Oscar Picks from Someone who has Watched About 25% 15% of the Nominations

Now that the nominations are out, it's time for an acclaimed film critic like myself to give my thoughts on what the finest performances of 2008!

Best supporting actress

Nominees:
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

My Pick:
EVA - Wall-E
I haven't seen any of these movies so I'm going to stick with what I know. EVA gave the best performance a white robot that looks a suppository ever can give.

Best Supporting Actor

Nominees:
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

My Pick:
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Gotta go with the Joker here. Sick + twisted = sick wit it.

Best Actress

Nominees:
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

My Pick:
Britney Spears - Her Life
Once again, a bunch of movies I have not seen yet (probably will not see ever). But give it up for Britney huh? She went from shaving her head to having the most annoying song on the radio by far. That HAS to net a golden statue.

Best Actor

Nominees:
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

My Pick:
Tony Starks - Ironman
Alright so the only movie I saw out of the nominees was Milk, and Sean Penn was amazing in it, but c'mon, Tony Starks starred in the first comic book movie I ever liked. He was one of the coolest movie characters I have ever seen and deserves a statue for being so. A solid gold rendition of Ironman molded in the same position as the Oscar statues.

Best Picture

Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

My Pick:
Slumdog Millionaire
Alright so we all know the Dark Knight was snubbed for the nomination. We also all know (by this point) that my pick does not necessarily reflect a film that has been nominated. But honestly, Slumdog is the movie of the year. Dark Knight is cool as hell to watch but Slumdog is cool as hell to watch AND poignant. And they play Sigur Ros - Hoppipola in the trailer too. Also cool as hell. If you haven't seen it, it is a must watch.