Oscar Winners for 2009 – Do You Agree?

Aren’t there some great movies out at the moment? I want to see so many. The Reader, Changeling, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, Rachel Getting Married…Seriously, the list goes on.

As such, I found myself more interested in this years Oscars than others. Every actor and movie nominated seemed deserving. I’ve seen Slumdog Millionaire and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and thought both were brilliant. How does the Academy decide which nominee deserves the award more than another?

One winner I’d like to point out is Man on Wire, a documentary on tightrope walker Phillipe Petit. He appeared on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton last year, and is both fascinating and inspiring. You can read the transcript or listen to the mp3 here.

But back to the Oscars. Do you agree with the winners?

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film: Departures

Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Song: Slumdog Millionaire

Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Animated Feature Film: WALL-E
Animated Short Film: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume Design: The Duchess
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: Smile Pinki
Short Film (Live Action): Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Sound Making: Slumdog Millionaire
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire

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