Oscar Post

Okay folks so here is my opinion of this years Oscars based on the nominees for this year - It's CRAP! Yep, not too excited about them this year, but don't worry I will still be hunkered down in front of my TV on Sunday, after all it's the Oscars, and crap or amazing, I just have to watch. Why do I think this year is crap? Well as always with the Oscars certain movies get ignored and others get over promoted. Sure this happened every year, but this year it just bothered me more then others (I'm sure I'll be more annoyed after winners are announced too). So in honor of this years Oscars and my opinions of it I will highlight a select few of the award categories and say who I think will win, and who I think should win (or in many cases who should have at least been nominated) So without further ado:

Original Song:
A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar "Jai Ho"
A.R. Rahman, M.I.A. "Oh Saya"
Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman "Down to Earth"


Winner will be:
"Jai Ho"


Should be:
"The Wrestler" Bruce Springsteen (although out of what's nominated I'd be okay with "Jai Ho")

Directing:
Danny Boyle
Stephen Daldry
David Fincher
Ron Howard
Gus Van Sant


Winner will be:
Danny Boyle


Nominees should have been (and in the following order):
Christopher Nolan
Gus Van Sant
Sam Mendes
Darren Aronofsky
David Fincher


Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams
Penelope Cruz
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Marisa Tomei


Winner will be:
Penelope Cruz


Nominees should have been (again in the following order):
Rosemarie DeWitt
Penelope Cruz
Kathryn Hahn
Marisa Tomei
Evan Rachel Wood or
Frances McDormand


Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin
Robert Downey Jr.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Heath Ledger
Michael Shannon


Winner will be:
Heath Ledger


Should Be:
Heath Ledger (okay, so there's one category that I don't have a problem with)


Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie*
Melissa Leo*
Meryl Streep
Kate Winslet


Winner will be:
Kate Winslet


Nominees Should have been (in the following order):
Kate Winslet
Rebecca Hall
Kate Winslet
Anne Hathaway
Meryl Streep

*not completely fair, as I have not yet seen their performance.

Best Actor:
Richard Jenkins
Frank Langella
Sean Penn
Brad Pitt
Mickey Rourke


Winner will be:
Sean Penn


Should be:
Sean Penn, but not upset if it's Mickey Rourke


Best Picture: (what everyone scanned down for)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire


Winner will be:
Slumdog Millionaire


Nominees Should have been (in the following order):
The Wrestler
Milk
The Dark Knight
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Revolutionary Road


Alright, now it's time to sit back and enjoy the show on Sunday night and see how close I am at calling the big awards.