2009 Oscar Picks

For the past three years, I've run OscarFrenzy.com with my friend Dave. Since college, we've competed in an Oscar pool. There are my picks for this year, Dave and I also made official Oscar Frenzy picks.

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

Foreign Language Film - Departures*

Documentary Feature - Man on Wire

Animated Film - Wall-E

Art Direction - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design - The Duchess

Documentary Short Subject - The Conscience of Nhem En

Film Editing - Slumdog Millionaire

Makeup - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song - “Jai Ho,” Slumdog Millionaire

Animated Short Film - La Maison en Petits Cubes

Live Action Short Film - Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Sound Editing - The Dark Knight

Sound Mixing - The Dark Knight

Visual Effects - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

* Different than Oscar Frenzy