1. Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz- Im so happy for her, a truly deserving win
2. Best Original Screenplay: Milk by Dustin Lance Black- What a beautiful speech, truly touching
3. Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire adapted by Simon Beaufoy- An ok speech
4. Best Animated Film: Wall-e-Andy Stanton !, congratulations again to Pixar!
5. Best Animated Short: La Maison en Petits Cubes- Sank you Oscars for not awarding the best these nominees, presto.
6. Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Button is officially not shut out!
7. Best Costume Design: The Duchess- Duh
8. Best Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Award # 2, so much for 0/13
9. Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire- 2/2 I think we may see a sweep here
I loved the Apatow short for 2008 comedies, it really was genuinely funny, Janusz Kaminski was hillarious as were Franco and Rogen. Cant wait for Funny People this summer.
10. Best Action Short: Toyland ! Yes ! My first ever correct short prediction.
The Musical number was decent, but what on earth happened to Beyonce ? She looked like Jessica Simpson at the Chilli cookoff, her legs are thicker than mine right now.
Alan Arkin flubs P.S.H's name...Cuba gives a hillarious intro to Robert Downey Jr....Kevin Kline gives a beautiful elogy to Heath
11. Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight- Words cannot express how emotional this must feel for Heath's freinds and family. Chris Nolan said it best when he remarked: A hole has been ripped from the future of cinema. R.I.P Heath we miss you
Bill Maer comes on and gives a slightly amusing intro that almost turned ointo an infomercial for Religiolus...
12. Best Documentary: Man On Wire- This one has been a long time coming, I love that Phillipe Petit came up on stage with Marsh and gave a lovely little speech, hes a charming little fucker
13. Best Documentary Short: Smile Pinki- I... whatever...
Decent action montage
14. Best Visual F/X: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Award No. 3!
No Slumdog. No Slumdog. No Slumdog...
15. Best Sound Editing: The Dark Knight! Yes! Slumdog Millionaire aint gonna sweep!
No Slumdog. N0 Slumdog. No Slumdog.....
16. Best Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire....totaly and completely undeserved. Award no. 3...
17. Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire- Lets just change the name of the award to Most Editing this year, because The Dark Knight, Milk and Ben Button all had better editing.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award To Jerry Lewis- Eddie Murphy gives a slightly insincere intro to Jerry before cutting a great montage of Jerry.
It's so great to see an Oscar in the hands of that genius. Jerry gives a lovely speech thanking the Academy and the film industry, he's done so much and for so little, bless that man.
An inventive score montage conducted by Michael Giacchino, i'm sorry to butcher the name, yields an unexpected lovely moment of music and cinema.
18. Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire- My least favorite score of the group wins but at least I got another correct prediction.
I really did not like this song medley they are doing, Its unfortunate that M.I.A. didnt show up and that John Legend is singing Peter Gabriel's beautiful song from Wall-e because he kind of butchered it in my oppinion. Jai Ho is going to win... Bruce's not being here ruined it from the start
19. Best Original Song: "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire- All I will say is that Bruce should have been nominated, had he been, we would have seen a much different person on stage
I'm thinking about switching my foreign language predix to Waltz With Bashir or Departures, but I will stay put...for now
I'm changing it to Departures at 11:06
20. Best Foreign Language Film: Departures!!! I CANT BELIEVE THAT PAID OFF!!!! My thanks to Nat Rogers for writing a convincing enough prediction thats been nagging at me all day.
In memorium....by way of Queen Latifah who sings beautifully
Ends with a beautiful tribute to Paul Newman which itself ends with my favorite shot ever of Paul Newman: a tip of the nose from The Sting, I actually started to tear up... everyone who died in 2008 will be missed terribly.
Thank god Sid Ganis is not making a speech tonight, thats the best parting gift I've ever seen. Hopefully with him gone. the Oscars will take a new direction by actually awarding phenominal films like The Dark Knight and Wall-e with Best Picture nods.
Hahaha David Fincher and Gus Van Sant got the most applause of the director nominees.
21. Best Director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire! I cant believe I'm seeing Danny Boyle, the man who directed Shallow Grave and Trainspotting, with an Oscar.
On a side note, I love that Danny Boyle apologized to a choreographer that he left off the credits, that was a great moment.
Can Kate win tonight ? Sophia, Shirley, Halle, Nicole and Marion present...Kate looks stunning
22. Best Actress: KATE WINSLET!!! I cant believe she finally has that Oscar in her hands- A truly phenominal actress finally wins her first Oscar, hopefully the first of many more.
Kate gave a great speech...Best Actor coming right up
Robert DeNiro, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins, Adrien Brody, and Mike Douglas present, what a line up huh? God I hope Mickey wins.. Bob DeNiro delivers a great line
23. Best Actor: Sean Penn for Milk...a great performance no doubt, but I really thought Mickey had this sewn up, Sean gives a fantastic funny speech, and a powerful political message.
Steven Spielberg presents Best Picture, how fitting that the man who helmed the last Best Picture to sweep, Schindler's List presents this award to Slumdog Millionaire, we all know it's gonna happen.
24. Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire- We all knew it was coming, now we can take that much needed break...
20 out of 24 aint bad at all!
Good Night.
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