2009 Bored Oscar Pool

[NellyLunatic1980]

Movies.com was recently bought out by Fandango, and it appears as though they are no longer having their annual Oscar-picking contest. Yahoo! also no longer appears to have an Oscar-picking contest.

So what is a Bored to do? We make up our own Oscar Pool!

Unlike Chicago politics, you don't need to pay to play in the Oscar Pool. You just need to be a member of this Bored.

Pick the winner in each of the 20 Oscar categories (minus the short and documentary categories), answer the tiebreaker question at the bottom, and then post it all in this thread.

The winner gets a year's worth of bragging rights. But if you're the winner and you get a perfect score on all 20 Oscars, then you deserve a reward. I haven't decided what it will be yet. Might be a gift card or gift certificate to the restaurant or store of your choice.

In the case of a tie for most correct Oscar prognostications, whoever is closest to the actual number on the tiebreaker without going over will be the winner.

Only one entry per member. No Merry Men may participate in the contest, although they may comment on the categories at will. (Sorry, but allowing MM to compete would give an unfair advantage to those of us who have multiple MM accounts.)

The final entry deadline is Sunday February 22, 2009, at 6 PM Eastern. You may edit your entry as many times as you wish before the deadline, but once the deadline passes, editing will not be allowed. Any entries edited after the deadline will be disqualified.

Good luck to everybody!


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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?

[NellyLunatic1980]

I'll put in my votes and see if I can take myself to dinner.

And the winners will be...

Best Picture -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Actor -- Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Actress -- Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Supporting Actor -- Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Best Supporting Actress -- Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Director -- Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Screenplay -- "Milk"
Best Adapted Screenplay -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Animated Feature -- "WALL-E"
Best Foreign Language Film -- "Waltz with Bashir", Israel
Best Art Direction -- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Cinematography -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Costume Design -- "The Duchess"
Best Film Editing -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Makeup -- "The Dark Knight"
Best Original Score -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Song -- "O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.
Best Sound Editing -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Sound Mixing -- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Visual Effects -- "Iron Man"
Tiebreaker Question -- 4 hours, 22 minutes

[danielh41]

I'll give this a shot...

Spoiler

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"The Duchess"

Best Cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Costume Design
"The Duchess"

Best Film Editing
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Visual Effects
"The Dark Knight"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hours, 14 minutes

[Ritterskoop]

Spoiler

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay
"Milk"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"The Dark Knight"

Best Cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Costume Design
"The Duchess"

Best Film Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?

2 hours, 59 minutes

[secondchance]

Spoiler

Best Picture

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Actor

Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress

Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin, "Milk"

Best Supporting Actress

Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

Best Director

Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay

"Milk"

Best Adapted Screenplay

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature

"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film

"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Cinematography

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Costume Design

"The Duchess"

Best Film Editing

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Makeup

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song

"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing

"Slumdog Millionaire"


Best Sound Mixing

"WALL-E"

Best Visual Effects

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"


Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?[/quote]

3 hrs, 58 mins

[Thousandaire]

Spoiler

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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hrs, 15 minutes

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hrs, 15 minutes

I was sure I was gonna see:

I don't care

in the spoiler tag

[Thousandaire]

I don't care if Caylee Anthony's relatives show up at the Oscars.

[peacock2121]

I don't care if Caylee Anthony's relatives show up at the Oscars.

good enough

[goongas]

Spoiler

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress
Taraji P. Henson, "Benjamin Button"

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Costume Design
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Film Editing
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?

2 hours 57 minutes

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay
"Milk"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Cinematography
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Costume Design
"The Duchess"

Best Film Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman

Best Sound Editing
"WALL-E"

Best Sound Mixing
"WALL-E"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
4 hours, 7 minutes

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

OK. Let's see how I can do...

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay
"Milk"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Frost/Nixon"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Class", France

Best Art Direction
"The Dark Knight"

Best Cinematography
"The Dark Knight""The Reader"

Best Costume Design
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score
"Milk"

Best Original Song
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Sound Mixing
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?

