Kate looking crazy hot at the premiere of “The Reader” at the Ziegfeld Theater in NYC. 

Can we just save time and give her the Oscar now?

That’s right, folks. Now’s the time when the studios pull out the big guns to get that coveted OSCAR. Looks like there’s a few golden nuggets coming up that will definitely get my butt in the theater.

#1 Revolutionary Road

Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet team up for the first time since “Titanic” to play two dreamers disillusioned by suburban life. Directed by Winslet’s husband, Sam Mendes, it looks pretty heavy, but who cares? I’d pay to watch the two of them read the back of a shampoo bottle.

#2 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

It’s true; I am guilty of being obsessed with all things Brangelina, but this one actually looks really good. Brad Pitt plays a southern orphan who ages backwards. Based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald (author of “The Great Gatsby” for you non-literary folks), the flawless Cate Blanchett also stars.

#3 The Reader

Kate Winslet is turning out not one but two powerhouse performances this Oscar season, and the buzz is she’ll be nominated for both (and maybe even take one home with her!). In this WWII drama, Winslet plays a Nazi prison guard on trial for murder. The woman does not joke around.

#4 Doubt

Anything Meryl Streep is attached to is pretty much guaranteed Oscar material. Throw in Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the Catholic Church and you might as well hand them a statuette. Adapted from the award-winning play, Doubt is the story of a nun who accuses a Catholic priest of abusing a student. On the sidelines is the innocent nun-in-training, played by Amy Adams (”Enchanted”). Prepare to be wowed.

#5 Milk

A biopic of Harvey Milk, the first gay mayor of San Francisco is certainly timely (note the recent controversy of Proposition 8), but it is less the story and more the brilliance that is Sean Penn that will get me to part with my ten bucks. He is already being lauded for his transformative performance, which I have no doubt will send him right up to the podium.

I am hungry for movie magic, especially after a disappointing past few years. Let’s hope these five contenders deliver!