If I could've cast a vote...

I'm tired. Soooooo tired. And I have a sense of failure for not completely reviewing this years crop of Academy Award nominated films. But I'm soooo tired.....

OK. Here's my where my vote would be cast, if I had a vote. I'm not saying who should win, I'm not saying who will win. Oscar predictions are so 2007. I shall not vote for a film I did not see. So here goes. Films I saw in bold. Winner in large print. I have no opinion on Short Film, Live Action of Animated, Documentary Short Subject, or Foreign Language Film. I saw none of them. I'm such a slacker...


Best Documentary, Feature

The Betrayal - Nerakhoon
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water


Best Animated Film of the Year

Bolt
Kung-Fu Panda
Wall-E


Best Visual Effects

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man


Best Sound Editing

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Wanted


Best Sound

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Wanted


Best Original Song

Slumdog Millionaire - Jai Ho
Slumdog Millionaire - O Saya
Wall-E - Down to Earth


Best Original Score

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E


Best Makeup

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army


Best Costume Design

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road


Best Art Direction

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


Best Editing

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


Best Cinematography

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire


Best Adapted Screenplay

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire


Best Original Screenplay

Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
Wall-E


Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marissa Tomei - The Wrestler


Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road


Best Actress

Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Forzen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader


Best Actor

Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler


Best Director

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


Best Picture

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire


OOOOHHHHHHHH!!! Bet You didn't see that last on coming, eh! BAM!!
Yep. I think they were close to being equal, Slumdog and Button, but in the end, Benjamin Button moved me a bit more. Just barely. So Slumdog gets Director and Screenplay, Button gets Picture. Goodnight Folks!

NOW GIVE ME SOME CANDY!