My Final Oscars

Here is how I would have nominated the Oscars this year:

BEST PICTURE

Changeling
Cloverfield
Doubt
Milk
The Wrestler

the winner: THE WRESTLER

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler
Johnathen Demme - Rachel Getting Married
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
Gus Van Sant - Milk
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt

the winner: DARREN ARONOFSKY - THE WRESTLER

BEST ACTOR

Josh Brolin - W
Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Sean Penn - Milk
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

the winner: MICKEY ROURKE - THE WRESTLER

BEST ACTRESS

Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Julianne Moore - Savage Grace
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

the winner: ANGELINA JOLIE - CHANGELING

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jason Butler Harner - Changeling
Bill Irwin - Rachel Getting Married
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Phillip Seymore Hoffman - Doubt
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

the winner: MICHAEL SHANNON - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams - Doubt
Viola Davis - Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Tilda Swinton - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

the winner: MARISA TOMEI - THE WRESTLER

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Kung Fu Panda
The Tale of Despereaux
Wall-E

the winner: WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION

Changeling
The Dark Knight
Let the Right One In
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Revolutionary Road

the winner: CHANGELING

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Changeling
The Dark Knight
Let the Right One in
The Strangers
Wanted

the winner: CHANGELING

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Changeling
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Strangers

the winner: CHANGELING

BEST EDITING

Changeling
Cloverfield
Religulous
Slumdog Millionaire
The Strangers

the winner: CLOVERFIELD

BEST MAKEUP

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Repo The Genetic Opera

the winner: THE READER

BEST SCORE

Changeling
Repo The Genetic Opera
Slumdog Millionaire
The Visitor
Wall-E

the winner: REPO THE GENETIC OPERA

BEST SONG

Chase The Morning : Sarah Brightman, Alexa Vega - Repo The Genetic Opera
Gold : Paul Sorvino - Repo The Genetic Opera
Jai Ho : AR Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler : Bruce Springstein - The Wrestler
Zydrate Anatomy : Terrance Zdunich, Alexa Vega, Paris Hilton - Repo the Genetic Opera

the winner: THE WRESTLER - BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN

BEST SOUND EDITING

Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Repo The Genetic Opera
Slumdog Millionaire
Wanted

the winner: WANTED

BEST SOUND MIXING

Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Repo The Genetic Opera
Slumdog Millionaire
Wanted

the winner: WANTED

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Repo The Genetic Opera
Wanted

the winner: CLOVERFIELD

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Let the Right One In
The Reader
Savage Grace

the winner: DOUBT

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Changeling
Frozen River
Milk
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Wrestler

the winner: MILK