Best Motion Picture - Drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon The Reader Revolutionary Road Slumdog Millionaire
JXM Picks: Toss up - Frost/Nixon and Slumdog Millionaire
The name says it all - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie - Changeling Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long Meryl Streep - Doubt Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
JXM Picks: Meryl Streep
Kate Winslet's reaction was priceless.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon Sean Penn - Milk Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
JXM Picks: Toss up - Frank Langella and Mickey Rourke
A well deserved win for Rourke.
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Burn After Reading Happy-Go-Lucky In Bruges Mamma Mia! Vicky Cristina Barcelona
JXM Picks: In Bruges
Dammit, we knew it we would be wrong on this one!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky Frances McDormand - Burn After Reading Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia! Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey
JXM Picks: Frances McDormand
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Colin Farrell - In Bruges James Franco - Pineapple Express Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey
JXM Picks: Colin Farrell
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Amy Adams - Doubt Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis - Doubt Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler Kate Winslet - The Reader
JXM Picks: Kate Winslet
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
JXM Picks: Heath Ledger
We would have cried highway robbery if this didn't go our way.
Best Animated Feature Film Bolt Kung Fu Panda Wall-E
JXM Picks: Wall-E
Best Director Motion Picture Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry - The Reader David Fincher - The Curious Case of Bejamin Button Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road
JXM Picks: Danny Boyle
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button John Patrick Shanley - Doubt Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon David Hare - The Reader Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
JXM Picks: Peter Morgan
Though our prediction was wrong, we're still happy with the outcome. Slumdog was an excellent film and deserves as much recognition it can get. It has the potential to change the face of cinema in a positive, racial and equitable manner.
Best Television Series – Drama Dexter House In Treatment Mad Men True Blood
JXM Picks: Toss up - Mad Men and Dexter
We were 50% right!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order January Jones – Mad Men Anna Paquin – True Blood Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
JXM Picks: Sally Field
Wha??? We're sorry to say but we felt that Paquin was the weakest of the bunch...
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment Michael C. Hall – Dexter Jon Hamm – Mad Men Hugh Laurie – House Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
JXM Picks: Jon Hamm
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 30 Rock Californication Entourage The Office Weeds
JXM Picks: 30 Rock
Hey it is giant and golden after all.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? America Ferrara – Ugly Betty Tina Fey – 30 Rock Debra Messing – The Starter Wife Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
JXM Picks: Tina Fey
Best Performance by and Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock Steve Carell - The Office Kevin Connolly - Entourage David Duchovny - Californication Tony Shalhoub - Monk
JXM Picks: Toss up - Frost/Nixon and Slumdog Millionaire
JXM Picks: Meryl Streep