Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Frost/Nixon
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Deserves To Win: Sean Penn - Milk
Actress In A Leading Role
Will Win: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Deserves To Win: Meryl Streep - Doubt
Actor In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Actress In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Deserves To Win: Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Directing
Will Win: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: Milk
Deserves To Win: In Bruges
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: Frost/Nixon
Deserves To Win: Frost/Nixon
Art Direction
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Cinematography
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Costume Design
Will Win: The Duchess
Deserves To Win: Milk
Documentary Feature
Will Win: Man on Wire
Deserves To Win: Man on Wire
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: The Final Inch
Deserves To Win: The Final Inch
Film Editing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Waltz with Bashir
Deserves To Win: Waltz with Bashir
Makeup
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Down to Earth” - WALL-E
Deserves To Win: “Down to Earth” - WALL-E
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: Defiance
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: Presto
Deserves To Win: Presto
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: Manon on the Asphalt
Deserves To Win: Manon on the Asphalt
Sound Editing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Visual Effects
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: WALL-E
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Snubbed for Best Picture
Doubt
Snubbed for Best Actor
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
Snubbed for Best Actress
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Snubbed for Best Director
Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler
