So...Oscar Nominations Came out on Thursday

And I fell asleep during the first category. I'm just kidding. But seriously, this year's nominees were utterly predictable, save for the nominations for Changeling (...but not Gran Torino? Wrong Clint movie, AMPAS), and boring. The obvious snubs were the only interesting part. Whether deserved (Revolutionary Road; read review below) or outrageous (Gran Torino!). I am going to post them wih my predictions, as well as my favorites.

Predictions will be marked with an "O" and favorites will be marked with an "X".

Best Picture:

The Curious Case of Benjamin... *snore*

Frost/Nixon

Milk (or as my classmate likes to call it "MLK")

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire       O      X

Best Actor

Richard Jenkins - the Visitor

Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn - Milk                                    X

Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of...

Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler            O

Best Actress

Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie - Changeling

Melissa Leo - Frozen River       O

Meryl Streep - Doubt

Kate Winslet - The Reader        X

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams - Doubt

Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona       O

Viola Davis - Doubt

Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of...        X

Marisa Tomei - the Wrestler

Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin - Milk

Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Heather Ledger - The Dark Knight              O

Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road      X