{"id":4949,"date":"2009-02-22T12:13:04","date_gmt":"2009-02-22T12:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2009-02-22T12:16:12","modified_gmt":"2009-02-22T12:16:12","slug":"oscar-predictions-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/02\/22\/oscar-predictions-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscars_2008\"><span style=\"color: #0000ee;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4951\" style=\"margin: 1.5px;\" title=\"81st Academy Awards poster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/200px-81st_academy_awards_poster.jpg\" alt=\"81st Academy Awards poster\" width=\"160\" height=\"234\" \/><\/span><strong>The 81st Academy Awards<\/strong><\/a> are on tonight\u00a0at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>The main feature of the awards this year is that a lot of the major categories seem to be already decided.<\/p>\n<p>Of the big 6 awards only Best Actor seems a difficult one to call.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, there can be surprises.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the nominations and my predictions:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST PICTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>\n<li>Frost\/Nixon<\/li>\n<li>Milk<\/li>\n<li>The Reader<\/li>\n<li>Slumdog Millionaire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who will win<\/span>: <strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After dominating the awards season up to this point, it would be a major upset if Slumdog didn&#8217;t get Best Picture. The unlikely feelgood story of the film is mirrored by extraordinary journey of this production.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few months ago it was low budget drama with no stars that looked to be in major trouble after the closure of Warner Independent.<\/p>\n<p>But after early buzz at festivals, it was acquired by Fox Searchlight (one of the savviest studios at marketing lower budget films) and has ridden an amazing wave of critical acclaim and word of mouth success. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In some ways it is the Barack Obama of this Oscar season &#8211; an unlikely outsider who has trumped much better funded and more favoured early candidates like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Frost\/Nixon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST <\/strong><strong>DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Danny Boyle<\/strong>, Slumdog Millionaire<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Fincher<\/strong>, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ron Howard<\/strong>, Frost\/Nixon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephen Daldry<\/strong>, The Reader<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gus Van Sant<\/strong>, Milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Danny Boyle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is often the case that the director of Best Picture wins Best Director and that trend is almost certain to happen this year.<\/p>\n<p>Given the visual style of Slumdog and the fact that he has also scooped the DGA award, it would be a major shock if Boyle didn&#8217;t win.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BEST ACTOR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Richard Jenkins<\/strong>, The Visitor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frank Langella<\/strong>, Frost\/Nixon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sean Penn<\/strong>, Milk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong>, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mickey Rourke<\/strong>, The Wrestler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Sean Penn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the hardest major category to predict even if it is essentially a two horse race between Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Both have won key awards but I slightly favour Sean Penn because he won the SAG Award (often an indicator for Oscar) and because his performance is showier than Rourke&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Another possible reason Rourke won&#8217;t win is because The Wrestler is the kind of gritty, contemporary film that puts off older members of the academy.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst my heart is rooting for Rourke, as a win would be an extraordinary comeback, my head says Penn. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ACTRESS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anne Hathaway<\/strong>, Rachel Getting Married<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angelina Jolie<\/strong>, Changeling<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melissa Leo<\/strong>, Frozen River<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meryl Streep<\/strong>, Doubt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kate Winslet<\/strong>, The Reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Kate Winslet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Having been nominated 5 times, it is almost certainly Winslet&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<p>Although The Reader is a film that wasn&#8217;t universally embraced, her performance (allied to her turn in Revolutionary Road, for which she could have also been nominated) is up to her usual high standards and exactly the kind that older Academy members love (remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPTV8PZo-Tc\">her Extras speech<\/a>?).<\/p>\n<p>Some feel that Meryl Streep or even Melissa Leo could pull an upset but that looks highly unlikely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Josh Brolin<\/strong>, Milk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Downey Jr<\/strong>, Tropic Thunder<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phillip Seymour Hoffman<\/strong>, Doubt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heath Ledger<\/strong>, The Dark Knight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Shannon<\/strong>, Revolutionary Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Heath Ledger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the easiest category of all to predict. Ever since the film came out last summer the talk has been of Ledger being a lock for this category.<\/p>\n<p>Not only will it be a tribute to the late actor&#8217;s career but it will also be an acknowledgement that The Dark Knight was more than just another blockbuster. (Some studio execs were upset that The Dark Knight was snubbed in the bigger categories).