Thursday February 19, 2009

Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden has revealed who he’s rooting for in this year’s race to win an Oscar – Brad Pitt.

Pitt is up against Richard Jenkins (The Visitor); Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon); Sean Penn (Milk); and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) in the Best Actor category for his role in David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Academy Awards.

And Joel is hoping Brad is victorious at Sunday’s prestigious ceremony.

He said, “I think Slumdog’s gonna win. I hope Brad Pitt wins ’cause he’s never won an Oscar, right?

“Well I’m rooting for him then. I hope he gets it this time.”

Joel – who has a one-year-old daughter, Harlow, with girlfriend Nicole Richie – said being a dad was “great”.

“I have a woman and child – two girls, you know – so it’s important to me. I love my girls, and every woman and child.”