AND THE ESCARGOT 2

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
* Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
* Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
* Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

I BET ON MICKEY ROURKE COZ HOLLYWOOD LOVES BRUISES
JE PARIE SUR MICKEY ROURKE PARCE QUE HOLLYWOOD AIME LES COUPS.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

* Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
* Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
* Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

I BET ON HEATH LEDGER COZ IT'S BEEN SAID SINCE DAY 1 AND HOLLYWOOD IS VERY PREDICTABLE
JE PARIE SUR HEATH LEDGER PARCE QUE LA RUMEUR A COMMENCE DES LA DISPARITION DE L'ACTEUR ET CE SERAIT DE MAUVAIS GOUT DE NE PAS LA CONFIRMER


Performance by an actress in a leading role

* Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
* Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

I BET ON KATE WINSLET UNLESS HOLLYWOOD HAS BIG HOPES FOR ANNE HATHAWAY WHICH IS POSSIBLE SINCE NEW BLOOD IS DEFINITELY NEEDED
JE PARIE SUR KATE WINSLET SAUF SI HOLLYWOOD VEUT LANCER ANNE HATHAWAY CE QUI EST POSSIBLE VU QUE HOLLYWWOD MANQUE CRUELLEMENT DE NOUVELLES STARS.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

* Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
* Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

I BET ON VIOLA DAVIS BECAUSE HOLLYWOOD IS POLITICALLY CORRECT
JE PARIE SUR VIOLA DAVIS PARCE QUE HOLLYWOOD EST POLITIQUEMENT CORRECT

Best animated feature film of the year

* “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
* “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton

I BET ON WALL-E AND IT'S TOO EASY
WALL-E BIEN SUR... Y'A PAS PHOTO

Best foreign language film of the year

* “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
* “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
* “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
* “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
* “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang
Production, Israel

I BET ON WALTZ WITH BASHIR COZ HOLLYWOOD IS NOT VERY ORIGINAL
JE PARIE SUR WALTZ WITH BASHIR PARCE QU'HOLLYWWOD N'EST PAS ORIGINAL

Best motion picture of the year

* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production,Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
* “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production,Christian Colson, Producer

I BET ON BENJAMIJN BUTTON COZ HOLLYWOOD NEEDS ITS FORREST GUMP RECIPE EVERY OTHER YEAR
JE PARIE SUR BENJAMIN BUTTOM PARCE QUE HOLLYWOOD A BESOIN DE SA RECETTE A LA FORREST GUMP REGULIEREMENT

BUT

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED SINCE IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR AN INDIA/US VERY LUCRATIVE RELATIONSHIP...

MAIS
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE DOIT ETRE RECONNU DANS LA MESURE OU LE FILM OUVRE LA PORTE A UNE TRES LUCRATIVE ENTREPRISE...