My final predictions are here:
Actor: Mickey Rourke
S. Actor: Heath Ledger
Actress: Kate Winslet
S. Actress: Penelope Cruz
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Art Direction: Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog
Costume Design: The Duchess
Directing: Slumdog
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Witness
Editing: Slumdog
Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir
Makeup: Benjamin Button
Original Score: Slumdog
Original Song: Jai Ho
Picture: Slumdog
Short Film Animated: Presto
Short Film Live Action: Toyland
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight
Visual Effects: Benjamin Button
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog
Original Screenplay: Milk
No Guts, No Glory:
Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei
Animated Feature: Kung-Fu Panda
Original Screenplay: WALL-E
I hope Mickey Rourke wins; I have absolutely nothing against Sean Penn but I am sure he will win once again some day. And please give finally the Oscar to Kate Winslet. I cannot believe there is a chance that the supporting actor would go to anyone except Heath. In supporting actress I cannot go against the general conses (Penelope Cruz) but I still would not be surprised if Marisa Tomei wins. Picture and director will go to Slumdog. In animated feature WALL-E should absolutely win as it won so many awards in the Guilds and with the critics in so many categories - but the academy sometimes votes strangely. If this goes wrong, Kung-Fu Panda wins. The same thing is with Foreign Language Film - the winner is not usually the most expected - therefore you can expect any other win except Waltz with Bashir (my prediction anyway).
It will be Slumdog's night and it will be great!
