Oscar Predictions! By Adam

Well, now that it's that time -- Oscar Time that is... I thought I would make some predictions. I mean this is all what I want to win -- not necessarily who I think will win. Here's my best show. Can I mention that I'm extremely upset that Revolutionary Road was not nominated for best picture or any of the acting categories.

Anyway here's what I think.

BEST PICTURE
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] Milk
[ ] The Reader
[X] Slumdog Millionaire

DIRECTOR
[ ] David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
[ ] Gus Van Sant, Milk
[ ] Stephen Daldry, The Reader
[X] Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
[ ] Frozen River
[ ] Happy-Go-Lucky
[ ] In Bruges
[ ] Milk
[X] WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Doubt
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[X] The Reader
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
[ ] Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
[ ] Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
[X] Sean Penn, Milk
[ ] Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
[ ] Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
[ ] Angelina Jolie, Changeling
[ ] Melissa Leo, Frozen River
[ ] Meryl Streep, Doubt
[X] Kate Winslet, The Reader

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
[ ] Josh Brolin, Milk
[ ] Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
[ ] Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
[X] Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
[ ] Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
[ ] Amy Adams, Doubt
[X] Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
[ ] Viola Davis, Doubt
[ ] Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
[ ] The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
[ ] The Class (France)
[ ] Departures (Japan)
[ ] Revanche (Austria)
[X] Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

ANIMATED FEATURE
[ ] Bolt
[ ] Kung Fu Panda
[X] WALL-E

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
[ ] The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
[ ] Encounters at the End of the World
[ ] The Garden
[X] Man on Wire
[ ] Trouble the Water

DOCUMENTARY SHORT -- I know nothing about these. So I have no idea where to guess.
[ ] The Conscience of Nhem En
[ ] The Final Inch
[ ] Smile Pinki
[ ] The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
[ ] La Maison En Petits Cubes
[ ] Lavatory - Lovestory
[ ] Oktapodi
[X] Presto
[ ] This Way Up

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION -- Same thing as above.
[ ] Auf Der Strecke (On the Line)
[ ] Manon on the Asphalt
[ ] New Boy
[ ] The Pig
[ ] Spielzeugland (Toyland)

ORIGINAL SCORE
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Defiance
[ ] Milk
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire
[X] WALL-E

ORIGINAL SONG
[X] "Down to Earth" - WALL-E
[ ] "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

ART DIRECTION
[ ] Changeling
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[X] The Dark Knight
[ ] The Duchess
[ ] Revolutionary Road

CINEMATOGRAPHY
[ ] Changeling
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[X] The Dark Knight
[ ] The Reader
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire

COSTUME DESIGN
[ ] Australia
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[X] The Duchess
[ ] Milk
[ ] Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[X] Hellboy II: The Golden Army

SOUND MIXING
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[X] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Wanted

SOUND EDITING
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Iron Man
[X] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Wanted

VISUAL EFFECTS
[X] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Iron Man

FILM EDITING
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] Milk
[X] Slumdog Millionaire