Ok, so I'm cutting it close, but the Oscar Predictions come out in less than an hour and I wanted this here so that nobody could say I made my predictions after the fact! The only thing I'll say is that I'm really hoping for some surprises, maybe Michael Sheen in Best Supporting Actor?!?! PLEASE!! I'll account for all of my mistakes later when I recap the real nominations.
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep-Doubt
Sally Hawkins-Happy-Go-Lucky
Kate Winslet-Revolutionary Road
Anne Hathaway-Rachel Getting Married
Kristin Scott Thomas-I've Loved you So Long
Best Actor:
Sean Penn-MILK
Frank Langella-Frost/Nixon
Mickey Rourke-The Wrestler
Clint Eastwood-Gran Torino
Leonardo DiCaprio-Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actress:Marisa Tomei-The Wrestler
Kate Winslet-The Reader
Viola Davis-Doubt
Penelope Cruz-Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Tilda Swinton-Burn After Reading
Best Supporting Actor:
Dev Patel-Slumdog Millionaire
Heath Ledger-The Dark Knight
Philip Seymore Hoffman-Doubt
Robert Downey Jr.-Tropic Thunder
Colin Farrell-In Bruges
Best Director:Danny Boyle-Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher-Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan-The Dark Knight
Ron Howard-Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry-The Reader
Best Picture:
Slumdog Millionaire
The Dark Knight
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Revlutionary Road
Frost/Nxon
Best Original screenplay:Burn After Reading-Joel & Ethan Coen
In Bruges-Martin McDonough
Milk-Dustin Lance Black
Changeling- J. Michael Straczynski
Tropic Thunder-Justin Thoreaux, Ben Stiller
Best Adapted Screenplay:Slumdog Millionaire-Simon Beaufoy
Frost/Nixon-Peter Morgan
The Dark Knight-Jonathan Nolan/Christopher Nolan
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-Eric Roth
The Reader-David Hare
Best Original SongThe Wrestler-Bruce Springsteen
Jai Ho-Slumdong Millionaire
Down To Earth-Wall-E
I Thought I Lost You-Bolt
Gran Torino-Gran Torino
Best Score:
The Dark Knight-Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard
Slumdog Millionaire-A.R. Rahman
Gran Torino-Kyle Eastwood/Michael Stevens
Curious Case of Benjamin Button-Alexandre Desplat
Wall-E-Thomas Newton
Best Animated Film:
Wall-E
Kung-Fu Panda
Bolt
Best Foreign Language Film"
Waltz With Bashir-Israel
3 Monkeys-Turkey
The Class-France
The Baader Meinhoff Complex-Germany
Everlasting Moments-Switzerland
Visual Effects:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II - The Golden Army
The Dark Knight
Best Makeup:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tropic Thunder
The Reader
Documentary:
Fuel
Man on Wire
I.O.U.S.A
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Made in America
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