2008 was a shity year

Well, for me it was.
Of the 34 films nominated for an Oscar this year I've only seen 15 of them.
13 of them were never shown on any movie screen within a 100 mile radius of where I live, probably longer, since the next biggest city is over 2 hours away.
This is the first time in a very long time that I have not seen all or most the Best Picture nominees at the theatre before The Oscars. But alas my weekends of late have been filled with other obligations. When was I going to get the the theatre at 10:30 at night to see 'The Reader' for it's only showing before it left?
Films like 'Milk,' 'Frost/Nixon,' and 'The Reader' did not show for more than two weeks. Sadly, it seems I have even less time to sit at home to watch movies I rented on DVD.
Woeisme.
There has got to be a better way.
It seems someone I know is not interested in going to the movies as much any more.
I may just have to watch them alone, I watch all my favorite TV shows alone, why not my movies as well.
nobody is reading this stuff anyway, but me, so what the hell ...

My Final Picks

BEST MOTION PICTURE
My Predicted Winner
Slumdog Millionaire
My Alternate
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST DIRECTING
My Predicted Winner
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
My Alternate
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Buton

BEST ACTOR
My Predicted Winner
Sean Penn – Milk
My Alternate
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS
My Predicted Winner
Kate Winslet – The Reader
My Alternate
Meryl Streep – Doubt

SUPPORTING ACTOR
My Predicted Winner
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
My Predicted Winner
Viola Davis – Doubt
My Alternate
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
My Predicted Winner
Slumdog Millionaire
My Alternate
The Reader

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
My Predicted Winner
Milk
My Alternate
Wall*E

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
My Predicted Winner
Wall*E

CINEMATOGRAPHY
My Predicted Winner
Slumdog Millionaire
My Alternate
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

ART DIRECTION
My Predicted Winner
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
My Alternate
Changeling

FILM EDITING
My Predicted Winner
Slumdog Millionaire
My Alternate
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

COSTUME
My Predicted Winner
The Duchess
My Alternate
Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP
My Predicted Winner
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
My Alternate
Hellboy II

ORIGINAL SCORE
My Predicted Winner
Slumdog Millionaire
My Alternate
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

ORIGINAL SONG
My Predicted Winner
Slumdog Millionaire - Jai Ho
My Alternate
Wall*E – Down to Earth

SOUND MIXING
My Predicted Winner
Wall*E
My Alternate
The Dark Knight

SOUND EDITING
My Predicted Winner
Wall*E
My Alternate
The Dark Knight

VISUAL EFFECTS
My Predicted Winner
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
My Alternate
Iron Man

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
My Predicted Winner
Waltz with Bashir
My Alternate
The Class

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
My Predicted Winner
Man on Wire
My Alternate
Trouble the Water

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
My Predicted Winner
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
My Predicted Winner
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
My Alternate
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
My Predicted Winner
Presto
My Alternate
La Maison en Petits Cubes