the big night...

If you ever check out my sidebar, you may have noticed my confession of my love for the Oscars.  That being the case, I can't help but make a post about the big night!!  I've being doing as much "Oscar training"* as possible, and here are some of my predictions on the winners:

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Director: Slumdog Millionaire (although tempted to go with Milk)

Actress, Leading: Meryl Streep

Actor, Leading: Mickey Rourke (although tempted to go with Sean Penn)

Actress, Supporting: Viola Davis

Actor, Supporting: Heath Ledger

Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design: The Duchess

Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Animated Feature: WALL-E

Animated Short: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Screenplay, Original: Frozen River

Screnplay, Adapted: The Reader

Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song: Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire

* "oscar training" coined by VB