<\/p>\n<p>Director Christopher Nolan looks likely to collect on Ledger&#8217;s behalf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amy Adams<\/strong>, Doubt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Penelope Cruz<\/strong>, Vicky Cristina Barcelona<\/li>\n<li><strong>Viola Davis<\/strong>, Doubt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taraji P. Hensen<\/strong>, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marisa Tomei<\/strong>, The Wrestler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Penelope Cruz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Although there is room here for an upset, it would be \u00a0a shock if Penelope Cruz didn&#8217;t win for her sparkling turn in Woody Allen&#8217;s latest film.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If there is to be an upset then Viola Davis or Marisa Tomei are an outside possbility.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Courtney Hunt<\/strong>, Frozen River<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Leigh<\/strong>, Happy-Go-Lucky<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dustin Lance Black<\/strong>, Milk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martin McDonough<\/strong>, In Bruges<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Stanton<\/strong>, Wall-E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Dustin Lance Black<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Although this is something of a two horse race between Milk and WALL-E, I think Dustin Lance Black is going to win for the former.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Stanton is just as deserving, but the fact that his innovative screenplay is for an animated film (albeit a masterful one) may count against him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eric Roth<\/strong>, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Patrick Shanley<\/strong>, Doubt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Morgan<\/strong>, Frost\/Nixon<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Hare<\/strong>, The Reader<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simon Beaufoy<\/strong>, Slumdog Millionaire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Simon Beaufoy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Slumdog train will keep on rolling with Beaufoy almost certain to collect the award for his bold and clever adaptation of Vikas Sawrup&#8217;s novel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If there is an upset here then Peter Morgan would be my pick, but I don&#8217;t see that happening.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bolt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kung Fu Panda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WALL-E<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>WALL-E<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably this\u00a0masterpiece should have been nominated for Best Picture, but it looks certain to continue Pixar&#8217;s amazing run in this category.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Baader Meinhof Complex<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Class<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Departures<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revanche<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Waltz With Bashir<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Waltz With Bashir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This looks like a two horse race between Waltz With Bashir and The Class.<\/p>\n<p>I slightly favour Ari Folman&#8217;s remarkable film about his experiences as an Israeli soldier, which is a sadly prescient tale about the effects of war.<\/p>\n<p>The Class is a more accessible film with a more feelgood vibe, so it could also win.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Betrayal<\/strong> (Nerakhoon)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encounters at the End of the World<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Garden<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man on Wire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trouble the Water<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Man On Wire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>James Marsh&#8217;s outstanding documentary about Philippe Petit&#8217;s astounding wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974 is the clear front runner.<\/p>\n<p>It the most accessible of the nominees and has the added bonus of playing like a thrilling, existential heist movie. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ORIGINAL SONG<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDown To Earth\u201d (WALL-E)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJai Ho\u201d (Slumdog Millionaire)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cO Saya\u201d (Slumdog Millionaire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Jai Ho<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Peter Gabriel&#8217;s song for WALL-E is a strong contender, I think the final song from Slumdog has the edge, especially given the fact that it accompanies the final song and dance number of the film.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ORIGINAL SCORE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Alexandre Desplat<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defiance<\/strong>, James Newton Howard<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milk<\/strong>, Danny Elfman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong>, A.R. Rahman<\/li>\n<li><strong>WALL-E<\/strong>, Thomas Newman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>A.R. Rahman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although I think Thomas Newman did some fantastic work on the WALL-E soundtrack, the exotic joy of A.R. Rahman&#8217;s score for Slumdog played a large part in why its proved such a hit. So, another win for the Dog.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST COSTUME DESIGN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Australia<\/strong>, Catherine Martin<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Jacqueline West<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Duchess<\/strong>, Michael O\u2019Connor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milk,<\/strong> Danny Glicker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revolutionary Road<\/strong>, Albert Wolsky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Jacqueline West<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is a depressing logic that dictates that period dramas with big dresses always scoop this award &#8211; if this is the case then The Duchess will win.<\/p>\n<p>However, given that the Academy has got a little smarter in recent years I&#8217;m hoping they will recognise the considerable achievement of Jacqueline West&#8217;s costumes in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which impressively span a number of decades.