Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Milk
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Deserves To Win: Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
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: Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Directing
Will Win: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Gus Van Sant - Milk
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: In Bruges
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Cinematography
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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: The Garden
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Deserves To Win: The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Film Editing
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Jai Ho” - Slumdog Millionaire
Deserves To Win: “Jai Ho” - Slumdog Millionaire
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: WALL-E
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: Presto
Deserves To Win: Presto
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Deserves To Win: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Sound Editing
Will Win: WALL-E
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Sound Mixing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Visual Effects
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Deserves To Win: The Dark Knight
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: WALL-E
Deserves To Win: WALL-E
Snubbed for Best Picture
Gran Torino
Snubbed for Best Actor
Snubbed for Best Actress
Snubbed for Best Director
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
