Totally annoying - my oscar pool cut down the number of categories. I'd've cleaned up on the smaller categories. So I'm putting down my picks here. Because why not?
Film - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Director - Danny Boyle (won)
Actor - Sean Penn (please....) (won)
Actress - Kate Winslet (won)
S. Actor - Heath Ledger (although I'd love to see Josh Brolin take it) (won)
S. Actress - Penelope Cruz (Viola Davis could upset) (won)
Art Direction - Benjamin Button (won)
Costume - The Duchess (won)
Makeup - Benjamin Button (won)
Score - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Song - Jai Ho (won)
Animated Short - Presto (although I love Oktapodi: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/02/votd-oktapodi/) (La Maison en Petits Cubes won)
Live Short - Spielzeugland (Toyland) (won)
Animated - Wall*E (won)
Doc. Short - The Witness (Smile Pinki could upset (and did))
Documentary - Man on Wire (won)
Sound Editing - Dark Knight (won)
Sound Mixing - Dark Knight (Slumdog won)
Visual Effects - Benjamin Button (won)
Editing - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Foreign Language - Waltz with Bashir (Departures could upset (and did))
Original Screenplay - Milk (although I would love it if In Bruges won out of left field) (won)
Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
20/24. Hmm - but I wrote that I got 21 elsewhere? Maybe I swapped a category at the last moment?
Film - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Director - Danny Boyle (won)
Actor - Sean Penn (please....) (won)
Actress - Kate Winslet (won)
S. Actor - Heath Ledger (although I'd love to see Josh Brolin take it) (won)
S. Actress - Penelope Cruz (Viola Davis could upset) (won)
Art Direction - Benjamin Button (won)
Costume - The Duchess (won)
Makeup - Benjamin Button (won)
Score - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Song - Jai Ho (won)
Animated Short - Presto (although I love Oktapodi: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/02/votd-oktapodi/) (La Maison en Petits Cubes won)
Live Short - Spielzeugland (Toyland) (won)
Animated - Wall*E (won)
Doc. Short - The Witness (Smile Pinki could upset (and did))
Documentary - Man on Wire (won)
Sound Editing - Dark Knight (won)
Sound Mixing - Dark Knight (Slumdog won)
Visual Effects - Benjamin Button (won)
Editing - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
Foreign Language - Waltz with Bashir (Departures could upset (and did))
Original Screenplay - Milk (although I would love it if In Bruges won out of left field) (won)
Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog Millionaire (won)
20/24. Hmm - but I wrote that I got 21 elsewhere? Maybe I swapped a category at the last moment?