Oscar? I hardly know her!

Josh and I have been spending the past couple weeks catching up on Oscar movies. In fact, as I'm typing this, we are scrutinizing Angelina Jolie's performance in "Changling." I'm so excited for the Oscars! Here are my choices for winners (at least, the ones I care about)

Emily's Oscar Picks

Best Picture:
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Actor in a Leading Role:
Frank Langella-- "Frost/Nixon"

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Heath Ledger-- "The Dark Knight"

Actress in a Leading Role:
Kate Winslet-- "The Reader"

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Viola Davis-- "Doubt"

Art Direction:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Cinematography:
"The Dark Knight"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
"Frost/Nixon"

Writing (Original Screenplay):
"Milk"

As of this writing, Emily and I have seen all of the films nominated for Best Picture and most of the films for which actors received nominations. I'm fortunate to have a wife who shares my intense love for film, even if she's not quite willing to watch absolutely everything like me. The nominated films I saw without Emily include "Man on Wire," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," and "Kung Fu Panda."

Here are my picks as of 2 a.m., PST (I may change my mind as the day goes on... and before completing that ever-so-important Oscar ballot!!). I'm torn between Sean Penn's brilliant portayal of San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk in, well, "Milk," Frank Langella's amazing turn as embattled former U.S. President Richard Nixon in "Frost/Nixon," and Mickey Rourke's much-acclaimed title role in "The Wrestler" (Emily assures me that the universe will not allow Mickey Rourke to actually win an Oscar, lest the very fabric of the space-time continuum unravel, completely destroying all that we know as real and true!!).

Josh's Academy Awards Predictions

Best Picture:
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Director:
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"

Actor in a Leading Role:
Mickey Rourke-- "The Wrestler"

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Heath Ledger-- "The Dark Knight"

Actress in a Leading Role:
Kate Winslet-- "The Reader"

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Viola Davis-- "Doubt"

Best Animated Feature:
WALL*E

Best Documentary Feature:
"Man on Wire"

Best Foreign Language Film:
"Waltz with Bashir"

Achievement in Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
"Frost/Nixon"

Achievement in Writing (Original Screenplay):
"Milk"

Best Song:
"Down to Earth" -- WALL*E

Best Score:
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Achievement in Makeup:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Achievement in Art Direction:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Achievement in Cinematography:
"The Dark Knight"

Achievement in Film Editing:
"The Dark Knight"

Costume Design:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Achievement in Editing:
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Achievement in Sound Editing:
"The Dark Knight"

Achievement in Sound Mixing:
"The Dark Knight"

Achievement in Visual Effects:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"