Oscars predix: 'Benjamin Button' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' tie for best picture
For our newest round of Oscars predix, we made things tougher on our prophets. Instead of asking them merely to give us five films they believe will be nominated in the top three races, we asked them to rank each entry 1 (most likely to win) to 5. The result: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Slumdog Millionaire" each got two votes for best pic; "The Dark Knight" reaped one. Leading the acting races with three votes each: Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon") and Meryl Streep ("Doubt").
Joining me in making daredevil predix: Thelma Adams (Us Weekly), Edward Douglas (ComingSoon.net), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly) and Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today).
To read my full analysis of this category race and pipe in with your vote, CLICK HERE!
| BEST PICTURE | Adams | Douglas | Karger | O'Neil | Wloszczyna |
| 'Benjamin Button' |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
'Changeling' |
|
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| 'Dark Knight' |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
'Doubt' |
2 |
5 |
|
5 | |
| 'Frost/Nixon' |
|
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| 'Milk' |
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
| 'Revolutionary Road' |
5 |
3 |
|
5 |
|
| 'Slumdog Millionaire' |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| BEST ACTOR | Adams | Douglas | Karger | O'Neil | Wloszczyna |
| Leo DiCaprio, 'Revolutionary Road |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 | |
| Clint Eastwood, 'Gran Torino' |
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
Richard Jenkins, 'The Visitor' |
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
| Frank Langella, 'Frost/Nixon' |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sean Penn, 'Milk' |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Brad Pitt, 'Benjamin Button' |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
| Mickey Rourke, 'The Wrestler' |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| BEST ACTRESS | Adams | Douglas | Karger | O'Neil | Wloszczyna |
| Anne Hathaway, 'Rachel Getting Married' |
|
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Sally Hawkins, 'Happy-Go-Lucky' |
4 |
|
|
4 |
5 |
| Angelina Jolie, 'Changeling' |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
| Melissa Leo, 'Frozen River' |
3 |
||||
| Meryl Streep, 'Doubt' |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Kristin Scott Thomas, 'I've Loved You So Long' |
5 |
4 |
4 |
|
3 |
| Kate Winslet, 'Revolutionary Road' |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
Kate Winslet, 'The Reader' |
3 |
(Paramount, Fox Searchlight)
Has anyone of you people actually SEEN The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? Doubt? Frost? Revolutionary Road? Or The Reader? If not, then how can you make predictions based on rumors? A ton of critics didn't recommend Changeling yet I saw it and thought it was fantastic, as have a number of other people I know. So how can you predict nominations for movies you haven't even seen - let alone the members of the Academy!
Posted by: IHaveAQuestion | November 10, 2008 at 12:29 PM