is not going to happen. Anyway, Meryl will be nominated for Best Actress for her role on Doubt (and the movie will be a Best Picture contender), and she’ll be against Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore.

    I hope Mamma Mia! is as good as early reviews of screenings says, but it’s not Oscar material.

    Meryl will get a nomination for Doubt and the movie will be a heavy contender, as well as Australia and some many others you forgot

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