John's (and Friends') Oscar Picks

Ok, so I’m away from my regular computer. Still, my friend Johnny has

been kind enough to let me use his computer so I could get our SUPER
last-minute Oscar picks in. Let’s get right to it.

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

John and Erica Think: Slumdog Millionaire

Alex Thinks: Milk

Johnny Thinks: Frost/ Nixon

DIRECTOR

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

Gus Van Sant, Milk

Stephen Daldry, The Reader

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire


John and Alex Think: Danny Boyle

Erica Thinks: Gus Van Sant

Johnny Thinks: David Fincher

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
WALL-E


John, Erica and Johnny Think: Milk

Alex Thinks: Wall-E

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


John, Johnny Think: Slumdog Millionaire

Alex: Benjamin Button

Erica: Frost/Nixon

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


John and Erica Think: Sean Penn

Johnny and Alex Think: Brad Pitt

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Meryl Streep, Doubt

Kate Winslet, The Reader


John and Alex Think: Meryl
Streep

Johnny Thinks: Anne Hathaway

Erica Thinks: Kate Winslet

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Josh Brolin, Milk

Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder

Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road


John, Alex, Johnny Think: Heath Ledger

Erica Thinks: Michael Shannon

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

John and Erica Think:
Penelope Cruz

Alex Thinks: Amy
Adams

Johnny Thinks: Marisa Tomei

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex
(Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)


John Thinks: Waltz with Bashir

Alex Thinks: Departures

Erica Thinks: Revanche

Johnny Thinks: The Baader Meinhof Complex

ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

We all pick: Wall-E

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

John, Erica and Alex Think: Man on Wire

Johnny Thinks: Encounters at the End of the World

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

John and Johnny Think: Smile Pinki

Alex Thinks: The Witness

Erica Thinks: The Final Inch

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
La Maison En Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

John Thinks: La
Maison En Petits Cubes

Alex and Johnny Think: Presto

Erica Thinks: Oktapodi

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION
Auf Der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)


John Thinks: The Pig

Erica Thinks: New Boy

Alex Thinks: Spielzeugland

Johnny Thinks: Auf Der Strecke

ORIGINAL SCORE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

John and Erica Think: Slumdog Millionaire

Johnny Thinks: Benjamin Button

Alex Thinks: Wall-E

ORIGINAL SONG

"Down to Earth" - WALL-E

"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

"O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire


John Thinks: O Saya

Alex and Erica Think: Down to Earth

Johnny Thinks: Jai Ho

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

John and Erica Think: Benjamin Button

Johnny and Alex Think: Dark Knight

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


John and Erica Think: Slumdog Millionaire

Alex Thinks: Dark Knight

Johnny Thinks: Benjamin Button

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


John and Erica Think: The Duchess

Alex and Johnny Think: Benjamin Button

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


Erica Thinks: Benjamin Button

John, Alex and Johnny Think: The Dark Knight

SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

John, Alex and Erica Think: The Dark Knight

Johnny Thinks: Wall-E

SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted


John Thinks: Slumdog Millionaire

Erica Thinks: The Dark Knight

Johnny and Alex Think: Iron Man

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

John and Erica Think: Benjamin Button

Alex Thinks: The Dark Knight

Johnny Thinks: Iron Man

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

John and Erica Think: Slumdog Millionaire

Alex and Johnny Think : The Dark Knight