Oscar Time

So it's a few days late but I have been really lookin forward to the Oscars this year, so I thought I'd make a post anyway.

I know it doesn't really count since I know the winners, but what the hell, here is the list of winners along with my original predictions.

Best Actor in a leading role - Mickey Rourke
Since I saw the first advert, I've really wanted to see Milk. Sean Penn looks absolutely amazing and authentic as his role as ay political activist Harvey Milk, so I wanted him to win. However, there has been an unbelievable ammount of hype rearding Rourke being the come back king blah blah blah, and seeing as he's won almost every other award for his lead actor role in The Wrestler (usually foreshadowing the results of the Academy Awards), I presumed he'd win the oscar too. But he didn't! And my main man Sean Penn (Milk) took home the old.

Best Actress in a leading role - Kate Winslet
(The Reader)
I really hoped that she would win this, and she did. This was her 6th oscar nomination. 6th! At long last, 'the best actress of our generation' got the oscar. Congratulations, Kate.

Best Actor in a supporting role - Heath Ledger
(The Dark Knight)
We all knew he would win because he was spectacular as the Joker. End of story. However, his premature demise caused a lot of hype and a lot of people wanting him to get the oscar for his final role. Congratulations Heath, and his family.

Best Actress in a supporting role - Penelope Cruz
(Vicky Christina Barcelona)
I didn't really know who I wanted to win this, but going by what I'd heard and the other awards she won for this role, I sort of guessed it would be Ms. Cruz.

Best Director - Danny Boyle
(Slumdog Millionaire)
Oh my god, I am so happy for him mun! I've loved his work (and him) for a long time, and seeing all this success and love toward Slumdog Millionaire is really touching. Given that Slumdog was tipped to win big this year I knew Danny Boyle was a big candidate if not definate winner for this award. I think it made me love him EVEN more, if that's possible, when he accepted the oscar in 'the spirit of tigger'. Ah man. I love that man. This is an award I aspire to more than anything in the world.

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
It really bugs me that I am still yet to see this film! But in my defense, I am completely skint and haven't seen anything since Dec 27th, when me and a few friends went to see Yes Man haha. Hopefully I'll get to see it while it's still in cinemas as I think they'll be showing it for a long time yet.

Best original screenplay - Dustin Lance Black
(Milk)
I didn't really know much about this category, but I knew Slumdog was based on a book and The Curious Case was based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I figured that either Milk or Frost/Nixon would get this prize. It went to the adorable Dustin Lance Black for Milk who gave the acceptance speech of the night.