** 2009 Oscar Predictions ** - Democratic Underground

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** 2009 Oscar Predictions **

So what are your choices for the 81st Annual Academy Awards?

Best Lead Actor-

Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor”)
Frank Langella (“Frost Nixon”)
Sean Penn (“Milk”)
Brad Pitt (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”)
Micky Rourke (“The Wrestler”)

Best Supporting Actor-

Josh Brolin (“Milk”)
Robert Downey Jr. (“Tropic Thunder”)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Doubt”)
Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”)
Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”)

Best Lead Actress-

Anne Hathaway (“Rachel Getting Married”)
Angelina Jolie (“Changeling”)
Melissa Leo (“Frozen River”)
Meryl Streep (“Doubt”)
Kate Winslet (“The Reader”)

Best Supporting Actress-

Amy Adams (“Doubt”)
Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
Viola Davis (“Doubt”)
Taraji P. Henson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”)
Marisa Tomei (“The Wrestler”)

Best Animated Feature-

“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“WALL-E”

Best Achievement in Art Direction-

“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”

Best Achievement in Cinematography-

“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Achievement in Costume Design-

“Australia”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Duchess”
“Milk”
“Revolutionary Road”

Best Achievement in Directing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Documentary Feature-

“The Betrayal”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
“Man on Wire”
“Trouble the Water”

Best Documentary Short Subject-

“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki”
“The Witness”

Best Achievement in Film Editing-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Foreign Language Film-

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” (Germany)
“The Class” (France)
“Departures” (Japan)
“Revanche” (Austria)
“Waltz with Bashir” (Israel)

Best Makeup-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”

Best Original Score-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Defiance”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”

Best Original Song-

“Down to Earth” (“WALL-E”)
“Jai Ho” (“Slumdog Millionaire”)
“O Saya” (“Slumdog Millionaire”)

Best Motion Picture-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Animated Short Film-

“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
“Lavatory-Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”

Best Live Action Short Film-

“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)”

Best Sound Editing-

“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”

Best Sound Mixing-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”

Best Visual Effects-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”

Best Adapted Screenplay-

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Original Screenplay-

“Frozen River”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges”
“Milk”
“WALL-E”