Episode 33: Oscar Predictions Across Alternate Universes

Mark Lee hosts a panel consisting of Peter Fenzel and Jordan Stokes who, before they get to Oscar® predictions, overthink Joaquin Phoenix’s bizarre Letterman interview, Monster Ballads, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and the new Friday the 13th movie. Comments? Rants? Raves? Call 20-EAT-LOG-01 (that’s (203) 285-6401).

Download Episode 33 (MP3) After the jump: The list of Oscar® pics that the panel chose during the podcast. All of the author’s predictions are of course correct for the alternate universe for which they infallibly see the future, but check back next week to see if any of these lined up with reality as we purportedly perceive it (Note: before you rip Lee’s predictions to shreds, either listen to the podcast to determine his criteria, or just look for the pattern). Best Picture Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel: Frost/Nixon Stokes: Slumdog Millionaire Milk The Reader Best Director Lee, Fenzel, Stokes: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry – The Reader David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant – Milk
Best Actor Lee: Richard Jenkins – The Visitor Fenzel: Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon Stokes: * Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Sean Penn – Milk Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Actress Lee: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married Stokes: Meryl Streep – Doubt Fenzel: Kate Winslet – The Reader Angelina Jolie – Changeling Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Best Supporting Actor Lee: Josh Brolin – Milk Fenzel Stokes: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road Best Supporting Actress Lee: Amy Adams – Doubt Fenzel, Stokes: Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis – Doubt Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Original Screenplay Fenzel: Milk Lee: Frozen River Stokes: WALL-E Happy-Go-Lucky In Bruges Best Adapted Screenplay Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel: Frost/Nixon Stokes: Slumdog Millionaire The Reader Doubt Best Animated Feature Lee: Bolt Fenzel: Kung Fu Panda Stokes: WALL-E Best Foreign Language Film Fenzel: Waltz with Bashir (Israel) Stokes: The Class (France) Lee: The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) Departures (Japan) Revanche (Austria) Best Animated Short Lee: La Maison En Petits Cubes Stokes, Fenzel: Oktapodi Lavatory – Lovestory Presto This Way Up Best Art Direction Lee: Changeling Fenzel: Revolutionary Road Stokes: The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Duchess
Best Cinematography Fenzel: Slumdog Millionaire Lee: Changeling Stokes: The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Reader Best Costume Design Lee: Australia Stokes, Fenzel: The Duchess The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Milk Revolutionary Road
Best Documentary Feature Lee, Stokes: Encounters at the End of the World Fenzel: Man on Wire Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) The Garden Trouble the Water Best Documentary Short Lee, Fenzel: The Conscience of Nhem En Stokes: Smile Pinki The Final Inch The Witness Best Film Editing Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Stokes: The Dark Knight Fenzel: Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire Best Live Action Short Lee, Stokes: Manon On the Asphalt Fenzel: The Pig On the Line New Boy Toyland Best Makeup Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel, Stokes: Hellboy II: The Golden Army The Dark Knight Best Original Score Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Fenzel: Milk Stokes: Slumdog Millionaire Defiance WALL-E Best Original Song Lee: “Down to Earth” from WALL-E Stokes: “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire Fenzel: “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire Best Sound Editing Lee:The Dark Knight Fenzel, Stokes: Wanted Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire WALL-E Best Sound Mixing Lee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Stokes: WALL-E Fenzel: Wanted The Dark Knight Slumdog Millionaire Best Visual Effects Lee, Stokes, Fenzel: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Iron Man

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