Oscars 2009
Best Picture – Milk
Overlooked: The Dark Knight, Synecdoche New York , Wall-E
If were Nominated My Vote – Synecdoche New York
Best Director- Gus Van Sant, Milk
Overlooked- Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) , Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
If were Nominated My Vote – Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Best Actor- Sean Penn, Milk
Overlooked- Philip Seymour Hoffman (Synecdoche, New York), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)
Best Actress- Meryl Streep, Doubt
Overlooked- Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Best Supporting Actor – Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Overlooked- Brad Pitt (Burn After Reading)
Best Supporting Actress- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Overlooked- Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married) , entire Female cast of Synecdoche New York
If were Nominated My Vote- Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Foreign Language Film- Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Adapted Screenplay- John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Overlooked- Jonathan & Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) If were Nominated My Vote- Jonathan & Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Original Screenplay- Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Overlooked- Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York), Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married)
If were Nominated My Vote- Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Animated Feature Film- WALL-E
Overlooked- Waltz with Bashir
Cinematography- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Art Direction- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Original Song- “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam (M.I.A.)
Cheers
Manoj Arya
