{"id":313,"date":"2009-02-20T22:19:38","date_gmt":"2009-02-21T02:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yugflog.com\/blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2015-03-12T14:43:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T18:43:34","slug":"my-oscars-2009-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yugflog.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/my-oscars-2009-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"My Oscars 2009 Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year marks the 81st Oscars. I was born in 1981. I believe that makes me more than qualified to spout my predictions for this Sunday’s awards show.<\/p>\n

Here’s a semi-complete list<\/a> of movies I saw in theaters in 2008. Missing are the Best Picture contenders. I’ve seen three of the five.<\/p>\n

My predictions are as follows. The selections above the line are educated guesses. Those below the line are pure guesses. I have not read the predictions that were leaked online, nor have I read many other published predictions. I’ve seen all of the movies to which the above-the-line nominations apply, except The Reader<\/em> (Actress: Kate Winslet).<\/p>\n

Actor: Frank Langella
\nSupporting actor: Heath Ledger
\nActress: Kate Winslet
\nSupporting actress: Pen\u00e9lope Cruz
\nAnimated feature film: Wall-E<\/em>
\nBest picture: Slumdog Millionaire<\/em>
\n—————————
\nArt direction: Benjamin Button<\/em>
\nCinematography: Slumdog Millionaire<\/em>
\nCostume design: Benjamin Button<\/em>
\nDirecting: Frost-Nixon<\/em>
\nDocumentary feature: Man on Wire<\/em>
\nDocumentary short: The Final Inch<\/em>
\nFilm editing: The Dark Knight<\/em>
\nForeign language film: The Class<\/em>
\nMakeup: The Dark Knight<\/em>
\nMusic (score): Benjamin Button<\/em>
\nMusic (song): Wall-E<\/em>
\nShort film (animated): Presto<\/em>
\nShort film (live action): New Boy<\/em>
\nSound editing: Iron Man<\/em>
\nSound mixing: The Dark Knight<\/em>
\nVisual effects: Benjamin Button<\/em>
\nWriting (adapted screenplay): Benjamin Button<\/em>
\nWriting (original screenplay): Milk<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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