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FAVORITE NIGHT OF THE YEAR
ahhhh i'm so excited!!!!

My Predictions:

BEST PICTURE
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] Milk
[ ] The Reader
[ X ] Slumdog Millionaire

DIRECTOR
[ X ] David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
[ ] Gus Van Sant, Milk
[ ] Stephen Daldry, The Reader
[ ] Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
[ ] Frozen River
[ ] Happy-Go-Lucky
[ X ] In Bruges
[ ] Milk
[ ] WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Doubt
[ X ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] The Reader
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
[ ] Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
[ X ] Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
[ ] Sean Penn, Milk
[ ] Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ X ] Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

I can't decide. I'd rather go for Mickey just because I have a hard time distinguishing between acting and impersonating in biopics. But then, Mickey is kind of playing a version of himself. And I love Frank Langella...

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
[ ] Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
[ ] Angelina Jolie, Changeling
[ ] Melissa Leo, Frozen River
[ ] Meryl Streep, Doubt
[ X X X ] Kate Winslet, The Reader

Not only is this award far overdue for Kate Winslet, I thought she was amazing in The Reader. It was a really tricky role but she managed to pull it off. I thought Angelina was good, but she overacted in the most emotional scenes which pulled me out of the movie.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
[ ] Josh Brolin, Milk
[ ] Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
[ ] Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
[ X] Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
[ ] Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

But I still love RDJ more :D

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
[ ] Amy Adams, Doubt
[ ] Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
[ ] Viola Davis, Doubt
[ X ] Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

I do not understand the VCB love. I couldn't even stand the movie enough to get to any part with Penelope Cruz in it. As much as I love Woody Allen's old stuff, he should've stuck with that.

ANIMATED FEATURE
[ ] Bolt
[ X ] Kung Fu Panda
[ ] WALL-E

Sue me, but I think WALL-E was too much. Yes, it's beautiful, but judging on what an animated feature should be, Kung Fu Panda wins.

ORIGINAL SCORE
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Defiance
[ ] Milk
[ X ] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E

ORIGINAL SONG
[ ] "Down to Earth" - WALL-E
[ X ] "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

I can't decide between "Jai Ho" and "O Saya," which makes me worried that the Academy may have split as well leading to a win by "Down to Earth," which is also a good song

CINEMATOGRAPHY
[ ] Changeling
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] The Reader
[X] Slumdog Millionaire

COSTUME DESIGN
[ ] Australia
[ X ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Duchess
[ ] Milk
[ ] Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP
[ XXXX ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Hellboy II: The Golden Army

SOUND MIXING
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ X ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Wanted

SOUND EDITING
[ X] The Dark Knight
[ ] Iron Man
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Wanted

VISUAL EFFECTS
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ X ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Iron Man

FILM EDITING
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] Milk
[ X ] Slumdog Millionaire