OSCAR RACE 2008
commentary by Nathaniel R

As predicted, Slumdog Millionaire swept losing only one of its 9 categories. Hugh Jackman proved a hard working and fun host. The show had some neat tweaks.

Oscar Night Review
Pt 1 (the show) * Pt 2 (actresses) * Pt 3 (gowns)

The Film Experience releases its first Oscar predictions for each year on April 1st. So the 2009 predictions are still one month away. But before then, another Actress Psychic Contest and lots more. Stay tuned.

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Winners in Red
Prediction Score 20 / 24

PIC

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Universal
Frost/Nixon
Universal
Milk
Focus
The Reader
MGM/Weinstein Co
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight

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DIR

Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire
Daldry
The Reader
Fincher
Benjamin Button
Howard
Frost/ Nixon
Van Sant
Milk

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ACTOR

Jenkins
The Visitor
Langella
Frost/Nixon
Penn
Milk
Pitt
Benjamin Button
Rourke
The Wrestler

X
 in retrospect this seems obvious -- oops

ACTRESS

Hathaway
Rachel Getting Married
Jolie
Changeling
Leo
Frozen River
Streep
Doubt
Winslet
The Reader

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SUPP. ACTOR

Brolin
Milk
Downey Jr
Tropic Thunder
Hoffman
Doubt
Ledger
The Dark Knight
Shannon
Revolutionary Road

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SUPP. ACTRESS

Adams
Doubt
Cruz
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Davis
Doubt
Henson
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tomei
The Wrestler

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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Milk
Black
Frozen River
Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky
Leigh
In Bruges
McDonagh
WALL•E
Stanton

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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Roth
Doubt
Shanley
Frost/Nixon
Morgan
The Reader
Hare
Slumdog Millionaire
Beaufoy

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Cinematography

Changeling
Stern
Benjamin Button
Miranda
The Dark Knight
Pfister
The Reader
Deakins/Menges
Slumdog Millionaire
Mantle

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Art Direction

Changeling
Murakami
Benjamin Button
Burt
The Dark Knight
Crowley
The Duchess
Carlin
Revolutionary Road
Zea

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Costume Design

Australia
Martin
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
West
The Duchess
O'Connor
Milk
Glicker Revolutionary Rd
Wolsky

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Editing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Baxter & Wall
The Dark Knight
Smith
Frost/Nixon
Hill & Hill
Milk
Graham / Van Sant
Slumdog Millionaire
Dickens

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FOREIGN FILM

Austria
Revanche
France
The Class
Germany
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Israel
Waltz With Bashir
Japan
Departures

Tons of Info

X

I almost changed this prediction to the correct one but I love The Class so (sigh)

SCORE

Curious Case of...
Desplat
Defiance
 Howard
Milk
Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire
Rahman
WALL-E
Newman

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SONG


"Jai Ho"
Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya"
Slumdog Millionaire
"Down to Earth"
WALL-E

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

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SOUND EDITING

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

X

VISUAL fx

Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

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MAKEUP

Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy 2

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ANIMATED

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

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ANIMATED SHORT

La Maison en Petits...
Lavatory Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

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

X

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

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LIVE ACTION SHORT

Auf der Strecke
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Toyland

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