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My Oscar Ballot
Sunday, February 22, 2009 @ 5:24 PM

I totally ripped this off from a recent Time magazine issue, but I left out the categories about sounds, documentaries, and short films since, well duh, I don't know much about those, lol. And I know I didn't watch everything (haha!), but this is all just for fun! 8D

BEST PICTURE
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button—Ew, really? I hated Button.
> Frost/Nixon
> Milk
> The Reader—My second pick!
> Slumdog Millionaire—A one-in-a-million film!

BEST ACTOR
> Richard Jenkins
> Frank Langella
> Sean Penn
> Brad Pitt—Ew. He was just pretty in this dumb movie.
> Mickey Rourke—I couldn't decide between Penn and Langella, lol! And it's an awesome comeback story! xD

BEST ACTRESS
> Anne Hathaway—She was pretty good.
> Angelina Jolie—Nawww.
> Melissa Leo
> Meryl Streep—Good, but not compared to Winslet.
> Kate Winslet—YESYESYES!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
> Josh Brolin
> Robert Downey Jr.—I love you, RDJ, but this has to go to the Joker.
> Philip Seymour Hoffman—Hoffman was great, but not as riveting as Ledger.
> Heath Ledger—Do I really have to say? (RIP, Heath Ledger.)
> Michael Shannon—Actually Oscar-winning, I think. Second to Ledger. 8D

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> Amy Adams—She fit well in this, actually.
> Penelope Cruz—I don't want, but I think she'll win, waaahhh.
> Viola Davis—Absolutely stunning.
> Taraji P. Henson
> Marisa Tomei

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
> Bolt
> Kung Fu Panda
> Wall-E—Okay, um. I haven't actually seen it, but I'm convinced it'll win anyway! xD

ART DIRECTION
> Changeling
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button—Well it does deserve something. xD
> The Dark Knight—I don't know about art for this one.
> The Duchess—Costume, yes. But art, maybe not so much.
> Revolutionary Road—Good contender.

MAKEUP
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button—Second pick!
> The Dark Knight—I think this is here only because of the Joker. o_O
> Hellboy II: The Golden Army—It was visually awesome, dudez.

CINEMATOGRAPHY
> Changeling
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
> The Dark Knight
> The Reader
> Slumdog Millionaire—Hands down!

COSTUME DESIGN
> Australia—Would be the second choice.
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
> The Duchess—The only true costume drama in the bunch!
> Milk—LOL, for what, their polos? xD
> Revolutionary Road—I love you, but you don't deserve costume. xD

BEST DIRECTOR
> David Fincher—Not your best work, Fincher. Such disappointment.
> Ron Howard—I was confused with this, and The Reader.
> Gus Van Sant
> Stephen Daldry—Second pick! I do love you!
> Danny Boyle—No doubt Boyle will take this!

FILM EDITING
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
> The Dark Knight
> Frost/Nixon
> Milk
> Slumdog Millionaire—It's Slumdog, of course it'll win, lol! xD

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button—I CAN'T believe it's in THIS category! D8
> Doubt—Not that great for this.
> Frost/Nixon
> The Reader—The ending wasn't good.
> Slumdog Millionaire—Simon Beaufoy was pure genius.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
> Frozen River
> Happy-G0-Lucky
> In Bruges
> Milk
> Wall-E—For this to be a silent film script, I think this is a major achievement.

ORIGINAL SONG
> "Down to Earth"—Awesome song, though.
> "Jai Ho"—Okay uh, I changed my mind, HAHA! Love this song! xD
> "O Saya"

ORIGINAL SCORE
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Alexandre Desplat—Second pick.
> Defiance, James Newton Howard
> Milk, Danny Elfman
> Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman—You go, Rahman, ILY!
> Wall-E, Thomas Newman

VISUAL EFFECTS
> The Curious Case of Benjamin Button—Well it's got to have this, right? xD
> The Dark Knight
> Iron Man

Revolutionary Road was so snubbed, I hate it! D8