The Outsider's Oscar Nominations

When the Oscar nominations were announced last week, there was a fair amount of crying about different categories. In the spirit, here are my own personal nominations for the Oscars. In the coming weeks, I'll mark down who should win my nominations, who should win the real nominations and then the night of the Oscars, who will win the Oscars.

Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Wall-E
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actor
Sean Penn – Milk
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Benecio Del Toro – Che
Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon

Best Actress
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Angelina Jolie – Changeling

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
Emile Hirsch – Milk

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married

Best Director
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
Steven Soderbergh – Che