Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Deserves To Win: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
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: Viola Davis - Doubt
Deserves To Win: Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Directing
Will Win: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: Milk
Deserves To Win: Milk
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cinematography
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Documentary Feature
Will Win: Encounters at the End of the World
Deserves To Win: Encounters at the End of the World
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: The Final Inch
Deserves To Win: The Final Inch
Film Editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: The Baader Meinhof Complex
Deserves To Win: The Baader Meinhof Complex
Makeup
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Jai Ho” - Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: “Jai Ho” - Slumdog Millionaire
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Deserves To Win: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: Manon on the Asphalt
Deserves To Win: Manon on the Asphalt
Sound Editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Sound Mixing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Visual Effects
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: WALL-E
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Snubbed for Best Picture
Gran Torino
Snubbed for Best Actor
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
Snubbed for Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Snubbed for Best Director
Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