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST FILM EDITING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Kirk Baxter &amp; Angus Wall<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, Lee Smith<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frost\/Nixon<\/strong>, Mike Hill &amp; Dan Hanley<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milk<\/strong>, Elliot Graham<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong>, Chris Dickens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Chris Dickens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is very often the case that the Best Picture will also win Best Editing, so this will be another victory in this year of the Slumdog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Changeling<\/strong>, Tom Stern<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Claudio Miranda<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, Wally Pfister<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Reader<\/strong>, Chris Menges &amp; Roger Deakins<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong>, Anthony Dod Mantle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Anthony Dod Mantle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Slumdog bandwagon will roll on with Anthony Dod Mantle, but even if it was the projected big winner of the night, he would still be a strong contender for his imaginative and stylish shooting of Mumbai.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If there is to be an upset here, then look out for Claudio Miranda, who did some sterling work on Benjamin Button.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ART DIRECTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Changeling<\/strong>, James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Donald Graham Burt &amp; Victor J. Zolfo<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Duchess<\/strong>, Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revolutionary Road<\/strong>, Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Donald Graham Burt &amp; Victor J. Zolfo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button had a ton of marketing money spent on it, expect some of that to stick when it comes to the technical categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In any case, it is probably a deserving winner as the art direction was highly impressive. The main competition here is from The Dark Knight, which could also do well in the technical categories.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iron Man<\/strong>, John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, Shane Mahan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to see Benjamin Button not winning here for the groundbreaking work by Digital Domain in ageing Brad Pitt backwards.<\/p>\n<p>The main contender here would be The Dark Knight, but the deliberate lack of obvious CGI for that film may not have helped its chances (even though that&#8217;s what made it look so good).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST SOUND EDITING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, Richard King<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iron Man<\/strong>, Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong>, Tom Sayers<\/li>\n<li><strong>WALL-E<\/strong>, Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wanted<\/strong>, Wylie Stateman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sound work on WALL-E was simply extraordinary and it will be a scandal if it doesn&#8217;t win in both categories.<\/p>\n<p>The Dark Knight is its main rival, so expect it to win if the Pixar film doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST SOUND MIXING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slumdog Millionaire<\/strong>, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty<\/li>\n<li><strong>WALL-E<\/strong>, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wanted<\/strong>, Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Monta\u00f1o, Petr Forejt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>See above as to why WALL-E should win.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST MAKEUP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/strong>, Greg Cannom<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dark Knight<\/strong>, John Caglione, Jr., Conor O\u2019Sullivan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/strong>, Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Greg Cannom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A slam dunk win for Benjamin Button as its makeup effects were quite remarkable.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Conscience of Nhem En<\/strong>, Steven Okazaki<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Final Inch<\/strong>, Irene Taylor Brodsky, Tom Grant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smile Pinki<\/strong>, Megan Mylan<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Witness &#8211; From the Balcony of Room 306<\/strong>, Adam Petofsky, Margaret Hyde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>The Conscience of Nhem En<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>La Maison de Petits Cubes<\/strong>, Kunio Kato<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lavatory &#8211; Lovestory<\/strong>, Konstantin Bronzit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oktapodi<\/strong>, Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presto<\/strong>, Doug Sweetland<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Way Up<\/strong>, Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>: <strong>Presto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Auf der Strecke (On the Line)<\/strong>, Reto Caffi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manon on the Asphalt<\/strong>, Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Boy<\/strong>, Steph Green, Tamara Anghie<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Pig<\/strong>, Tivi Magnusson, Dorte H\u00f8gh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spielzeugland (Toyland)<\/strong>, Jochen Alexander Freydan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who Will Win<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Spielzeugland (Toyland)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have any predictions then leave them in the comments below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscar.com\/\">Official Oscar site<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; Follow more analysis at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awardsdaily.com\/\">Awards Daily<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.incontention.com\/\">In Contention<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 81st Academy Awards are on tonight\u00a0at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The main feature of the awards this year is that a lot of the major categories seem to be already decided. Of the big 6 awards only Best Actor seems a difficult one to call. Having said that, there can be surprises. Here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,8],"tags":[2802,768],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}