Oscar Predictions

Oops, no color coding....but in italics movies I have seen, and in bold italics who I think will win. Kinda early for that maybe, but what the hey. And not all categories....

Best Picture

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

dark horse/surprise
Wall-E

Best Director

Danny Boyle/ Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher/ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard/ Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan/ The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant/ Milk

Best Actress

Anne Hathaway / Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins / Happy-Go-Lucky
Meryl Streep / Doubt
Kate Winslet / Revolutionary Road
Angelina Jolie/ The Changeling

dark horse/surprise
Melissa Leo / Frozen River instead of Angelina

( my 5th spot is really up for grabs, there are several possibilities that i have not seen.)

Best Actor

Frank Langella / Frost/Nixon
Mickey Rourke / The Wrestler
Brad Pitt / Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Richard Jenkins / The Visitor

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz / Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis / Doubt
Amy Adams / Doubt
Marisa Tomei / The Wrestler
Kate Winslet / The Reader

Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger/ The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin / Milk
Eddie Marson / Happy-Go-Lucky
Philip Seymour Hoffman / Doubt
Dev Patel / Slumdog Millionaire


Best Original Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black / Milk
Robert Seigel / The Wrestler
Mike Leigh / Happy-Go-Lucky
Coens / Burn After Reading
Jenny Lumet / Rachel Getting Married

Best Adapted Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy / Slumdog Millionaire
Eric Roth / Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Peter Morgan / Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley / Doubt
Justin Haythe / Revolutionary Road

* likely 5th spot Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight