Here they are. The official predictions for the 81st Annual Academy Awards – Louis M. Grafix edition. I’m going to list who I think will win and then who I believe should win. I believe I’ve had a pretty good track record for predicting the Oscar winners but I’ve never had something to really check. Now we’ll see how good I really am.
Actor
Will go to: Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”, although I can see Pitt or Penn getting this also.
Should go to: Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”
Supporting Actor
Will go to: Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Should go to: Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Actress
Will go to: Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married”
Should go to: No opinion on this one.
Supporting Actress
Will go to: Viola Davis in “Doubt”
Should go to: Penelope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Animated Feature
Will go to: “Wall-E”
Should go to: “Kung Fu Panda”, just kidding, “Wall-E” of course.
Animated Short
Will go to: “Presto”
Should go to: “La Maison en Petits Cubes”
Live Action Short
Will go to: “New Boy” (Taking a shot in the dark)
Should go to: “New Boy” I guess.
Art Direction
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Cinematography
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “The Dark Knight”
Visual Effects
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Costume Design
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: No Opinion.
Documentary
Will go to: “Man on Wire”
Should go to: No Opinion, I’ve just heard amazing things about “Man on Wire” But then again the Academy got it wrong with Hoop Dreams back in 1995 when it wasn’t even nominated.
Documentary Short Subject
Will go to: “The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″ (total guess here)
Should go to: I have no idea.
Editing
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “The Dark Knight”
Foreign Film
Will go to: “The Class” (another total guess)
Should go to: Hey, I’m just guessing here.
Makeup
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Sound Editing
Will go to: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should go to: “The Dark Knight”
Sound Mixing
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “The Dark Knight”
Original Score
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “Wall-E”
Original Song
Will go to: “Down to Earth” by Peter Gabriel from “Wall-E”
Should go to: “Down to Earth” by Peter Gabriel from “Wall-E”
Adapted Screenplay
Will go to: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should go to: “Frost/Nixon”
Original Screenplay
Will go to: “Milk”
Should go to: “Wall-E”
Director
Will go to: Danny Boyle for “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should go to: Christopher Nolan for “The Dark Knight” but he’s not nominated! So it should be Danny Boyle.
Best Picture
Will go to: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Should go to: “Slumdog Millionaire”
So there they are. Come back the day after the Oscar’s to see how accurate I was. You can also go to oscar.com and download your own printable ballot and see how well you do at predicting the biggest award show of the year.
