Possibilities in the works...

I talked with Spoon last night, and he wants to make me a regular segment host on the show! It's not definite yet, but it's sounding like it just might happen! Yay!

Looking ahead to the 2009 race

In the next few days, I will start to lay out some analysis on what I think could be some possible contenders for this year's Oscar race. No rest for the weary! Moving on!

THE 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS

Well, the ceremony has gone as gone....time to vent. Firstly, I think Hugh Jackman did a wonderful job. I thought he really gave it his all. I thought the "how a movie is made" stream actually worked pretty well, and if I had any big problem with the show, it was simply the lack of the wow moments, the surprises, the shocks. The only win I didn't have as a win or alternate was Departures for Foreign, which I had 3rd. All in all....I got 19 of 24 correct. Not too shabby.

Anyways, here are the winners, and the ()'s respresent the categories I missed.

BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle "Slumdog Millionaire"
BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn "Milk" (Mickey Rourke)
BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet "The Reader"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall-E
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess
BEST SOUND: Slumdog Millionaire (The Dark Knight)
BEST SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Jai Ho" -- Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Departures (The Class)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man On Wire
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Smile Pinki (The Conscience of Nhem En)
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Spielzeugland
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: La Maison en Petites Cubes (Presto)

Cindy & Ray....

I have a great time on the show today. Cindy, Ray and Spoon were nothing but courteous and great, and I hope we can work together in the future. And also a big thanks to all of you for tuning in and for the support!

That being said...here are my final winner predictions...once again...and once and for all...enjoy the show on Sunday! And here's hoping that at least a few of these are wrong...nothing is more enjoyable for me than being able to say "wow" in genuine surprise on Oscar night.

BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle "Slumdog Millionaire"
BEST ACTOR: Mickey Rourke "The Wrestler"
BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet "The Reader"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall-E
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess
BEST SOUND: The Dark Knight
BEST SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Jaiho" -- Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Class
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man on Wire
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: The Conscience of Nhem En
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Spielzugland (Toyland)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Presto

Radio time...

I have been asked to talk Oscars during the Cindy & Ray show tomorrow afternoon around 5:30 or so. If you're in the Atlanta area, hope you can tune in!

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Full winner list...

THE DARK KNIGHT -- 5 Awards
Best Picture
Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger)
Best Film Editing
Best Sound

WALL-E -- 4 Awards
Best Original Screenplay
Best Animated Feature
Best Original Score
Best Original Song "Down to Earth"

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON -- 2 Awards
Best Visual Effects
Best Makeup

THE WRESTLER -- 1 Award
Best Actor (Mickey Rourke)

THE READER -- 1 Award
Best Actress (Kate Winslet)

DOUBT -- 1 Award
Best Supporting Actress (Viola Davis)

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED -- 1 Award
Best Ensemble Cast

FROST/NIXON -- 1 Award
Best Adapted Screenplay

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD -- 1 Award
Best Cinematography

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL -- 1 Award
Best Art Direction

THE DUCHESS -- 1 Award
Best Costume Design

CLOVERFIELD -- 1 Award
Best Sound Editing

GOMORRAH -- 1 Award
Best Foreign Language Film

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Picture

And the nominees are:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

And the Beachhouse goes to...

THE DARK KNIGHT

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Director

And the nominees are:

Danny Boyle "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Fincher "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Sam Mendes "Revolutionary Road"
Christopher Nolan "The Dark Knight"
Andrew Stanton "Wall-E"

And the Beachhouse goes to...

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN "THE DARK KNIGHT"

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Actor

And the nominees are:

Robert Downey, Jr. "Iron Man"
Frank Langella "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn "Milk"
Mickey Rourke "The Wrestler"
Jason Segel "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

And the Beachhouse goes to...

MICKEY ROURKE "THE WRESTLER"

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Actress

And the nominees are:

Anne Hathaway "Rachel Getting Married"
Sally Hawkins "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Melissa Leo "Frozen River"
Kate Winslet "The Reader"
Kate Winslet "Revolutionary Road"

And the Beachhouse goes to...

KATE WINSLET "THE READER"

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Supporting Actor

And the nominees are:

Philip Seymour Hoffman "Doubt"
Bill Irwin "Rachel Getting Married"
Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight"
Brad Pitt "Burn After Reading"
Michael Shannon "Revolutionary Road"

And the Beachhouse goes to...

HEATH LEDGER "THE DARK KNIGHT"

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Supporting Actress

And the nominees are:

Penelope Cruz "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis "Doubt"
Rosemarie DeWitt "Rachel Getting Married"
Rebecca Hall "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Marisa Tomei "The Wrestler"

And the Beachhouse goes to...

VIOLA DAVIS "DOUBT"

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Ensemble Cast

And the nominees are:

Burn After Reading
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Rachel Getting Married

And the Beachhouse goes to...

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Original Screenplay

And the nominees are:

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Wall-E
The Wrestler

And the Beachhouse goes to...

WALL-E

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Adapted Screenplay

And the nominees are:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

And the Beachhouse goes to...

FROST/NIXON

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Animated Feature

And the nominees are:

Bolt
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hear a Who
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir

And the Beachhouse goes to...

WALL-E

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Cinematography

And the nominees are:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

And the Beachhouse goes to...

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Film Editing

And the nominees are:

The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

And the Beachhouse goes to...

THE DARK KNIGHT

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Art Direction

And the nominees are:

Australia
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

And the Beachhouse goes to...

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS -- Best Costume Design

And the nominee are:

Australia
The Duchess
The Other Boleyn Girl
Revolutionary Road
Sex and the City

And the Beachhouse goes to...

THE DUCHESS