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The array of talent nominated for this year’s Academy Awards ranges from new, hot stuff to bringing a career back from the dead, literally. Roll out the red carpet because I’m strutting my stuff and dishing winners.
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire (-1000)
This fast-paced, heart-felt original deserves to win and probably will. Claiming a Golden Globe in this category doesn’t always make you a shoe-in for an Oscar but it can’t hurt the odds.
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler (-210)
Not only did he put needles in his bum for this one he also resuscitated his career. There aren’t many scripts out there waiting for a fugly dude. Let’s hope he thanks his dogs for this one too (as he did in his acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards). Sean Penn (+100), a seasoned Oscar veteran, may give Rourke some competition for his compelling portrayal of an openly-gay politician in Milk.
Best Actress: Kate Winslet (-325), The Reader
Kate has some strong competition for this one (and I don’t mean Angelina) with Meryl Streep’s (+300) habit-wearing role in Doubt, but Winslet will pull through for the win. Although Sally Hawkins wasn’t nominated for her role as Poppy in Happy-Go-Lucky she definitely deserves some credit.
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (-6500), The Dark Knight
Ledger’s crazy twist on the Joker put Jack Nicholson to shame. If you were one of the millions who saw this flick you already know the late Ledger merits the win. Robert Downey Jr. (+1500) made me laugh out loud in Tropic Thunder, but a comedy doesn’t win the prestigious golden guys too often. A better pick may be Phillip Seymour Hoffman (+1200) in Doubt if for some absurd reason Ledger’s name doesn’t get called.
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler (+300)
I’m not a fan of Woody Allen’s style, but Penelope Cruz (-210) wears it well and is slotted to win this one. Still, I’m going with Tomei’s depiction of an aging pole-dancing stripper. She deserves something after a great performance and putting her self up on the screen with an eye sore of a back tattoo and those weird looking nipple rings. Hollywood sure can make a pretty girl ugly.
Best Actor acceptance speech over 45 seconds: (-240)
Mickey has given some outlandish speeches during the awards season and I don’t think he’s out of steam yet. I’m certain we’ll hear the get-the-frig-off-the-stage music before Rourke wraps it up.
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