Three hours and 26 minutes

[MarkBarrett]

And the Oscar goes to....

Spoiler

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Sean Penn, "Milk"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, "Doubt"

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Screenplay
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Class", France

Best Art Direction
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"


Best Cinematography
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Costume Design
"The Duchess"

Best Film Editing
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Dark Knight"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Tiebreaker Question
3 Hours and 6 Minutes

[KillerTomato]

KT's predictions, but not his wish list

Best Picture - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Actor - Sean Penn, "Milk"
Best Actress - Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Best Supporting Actress - Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Best Director - Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Screenplay - "Milk"
Best Adapted Screenplay - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Animated Feature - "WALL-E"
Best Foreign Language Film - "Waltz with Bashir", Israel
Best Art Direction - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Cinematography - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Costume Design - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Film Editing - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Makeup - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Original Score - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Song - "Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Best Sound Editing - "WALL-E"
Best Sound Mixing - "The Dark Knight"
Best Visual Effects - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Tiebreaker Question Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony? 3 hours 12 minutes

FWIW, I don't think "Slumdog" even deserved to be nominated -- nor, for that matter, did "Button" -- but it's officially a cultural phenomenon now, and I don't think it can be stopped. I don't think it'll be remembered in 2 years, either, but that's not unusual for Oscar winners.

The Best Supporting Actress race, I think, will be the one that's the toughest to guess. I went with Viola Davis simply because she has "THAT SCENE" that Oscar likes to reward, but I wouldn't be surprised by ANY of these women being announced the winner. I actually was very very tempted to choose Amy Adams, since I personally thought she did the best job of the bunch, and I know of a LOT of people pulling hard for Penelope Cruz, but I'm not a fan of hers or of about 80% of Woody Allen's work over the last 20 years. Woody does have a tendency to get Oscars for his supporting ladies, though.

If it was me doing the nominating and all the voting for this year's Oscars, the big awards would go to:

Best Picture - "In Bruges" (Barely beating out "WALL-E")
Best Director - Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon" (barely beating out Martin MacDonagh for "In Bruges")
Best Actor - Colin Farrell, "In Bruges" (barely beating out Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon"
Best Actress - Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" (in a landslide)
Best Supporting Actor - TIE: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" and Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Adams, "Doubt"

[ontellen]

Spoiler

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor - Brad Pitt

Best Actress - Kate Winslet

Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger

Best Supporting Actress - Viola Davis

Best Director - Danny Boyle

Best Original Screeenplay - Milk

Best Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature - Wall-E

Best Foreign Language Film - Waltz With Bashir

Best Art Direction - The Dark Knight

Best Cinematography - The Dark Knight

Best Costume Design - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Film Editing - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Make-Up - The Dark Knight

Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Song - Down to Earth

Best Sound Editing - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Mixing - Wall-E

Best Visual Effects - The Dark Knight

Tiebreaker - 4 hrs. 12 minutes

[Thousandaire]

Spoiler

Hmm... if Slumdog Millionaire doesn't win BP, I'm going to look like a genius.

[clem21]

Which Is, I Have To Tell You.....THE RIGHT ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Picture - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Actress - Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Best Director - Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Screenplay - "Milk"
Best Adapted Screenplay - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Animated Feature - "Wall-E"
Best Foreign Language - "Waltz with Bashir"
Best Art Direction - "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Best Cinematography - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Costume Design - "The Duchess"
Best Film Editing - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Makeup - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Original Score - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Song - "Jai Ho," "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Sound Editing - "The Dark Knight"
Best Sound Mixing - "The Dark Knight"
Best Visual Effects - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
TIEBREAKER: 3 Hours and 31 Minutes

[Bob Juch]

Spoiler

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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hours, 17 minutes.

You didn't ask but...
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Concience of Nbem Em
Short Film (Animated): Presto
Short Firm (Live Action): Auf der Strecke (On the Line)

[clem21]

Spoiler

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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hours, 17 minutes.

