OSCAR win predictions

[Plainview1981]

*=Who I predict will win.

Best Picture Noms:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

FROST/NIXON

THE READER

MILK

Actor in a leading role:

RICHARD JENKINS-THE VISTOR

FRANK LANGELLA-FROST/NIXON

SEAN PENN-MILK*

BRAD PITT-THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

MICKEY ROURKE-THE WRESTLER

Actor in a supporting role:

JOSH BROLIN-MILK

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.-TROPIC THUNDER

PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN-DOUBT

HEATH LEDGER-THE DARK KNIGHT*

MICHAEL SHANNON-REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Actress in a leading role:

ANNE HATHAWAY-RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

ANGELINA JOLIE-CHANGELING

MELISSA LEO-FROZEN RIVER

MERYL STREEP-DOUBT

KATE WINSLET-THE READER*

Actress in a supporting role:

AMY ADAMS-DOUBT

PENELOPE CRUZ-VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA

VIOLA DAVIS-DOUBT*

TARAJI P. HENSON-THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

MARISA TOMEI-THE WRESTLER

Animated Feature:

BOLT

KUNG FU PANDA

WALL-E*

Art Direction:

CHANGELING*

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE DUCHESS

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Cinematography:

CHANGELING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON*

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Costume Design:

AUSTRALIA

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DUCHESS*

MILK

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Directing:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

FROST/NIXON*

MILK

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Documentary Feature:

THE BETRAYAL

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

THE GARDEN

MAN ON A WIRE*

TROUBLE THE WATER

Documentary Short:

THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN

THE FINAL INCH

SMILE PINKI

THE WITNESS*

Film Editing:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON*

THE DARK KNIGHT

FROST/NIXON

SILKM

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Foreign Language Film:

THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX

THE CLASS

DEPARTURES

REVANCHE

WALTZ WITH BASHIR*

Makeup:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON*

THE DARK KNIGHT

HELLBOY II

Music (Score):

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

DEFIANCE

MILK

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

WALL-E

Music (Song):

"DOWN TO EARTH"- WALL-E

"JAI HO"-SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

"O Sava"-SLUMBDOG MILLIONAIRE

Short Film (Animated):

LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES

LAVATORY-LOVESTORY*

OKTAPODI

PRESTO

THIS WAY UP

Short Film (Live Action):

AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)

MANON ON THE ASPHALT

NEW BOY

THE PIG

SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)*

Sound Editing:

THE DARK KNIGHT*

IRON MAN

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

WANTED

Sound Mixing:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT*

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

WANTED

Visual Effects:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT*

IRON MAN

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

DOUBT*

FROST/NIXON

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Writing (Original Screenplay):

FROZEN RIVER

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

IN BRUGES*

MILK

WALL-E

Almost all are just off the wall guesses.

[Plainview1981]

*=Who I predict will win.

Best Picture Noms:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

FROST/NIXON

THE READER

MILK

Actor in a leading role:

RICHARD JENKINS-THE VISTOR

FRANK LANGELLA-FROST/NIXON

SEAN PENN-MILK*

BRAD PITT-THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

MICKEY ROURKE-THE WRESTLER

Actor in a supporting role:

JOSH BROLIN-MILK

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.-TROPIC THUNDER

PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN-DOUBT

HEATH LEDGER-THE DARK KNIGHT*

MICHAEL SHANNON-REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Actress in a leading role:

ANNE HATHAWAY-RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

ANGELINA JOLIE-CHANGELING

MELISSA LEO-FROZEN RIVER

MERYL STREEP-DOUBT

KATE WINSLET-THE READER*

Actress in a supporting role:

AMY ADAMS-DOUBT

PENELOPE CRUZ-VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA

VIOLA DAVIS-DOUBT*

TARAJI P. HENSON-THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

MARISA TOMEI-THE WRESTLER

Animated Feature:

BOLT

KUNG FU PANDA

WALL-E*

Art Direction:

CHANGELING*

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE DUCHESS

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Cinematography:

CHANGELING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON*

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Costume Design:

AUSTRALIA

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DUCHESS*

MILK

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Directing:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

FROST/NIXON*

MILK

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Documentary Feature:

THE BETRAYAL

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

THE GARDEN

MAN ON A WIRE*

TROUBLE THE WATER

Documentary Short:

THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN

THE FINAL INCH

SMILE PINKI

THE WITNESS*

Film Editing:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON*

THE DARK KNIGHT

FROST/NIXON

SILKM

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Foreign Language Film:

THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX

THE CLASS

DEPARTURES

REVANCHE

WALTZ WITH BASHIR*

Makeup:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON*

THE DARK KNIGHT

HELLBOY II

Music (Score):

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

DEFIANCE

MILK

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

WALL-E

Music (Song):

"DOWN TO EARTH"- WALL-E

"JAI HO"-SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

"O Sava"-SLUMBDOG MILLIONAIRE

Short Film (Animated):

LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES

LAVATORY-LOVESTORY*

OKTAPODI

PRESTO

THIS WAY UP

Short Film (Live Action):

AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)

MANON ON THE ASPHALT

NEW BOY

THE PIG

SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)*

Sound Editing:

THE DARK KNIGHT*

IRON MAN

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

WANTED

Sound Mixing:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT*

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

WANTED

Visual Effects:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT*

IRON MAN

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

DOUBT*

FROST/NIXON

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Writing (Original Screenplay):

FROZEN RIVER

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

IN BRUGES*

MILK

WALL-E

Almost all are just off the wall guesses.

I went 50/50. Could have done worse... But could have done better.