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The 81st Annual Academy Awards are just around the corner so we at the S.L.F.C. feel it's appropriate to make our picks for who should win Oscar gold. For those of you who are unaware of this little fact then let it be known; the Oscars is merely a popularity contest and those who deserve to win… rarely win. Actors, directors and film studios initially campaign for their films to get nominated and once that is accomplished they campaign themselves to death in order to utter those 6 magical words "I'd like to thank the Academy…"

So we took it upon ourselves to filter out all the Hollywood bullshit and simply pick the actor who gave the better performance, the director who did a better job, the picture that is justly the 'Best Picture' etc. But due to popularity campaigns the best choices may not necessarily win, we have noted this as well. So here are our picks;


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams for DOUBT

• Penélope Cruz for VICKY CRISTINA BARCELNOA

• Viola Davis for DOUBT

• Taraji P. Henson for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

• Marisa Tomei for THE WRESTLER

SVF PICK: Penelope Cruz (Because; the other four roles were less impressive)
DMP PICK: Amy Adams (Because; she is showing diversity as opposed to others)

POPULARITY: Penelope Cruz(Because; she has been campaigning like she's running for office)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Josh Brolin for MILK

• Robert Downey Jr. for TROPIC THUNDER

• Philip Seymour Hoffman for DOUBT

• Heath Ledger for THE DARK KNIGHT

• Michael Shannon for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

SVF PICK: Heath Ledger (Because; HAVE YOU SEEN HIS PERFORMANCE???)
DMP PICK: Heath Ledger (Because; sympathy excluded,he truly was the Joker!!!)

POPULARITY: Heath Ledger (Because; other than his performance everyone votes for the dead guy)


BEST ACTRESS

• Anne Hathaway for RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

• Angelina Jolie for CHANGELING

• Melissa Leo for FROZEN RIVER

• Meryl Streep for DOUBT

• Kate Winslet for THE READER

SVF PICK: Kate Winslet (Because; she gave the more superior piece of work)
DMP PICK: Kate Winslet (Because; her maturity of talent truly shows, plus about time she won)

POPULARITY: Kate Winslet (Because; she won both golden globes this year and is a 6 time nominee)


BEST ACTOR

• Richard Jenkins for THE VISITOR

• Frank Langella for FROST/NIXON

• Sean Penn for MILK

• Brad Pitt for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

• Mickey Rourke for THE WRESTLER

SVF PICK: Sean Penn (Because; Penn isn't acting a role, he is the role)
DMP PICK: Sean Penn(Because; he made me empathize with the character)

POPULARITY:
Brad Pitt (Because; he has never won and only been nominated once 13 years ago)
Mikey Rourke (Because; he won the golden globe and has resurrected his career and life similar to the movie)


BEST DIRECTOR

• Danny Boyle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

• Stephen Daldry for THE READER

• David Fincher for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

• Ron Howard for FROST/NIXON

• Gus Van Sant for MILK

SVF PICK: Gus Van Sant (Because; his film has more poignancy)
DMP PICK: Gus Van Sant (Because; he created a noble and personal film)

POPULARITY: Danny Boyle (Because; it is the 'feel good movie of the year')


BEST PICTURE

• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

• FROST/NIXON

• MILK

• THE READER

• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

SVF PICK: MILK (Because; it is honestly the Best Picture)
DMP PICK: FROST/NIXON (Because; overall it is well made)

POPULARITY: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Because; everyone loves to jump on the bandwagon)

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S. V. Fernando

D. M. Pieries