My 2009 Oscar Predictions....

[FAST FRED]

....in these six main categories:




Best Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire" will win.

My favorite: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."




Best Directing: Danny Boyle will win for "Slumdog Millionaire."




Best Leading Actor: Mickey Rourke will win for "The Wrestler."

My second place: Sean Penn for "Milk."

Dark Horse: Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon."




Best Leading Actress: Kate Winslet will win for "The Reader."

My favorite: Meryl Streep for "Doubt."

Dark Horse: Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married."




Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger will win for "The Dark Knight."

My favorite: Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Doubt."




Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz will win for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

My favorite: Viola Davis for "Doubt."

Dark Horse: Marisa Tomei for "The Wrestler."




The first listing in each category is whom I believe the Oscar will go to.

"My favorite" is the movie or performance I personally liked best of those nominated in each category this year.

Unless a "my favorite" is listed, I personally favor the nominee that I've predicted to win.

"My second place" is whom I expect the Oscar will go to, if my prediction for the winner is wrong.

"Dark Horse" is a nominee whom I personally liked and think is worthy, but would be quite surprised should the Academy vote that way.




I've seen all the nominees in these five categories and posted reviews of most of the movies involved.

We'll see tomorrow how the Academy has voted.

 

[Me So Horny]

My prediction:

No heterosexual male will be watching.

 

[Third Coast]

Mickey Rourke is my pick and probably should win, but I feel that it will go to Penn - who is also very deserving. Rourke is just too far out there, even by Hollywood standards.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

The last time I watched the Oscars - 1992.
Not long enough.

 

[p_town_horn]

Not one of those movies interests me at all. Slumdog is the only one even close.

 

[RabidLonghorn]

You hit the nail on the head with Penelope Cruz.
A lot of straight men watch the Oscars.

 

[l00p]

You got Heath Ledger right too.

 

[FAST FRED]

Five correct out of six predictions made.

Not bad.

 

[ShortStroker]

NO straight men watch the oscars.... come out of the closet already

 

[Smurfette]

Yal are a bunch of commie homo-loving son of a guns.