You didn't ask but...
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Concience of Nbem Em
Short Film (Animated): Presto
Short Firm (Live Action): Auf der Strecke (On the Line)

Ummm...Bob, You do realize the list is a fake right?

http://cinemablend.com/new/Leaked-Oscar ... 12099.html

Nice Try.

[reeg2223]

I have no idea how to hide this, so....

Best Picture - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Actor - Sean Penn, "Milk"
Best Actress - Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Best Director - Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Screenplay - "Milk"
Best Adapted Screenplay - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Animated Feature - "Wall-E"
Best Foreign Language - "Departures"
Best Art Direction - "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Best Cinematography - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Costume Design - "The Duchess"
Best Film Editing - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Makeup - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Original Score - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Song - "Jai Ho," "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Sound Editing - "The Dark Knight"
Best Sound Mixing - "Wall-E""
Best Visual Effects - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
TIEBREAKER: 3 Hours and 41 Minutes

I've actually seen all 5 nominees for best pic (and all 3 animated pictures). I still like WALL-E the best!

[bazodee]

Spoiler

Best Picture
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"


Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, "Doubt"


Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"


Best Original Screenplay
"Milk"

Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"The Duchess"


Best Cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Costume Design
"The Duchess"


Best Film Editing
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"


Best Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"


Best Original Song
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar


Best Sound Editing
"Slumdog Millionaire"


Best Sound Mixing
"Slumdog Millionaire"


Best Visual Effects
"The Dark Knight"

Tie Breaker:
Running time from start to finish will be 175 minutes

[Bob Juch]

Spoiler

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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hours, 17 minutes.

You didn't ask but...
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Concience of Nbem Em
Short Film (Animated): Presto
Short Firm (Live Action): Auf der Strecke (On the Line)

Ummm...Bob, You do realize the list is a fake right?

http://cinemablend.com/new/Leaked-Oscar ... 12099.html

Nice Try.

Let's see how I do with my list vs. yours, huh?

[clem21]

Spoiler

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

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 Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "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 Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France
"Departures", Japan
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

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

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess"
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

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

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
3 hours, 17 minutes.

You didn't ask but...
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Concience of Nbem Em
Short Film (Animated): Presto
Short Firm (Live Action): Auf der Strecke (On the Line)

Ummm...Bob, You do realize the list is a fake right?

http://cinemablend.com/new/Leaked-Oscar ... 12099.html

Nice Try.

Let's see how I do with my list vs. yours, huh?

Regardless of the outcome, at least I didn't plagiarize...

But believe me I will do better. Guaranteed.

[Sisyphean Fan]

Spoiler

Best Picture

"Milk"

Best Actor

Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress

Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Supporting Actress

Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Director

Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"

Best Original Screenplay

"In Bruges"

Best Adapted Screenplay

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Feature

"WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film

"Waltz with Bashir", Israel

Best Art Direction

"The Dark Knight"

Best Cinematography

"Changeling"

Best Costume Design

"Revolutionary Road"

Best Film Editing

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Makeup

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Best Original Score

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Original Song

"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.

Best Sound Editing

"The Dark Knight"

Best Sound Mixing

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Visual Effects

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?

3 hours, 33 minutes

[NellyLunatic1980]

The contest is now closed to new entries. The ballots have been tabulated. What's interesting is that no category has a unanimous vote from the Bored.

