The readership of In Contention has spoken. Here’s who you all think deserves to win across the 24 Oscar categories we polled you on. A couple of these races were very close but we didn’t have time to revisit the couple of categories that were decided by less than 10 votes. Anyway, it’ll be interesting to see if there are any parallels Sunday night, but here’s what you had to say:
Best Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Original Screenplay: “WALL-E”
Best Animated Feature Film: “WALL-E”
Best Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Best Cinematography: “The Dark Knight”
Best Costume Design: “The Duchess”
Best Film Editing: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Makeup: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Best Music (Original Score): “WALL-E”
Best Music (Original Song): “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E”
Best Sound Editing: “WALL-E”
Best Sound Mixing: “WALL-E”
Best Visual Effects: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Thanks to everyone for voting. Enjoy the show!