Contest! Prizes!

I realize it's en vogue to hate the Oscars these days. But even after a good year like 2007 (No Country For Old Men), it's hard to forgive the last fifteen years of celebrated mediocrity.

I like good movies, and I like trashy movies. There are few pictures I don't like. But AMPAS (pronounced amp-ass) seems to prefer formula over feeling. Year after year, Oscar nominated films neither challenge nor titillate. The medium is meant to entertain, right?

My uniquely unoriginal challenge is a classic contemporary CONTEST:

Predict most accurately 2009's Academy Award winners and I will supply a MODEST PRIZE!

You Must:

1. post your answer in the comments section of this blog post
2. post your prediction for every nominated category
3. in the interest of protecting your privacy, email me at gmsgoforth@gmail.com, explaining which post is yours. you will need to do this to claim your prize!
   

This is like a horse race. Do not vote for who you think should win or who deserves to win. Vote for who you think will win!

Here is the link to the nominations... This is the outline form but you can get more interactive here.

Copy and paste your answers using this template:

Actor... Leading:

Actor... Supporting:

Actress... Leading:

Actress... Supporting:

Animated Film of the Year:

Art Direction:

Cinematography:

Costume Design:

Directing:

Documentary Feature:

Documentary Short Subject:

Editing:

Foreign Language Film:

Makeup:

Music (Original Score):

Music (Original Song):

Best Picture:

Best Animated Short:

Best Live Action Short Film:

Sound Editing:

Sound Mixing:

Visual Effects:

Adapted Screenplay:

Original Screenplay:



Whoever most accurately predicts the winners will get a dope-ass prize, TBD.

And yes, there will be a runner-up.
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