Let's see who the Bored Buddies are betting on to win the gold:

Best Picture
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Chance)
"Frost/Nixon" (Thousandaire)
"Milk" (Sisyphean)
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Skoop, TBone)

Best Actor
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk" (KT, Mark, Reeg, Thousandaire)
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Ontellen)
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, Melly, Nelly, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone)

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River" (Chance)
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone, Thousandaire)

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, "Milk" (Chance)
Robert Downey, Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone, Thousandaire)
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt" (BobJ)
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (Clem, Daniel, Melly, Reeg, Skoop, TBone)
Viola Davis, "Doubt" (Bazoodee, KT, Mark, Ontellen)
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Goongas, Nelly, Sisyphean)
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler" (Chance, Thousandaire)

Best Director
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Skoop, TBone)
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon" (Sisyphean)
Gus Van Sant, "Milk" (Thousandaire)

Best Original Screenplay
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges" (BobJ, Sisyphean, Thousandaire)
"Milk" (Bazoodee, Chance, Clem, KT, Melly, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Skoop, TBone)
"WALL-E" (Daniel, Goongas, Mark)

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon" (Melly)
"The Reader" (BobJ, Thousandaire)
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone)

Best Animated Feature
"Bolt" (Thousandaire)
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone)

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex", Germany
"The Class", France (Mark, Melly)
"Departures", Japan (BobJ, Reeg, Thousandaire)
"Revanche", Austria
"Waltz with Bashir", Israel (Bazoodee, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Nelly, Ontellen, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone)

Best Art Direction
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Chance, Clem, Goongas, KT, Mark, Nelly, Reeg, TBone)
"The Dark Knight" (BobJ, Melly, Ontellen, Sisyphean, Skoop, Thousandaire)
"The Duchess" (Bazoodee, Daniel)
"Revolutionary Road"

Best Cinematography
"Changeling" (Sisyphean)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Mark, TBone, Thousandaire)
"The Dark Knight" (Melly, Ontellen)
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Nelly, Reeg, Skoop)

Best Costume Design
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (BobJ, Goongas, KT, Melly, Ontellen)
"The Duchess" (Bazoodee, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Mark, Nelly, Reeg, Skoop, TBone, Thousandaire)
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road" (Sisyphean)

Best Film Editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Melly, Sisyphean)
"The Dark Knight" (Skoop, TBone)
"Frost/Nixon" (Thousandaire)
"Milk" (BobJ)
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg)

Best Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Bazoodee, BobJ, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone, Thousandaire)
"The Dark Knight" (Nelly, Ontellen)
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance" (BobJ, Thousandaire)
"Milk" (Melly)
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, Chance, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Nelly, Ontellen, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone)
"WALL-E"

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth", from "WALL-E"; Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (BobJ, KT, Mark, Ontellen, TBone)
"Jai Ho", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and Gulzar (Bazoodee, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, Reeg, Skoop)
"O Saya", from "Slumdog Millionaire"; A. R. Rahman and M.I.A. (Chance, Melly, Nelly, Sisyphean, Thousandaire)

Best Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight" (Clem, Daniel, Goongas, Mark, Melly, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop)
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, Chance, Nelly, Ontellen)
"WALL-E" (BobJ, KT, TBone, Thousandaire)
"Wanted"

Best Sound Mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight" (BobJ, Clem, Daniel, Goongas, KT, Mark, Skoop)
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Bazoodee, Melly, Nelly, Sisyphean, Thousandaire)
"WALL-E" (Chance, Ontellen, Reeg, TBone)
"Wanted"

Best Visual Effects
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Chance, Clem, Goongas, KT, Mark, Melly, Reeg, Sisyphean, Skoop, TBone, Thousandaire)
"The Dark Knight" (Bazoodee, Daniel, Ontellen)
"Iron Man" (BobJ, Nelly)

Tiebreaker Question
Giving your answer in hours and minutes, what will be the exact length of this year's Oscar ceremony?
Bazoodee -- 2:55
Goongas -- 2:57
Skoop -- 2:59
Mark -- 3:06
KT -- 3:12
Daniel -- 3:14
Thousandaire -- 3:15
BobJ -- 3:17
Melly -- 3:26
Clem -- 3:31
Sisyphean -- 3:33
Reeg -- 3:41
Chance -- 3:58
TBone -- 4:07
Ontellen -- 4:12
Nelly -- 4:22