oscar picks...

Guanella Pass, Autum 2008...

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As I'm now on an Island off the coast of Florida, recapping the Oscars and the results of the Beat TVGuy contest will probably occur sometime Thursday morning... but in the interest of fairness, sportsmanship and all that other crap, here are my picks for Sunday night's ceremony....

BEST PICTURE Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTRESS Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST ACTOR Sean Penn, Milk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST DIRECTOR Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Dustin Lance Black, Milk

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Waltz with Bashir" (Israel)

BEST ANIMATED FILM WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Tom Stern, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST FILM EDITING Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Jacqueline West The Duchess

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Man on Wire

BEST ORIGINAL SONG Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Slumdog Millionaire

BEST MAKEUP The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST SOUND EDITING The Dark Knight

BEST SOUND MIXING The Dark Knight

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM Spielzeugland (Toyland)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Presto

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

have a good week, won't you?

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Larry: Disney's making a movie starring a black princess. And we only had to get through a Native American princess, an Arab princess, a Chinese princess, even a half-fish princess. Not to mention the countless cats, dogs, mice, elephants, talking cars, and whatever the hell Stitch was...
--"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)