Oscar Winners - Neal's Choices

Our first entry in our Oscar Winners competition comes from my pal Neal A., who hails from sunny Florida. (I don't resent him living there in the winter, and in return he doesn't resent me living here when it's hurricane season.)

He said, "I’d prefer to pick lots of Clint Eastwood, but the Academy deprived me of that pleasure. The bums!!" I couldn't agree more!

Here are his choices:

1. Best motion picture of the year

- Slumdog Millionaire

2. Performance by an actor in a leading role

- Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

3. Performance by an actor in a supporting role

- Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

4. Performance by an actress in a leading role

- Melissa Leo in Frozen River

5. Performance by an actress in a supporting role

- Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

6. Best animated feature film of the year

- WALL-E

7. Achievement in visual effects

- The Dark Knight

8. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

- WALL-E