OSCAR PREDICTIONS

I love Slumdog Millionaire, but unlike everyone else I'm not predicting a sweep. I think Slumdog is vulnerable in the sound categories, but everything else should and will go to Slumdog. 

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Best Actress: Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black (Milk)

Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)

Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt & Victor J. Zolfo (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Costume Design: Michael O' Connor (The Ducheess)

Editing: Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire)

Foreign Film: The Class (from France)

Score: A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire)

Song: "Jai Ho" (Slumdog Millionaire)

Sound Mixing: Lora Hirschberg, Garry Rizzo & Ed Novick (The Dark Knight)

Sound Editing: Richard King (The Dark Knight)

Visual Effects: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, & Craig Barron (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Make-Up: Greg Cannon (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Animated: WALL-E

Animated Short: Presto

Documentary Short: Smile Pinki

Documentary Feature: Man On Wire

Live Action Short: Toyland

I also agree with most of these picks except for a few. I think Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) should win Best Actress, Viola Davis (Doubt) should win Best Supporting Actress, and that Andrew Statton should win best original Screenplay for WALL-E.

TALLY'S

Slumdog Millionaire (7)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (3)

The Dark Knight (3)

WALL-E (1) or Pixar (2)

Milk (1)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (1)

The Wrestler (1)

The Reader (1)

The Duchess (1)