Oscar Predictions - Everything but the Big 8!

So the Oscars are Sunday night! WAHOO!

Apparently, the show will open with Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway doing some kind of musical number.

I just came.

Also, there's some big Baz Luhrman-directed number with Hugh, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgeons, Beyonce, Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried.

"Confirmed" Presenters: (since the Academy is not confirming any presenters this year, other various news sources have stated these people will be presenting) Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Marion Cotillard, Leonardo Dicaprio, Zac Efron, Tina Fey, Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Pattison, Kristen Stewart, Tilda Swinton


Javier Bardem will NOT be there as he is in Barcelona. Probably with Vicky and Cristina.

ANIMATED FEATURE:
Bolt - Kung Fu Panda - Wall-E
(Haven't seen Bolt)
WILL WIN: Wall-E
SHOULD WIN: Wall-E

ART DIRECTION:
Changeling - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Dark Knight - The Duchess - Revolutionary Road
WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SHOULD WIN: Changeling

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Changeling - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Dark Knight - The Reader - Slumdog Millionaire
WILL WIN: Slumdog Millionaire
SHOULD WIN: Slumdog Millionaire

COSTUME DESIGN:
Australia - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Duchess - Milk - Revolutionary Road
WILL WIN: The Duchess
SHOULD WIN: The Duchess

FILM EDITING:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Dark Knight - Frost/Nixon - Milk - Slumdog Millionaire
WILL WIN: Slumdog Millionaire
SHOULD WIN: Milk

MAKEUP:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Dark Knight - Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SHOULD WIN: Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Defiance - Milk - Slumdog Millionaire - Wall-E
(Haven't seen Defiance)
WILL WIN: Slumdog Millionaire
SHOULD WIN: Milk

ORIGINAL SONG:
"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire
"Down to Earth" - Wall-E
WILL WIN: "Jai Ho"
SHOULD WIN: "Down to Earth"

SOUND MIXING:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Dark Knight - Slumdog Millionaire - Wall-E - Wanted
WILL WIN: The Dark Knight
SHOULD WIN: The Dark Knight

SOUND EDITING:
The Dark Knight - Iron Man - Slumdog Millionaire - Wall-E - Wanted
WILL WIN: The Dark Knight
SHOULD WIN: The Dark Knight

VISUAL EFFECTS:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Dark Knight - Iron Man
WILL WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SHOULD WIN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Baader Meinhof Complex - The Class - Departures - Revanche - Waltz With Bashir
WILL WIN: Waltz With Bashir

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
The Betrayal - Encounters at the End of the World - The Garden - Man on Wire - Trouble the Water
WILL WIN: Man on Wire

LIVE ACTION SHORT:
Auf der Strecke - Manon on the Asphalt - New Boy - The Pig - Spielzeugland
WILL WIN: Spielzeugland (???)

ANIMATED SHORT:
La Maison en Petits Cubes - Lavatory - Oktapodi - Presto - This Way Up
WILL WIN: Oktapodi (???)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
The Conscience of Nhem En - The Final Inch - Smile Pinki - The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306
WILL WIN: The Final Inch (???)

Be back tomorrow with the big 8 and more Oscar news!