Student Predicts 2009 Oscar Winners
6 Arts & Life Editors Eva Piatek Alison Swety Campus Comment Arts & Life Alexis Sullivan Student predicts 2009 Oscar winners COMMENTARY BY havoc on her family in “Rachel MEGAN WALSH Getting Married.” Staff Writer Best Supporting Actor Nomi- The movie industry’s biggest nees: Josh Brolin, “Milk”; Robert award ceremony, the Oscars, is Downey, Jr., “Tropic Thunder”; three days away. The 81st Acad- Phillip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”; emy Awards will be broadcast Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”; this Sunday, February 22, and will Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary award the crème-de-la-crème of Road.” 2008 cinema. Some big names Who Will Win: Heath Ledger. (Anne Hathaway, Robert Downey, This one is pretty much locked. Jr., Penélope Cruz) and big films Two reasons why: his phenom- (“The Dark Knight,” “Tropic Thun- enal performance in the role and der,” “Doubt”) are up for awards his untimely death last year. The this year, as well as a couple (Brad other nominees aren’t much com- and Angelina), the Oscar Queen petition, so expect the late Ledger (Meryl Streep) and a deceased ac- to receive a posthumous award on tor (Heath Ledger). Oscar night. Here are the nominees along with my thoroughly researched Best Supporting Actress: Amy predictions of who will leave the Adams, “Doubt”; Penélope Cruz, ceremony with statuettes of gold- “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”; Viola en men on Sunday night: Davis, “Doubt”; Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Best Picture Nominees: “The Button”; Marisa Tomei, “The Wres- Curious Case of Benjamin But- tler.” ton,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Who Will Win: Penélope Cruz.
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