1st Post-Nominations Predictions

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Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Supp. Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Supp. Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt
Orig. Screenplay: Milk
Adapt. Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume Design: The Duchess
Make-Up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Orig. Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Orig. Song: "Jai Ho", Slumdog Millionaire
Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Animated Film: WALL-E
Foreign Language Film: The Class, France
Feature Documentary: Man on Wire
Short Documentary: The Witness from the Balkony of Room 306
Animated Short: Presto!
Live Action Short: Spielzeugland
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Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black - Milk
Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
Lead Actor: Sean Penn - Milk
Lead Actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Doubt
Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir
Documentary Feature: Encounters At The End Of The World
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Documentary Short Subject: The Conscience Of Nhem En
Animated Short Subject: Oktapodi
Live Action Short Subject: Manon On The Asphalt
Original Song: "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Costume Design: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Makeup: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Visual Effects: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight
Sound Effects: The Dark Knight
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Picture: Benjamin Button
Director: Danny Boyle
Actor: Sean Penn
Actress: Kate Winslet
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis
Original Screenplay: Milk
Adapted Screenplay: The Reader
Original Song: O Saya
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Film Editing: Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: Benjamin Button
Costume Design: The Duchess
Makeup: Benjamin Button
Sound Mixing: WALL-E
Sound Editing: WALL-E
Visual Effect: Benjamin Button
Animated Movie: WALL-E
Foreign Movie: The Baader Meinhof Complex
Documentary: Encounters at the Far End of the World
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Picture: Slumdog Millionaire, but don't count out Benjamin Button
Animated Film: WALL-E
Director: Danny Boyle, though David Fincher could be carried along on a Button win
Actor: Sean Penn unless Mickey Rourke's oft referenced nod to all the dogs he's had resonates more than we think
Actress: Kate Winslet
Supp. Actor: Heath Ledger
Supp. Actress: Taraji P. Henson
Original Screenplay: Milk
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire, though a surprise winfor The Reader could signal Slumdog's in trouble for the big win
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Song: "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Editing: Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Benjamin Button
Art Direction: Benjamin Button
Costume Design: Milk
Makeup: Benjamin Button
Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Sound Editing: WALL-E
Visual Effects: Benjamin Button
Foreign Film: Waltz With Bashir
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Animated Short: Presto
Live Action Short: New Boy
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PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SCORE: WALL-E
ORIGINAL SONG: "Jai Ho", Slumdog Millionaire
ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
COSTUME DESIGN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SOUND MIXING: The Dark Knight
SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man on Wire
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Waltz with Bashir
DOCUMENTARY SHORT: The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306
ANIMATED SHORT: Presto!
LIVE-ACTION SHORT: New Boy
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
(alt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Director: Danny Boyle- Slumdog Millionaire
(alt: David Fincher- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler
(alt: Sean Penn- Milk)
Best Actress: Kate Winslet- The Reader
(alt: Anne Hathaway- Rachel Getting Married)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
(alt: None)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz- Vicky Christina Barcelona
(alt: Viola Davis- Doubt)
Best Original Screenplay: Milk
(alt: WALL-E)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
(alt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
(alt: None)
Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir
(alt: The Class)
Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
(alt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Cinematography: The Dark Knight
(alt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(alt: The Dark Knight)
Best Costume Design: The Duchess
(alt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(alt: The Dark Knight)
Best Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight
(alt: WALL-E)
Best Sound Editing: WALL-E
(alt: The Dark Knight)
Best Visual Effects: The Dark Knight
(alt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Original Score: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(alt: Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Original Song: "Jai Ho" from 'Slumdog Millionaire'
(alt: "Down to Earth" from 'WALL-E')
Best Documentary Feature: Encounters at the End of the World
(alt: Man on Wire)
Best Documentary Short: The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
(alt: No idea)
Best Animated Short: Presto!
(alt: No idea)
Best Live-Action Short: Manon on the Asphalt
(alt: No idea)



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Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay: Milk
Actor: Sean Penn - Milk
Actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Doubt
Cinematography: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Song: "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Sound: Wall-E
Sound Editing: Wall-E
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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It's all good!
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Sorry, Pen. Was going to just merge the two topics so you didn't have to copy and paste, but ah well.
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Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Actor: Sean Penn - Milk
Actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Doubt
Original Screenplay: Milk
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume Design: Milk
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Song: "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Sound: Slumdog Millionaire
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Animated Film: WALL-E
Foreign Language Film: The Class
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It's kind of fun to look back and see what we thought would be winners as gut reaction to the nominations. Here are my predictions for now:

Picture: Benjamin Button
Animated Film: WALL-E
Director: David Fincher
Actor: Sean Penn
Actress: Kate Winslet
Supp. Actor: Heath Ledger
Supp. Actress: Viola Davis
Original Screenplay: Milk
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Score: Benjamin Button
Original Song: "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography: Benjamin Button
Art Direction: Benjamin Button
Costume Design: Benjamin Button
Makeup: Benjamin Button
Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Sound Editing: WALL-E
Visual Effects: Benjamin Button
Foreign Film: The Class
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Animated Short: Presto
Live Action Short: Spielzeugland (Toyland)



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