Oscar nominations!

Woohoo! The nominations for the Academy Awards are in - and like last year, I've highlighted those that I hope/think/feel will win. But this time I've only done the categories "that matter"... so no boring and uninteresting categories.

Actor In A Leading Role

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


Actor In A Supporting Role

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


Actress In A Leading Role

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


Actress In A Supporting Role

Amy Adams - "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"


Animated Feature Film

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E


Best Picture

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


Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

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


Writing (Original Screenplay)

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


And if Meryl doesn't get this win, I might flip! The woman DESERVES it, people!! She should've been nominated for "Mamma Mia!" as well, but I guess I can't have it all. It's her fifteenth nomination, and hopefully it will be her third win. All fingers crossed!

Time for the Golden Globes..!

The Golden Globes are tomorrow, Sunday 11th, so I figured I would have a go at predicting the winners in the motion picture category. Well, those that I want to win, anyway. And some I've chosen because I know they recently won their category at the Critic's Choice Awards. My predictions are the yellow ones!

PICTURE, DRAMA:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Slumdog Millionaire"


PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
"Burn After Reading"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Mamma Mia!"
"Vicky Christina Barcelona"


FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE:
"Baader Meinhof Complex"
"Everlasting Moments"
"Gomorrah"
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Waltz With Bashir"


DIRECTOR:
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry - "The Reader"
David Fincher - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard - "Frost/Nixon"
Sam Mendes - "Revolutionary Road"


DRAMATIC ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"


DRAMATIC ACTRESS:
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "I've Loved You So Long"
Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"


ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL:
Javier Bardem - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Colin Farrell - "In Bruges"
James Franco - "Pineapple Express"
Brendan Gleeson - "In Bruges"
Dustin Hoffman - "Last Chance Harvey"


ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL:
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Frances McDormand - "Burn After Reading"
Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!"
Emma Thompson - "Last Chance Harvey"


SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Tom Cruise - "Tropic Thunder"
Robert Downey, Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Duchess"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"


SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams - "Doubt
Penelope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"


ANIMATED FILM:
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Wall-E"


SCREENPLAY:
Simon Beaufoy - "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare - "The Reader"
Peter Morgan - "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley - "Doubt"


ORIGINAL SCORE:
Alexandre Desplat - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood - "Changeling"
James Newton Howard - "Defiance"
Hans Zimmer - "Frost/Nixon"
A.R. Rahman - "Slumdog Millionaire"


SONG:
"Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman) - "Wall-E"
"Gran Torino" (performed by Jamie Cullum, Written by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens) - "Gran Torino"
"I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele) - "Bolt"
"Once in a Lifetime," (performed by Beyonce) - "Cadillac Records"
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen) - "The Wrestler"