2009 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Submitted by 1922 on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:50
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  • Best Film

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Milk
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Runner-up: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

  • Best Direction

  • 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)
  • Runner-up: Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky)

  • Best Actor

  • Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
  • Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
  • Sean Penn (Milk)
  • Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
  • Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
  • Runner-up: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Colin Farrell (In Bruges)

  • Best Actress

  • Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
  • Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
  • Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
  • Meryl Streep (Doubt)
  • Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
  • Runner-up: Melissa Leo (Frozen River)

  • Best Supporting Actor

  • Josh Brolin (Milk)
  • Robert Downey jr. (Tropic Thunder)
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
  • Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
  • Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)

  • Best Supporting Actress

  • Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
  • Viola Davis (Doubt)
  • Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married)
  • Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
  • Kate Winslet (The Reader)
  • Runner-up: Amy Adams (Doubt), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

  • Best Original Screenplay

  • Happy-Go-Lucky
  • Milk
  • Rachel Getting Married
  • WALL-E
  • The Wrestler
  • Runner-up: The Visitor, Burn After Reading

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Doubt
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Slumdog Millionaire

  • Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
  • The Class (France)
  • Departures (Japan)
  • Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
  • Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

  • Best Cinematography

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • The Reader
  • Revolutionary Road
  • Runner-up: Australia

  • Best Editing

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • WALL-E

  • Best Art Direction

  • Australia
  • Changeling
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Runner-up: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

  • Best Costume Design

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

  • Best Original Score

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Defiance
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • WALL-E

  • Best Original Song

  • Cadillac Records
  • Gran Torino
  • Quantum of Solace
  • WALL-E
  • The Wrestler

  • Best Visual Effects

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Iron Man

  • Best Sound Mixing

  • The Dark Knight
  • Iron Man
  • Quantum of Solace
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • WALL-E

  • Best Sound Editing

  • The Dark Knight
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Iron Man

  • Best Make-up

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • The Reader
Author Comments: 

Nominations
Changeling 3
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 10
The Dark Knight 11
Doubt 4
Frost/Nixon 5
Iron Man 3
Milk 5
The Reader 4
Rachel Getting Married 3
Revolutionary Road 3
Slumdog Millionaire 9
WALL-E 5
The Wrestler 4