Film is very important to me, and I’ve always enjoyed the Acadamy Awards. I’ve made a special effort this year to watch as many Oscar nominated films as I can, and I think I’ve done a pretty good job of it. So, it is with great pride that I present to you my predictions for tomorrow night’s ceremony. But first, I’d like to make it clear which movies I’ve seen, so readers can understand exactly which nominess on which I’m speaking with first-hand knowledge.

Nominated movies I saw as of 2/21/2009:

• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• In Bruges
• Iron Man
• Kung Fu Panda
• Milk
• Presto
• Rachel Getting Married
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• The Visitor
• Wall-E
• Wanted
• The Wrestler

Edit: before the ceremony on Sunday, I was able to catch the following:

• Toyland
• Lavatory – Love Story
• Octapodi
• This Way Up
• Manon on the Asphalt
• On the Line

Because of this, I’ve changed my prediction on the animated short catagory.

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