Oscar Predictions, or How we'll see about everything tomorrow

Jan 22 UPDATE: Huh, Is Daldry the new Eastwood? Or is Harvey back to form?

In terms of predix, I did okay nailing all nominees in 3 different categories (Supp. Actor, Visual Effects & Editing) - and missing just the Winslet film in Best Actress. Also: Wanted, wtf?

62.5/84 = 74 %

Tallies:

Ben Button: 13

Slumdog: 10

TDK: 8

Milk: 8

Wall-E: 6

F/N: 5

Doubt: 5

Reader: 4

Rev Road: 3

Jan 21 BORING:

Let's hope the Academy surprises us tomorrow morning and don't go all MilkSlumdogBenjamin/NixonKnight in EVERY available category. That said, I am hoping for a Wall-E BP nod. Watch me be wrong.

Best Picture (4/5)

Frost/Nixon (B)

Wall-E (A+)

Milk (A)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (C+)

Slumdog Millionaire (A+)

The Reader

Wishful thinking: Revolutionary Road (A)

Alternate: The Dark Knight (A+)

Best Director (4/5)

Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon - B)

Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight - A+)

Gus Van Sant (Milk - A)

David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire - A+)

Stephen Daldry (The Reader)

Wishful thinking: Andrew Stanton (Wall-E - A+)

Alternate: Darren Aronosfky (The Wrestler)

Best Lead Actor (3/5)

Sean Penn (Milk - A)

Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon - B)

Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)

Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road - A)

Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Brad Pitt (Curious Case of Benjamin Button - C+)

Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)

Wishful thinking: No Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)

Alternate: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)

Best Lead Actress (4.5/5)

Meryl Streep (Doubt - A-)

Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road - A) (The Reader)

Melissa Leo (Frozen River)

Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married - A)

Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky - A-)

Angelina Jolie (Changeling - C+)

Wishful thinking: Kristin Scott-Thomas (I've Loved You So long - A+)

Alternate: Angelina Jolie (Changeling - C+)

Best Supporting Actor (5/5)

Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight - A+)

Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt - A-)

Josh Brolin (Milk - A)

Robert Downey Jr (Tropic Thunder)

Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road - A)

Wishful thinking: Emile Hirsch (Milk - A)

Alternate: Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire - A+)

Best Supporting Actress (4/5)

Viola Davis (Doubt - A-)

Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona - A)

Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)

Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - C+)

Amy Adams (Doubt - A-)

Wishful thinking: Kathy Bates (Revolutionary Road - A)

Alternate: Amy Adams (Doubt - A-)

Best Original Screenplay  (2/5)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (A)

Milk (A)

Rachel Getting Married (A)

Wall-E (A+)

The Wrestler

Frozen River

In Bruges

Happy-Go-Lucky (A-)

Wishful thinking: Burn After Reading (A-)

Alternate: Happy Go-Lucky (A-)

Best Adapted Screenplay (4/5)

Curious Case of Benjamin Button (C+)

Doubt (A-)

Slumdog Millionaire (A+)

The Reader

Revolutionary Road (A)

Frost/Nixon (B)

Wishful thinking: The Dark Knight (A+)

Alternate: Frost/Nixon (B)

Rest of 'em (except for Song, Doc and Foreign - cause really I hate shooting in the dark):

Best Animated Feature Film (2/3)

Kung Fu Panda
WALL•E
Waltz with Bashir

Bolt

Best Art Direction (3/5)

Milk
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Revolutionary Road 

The Reader

The Duchess

The Dark Knight

Best Cinematography (3/5)

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Changeling

The Reader

Best Costume Design (4/5)

Australia
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Milk

Best Editing (5/5)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire

Milk

Best Original Score (4/5)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL•E

Defiance

Best Make-Up (2/3)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Sound Mixing (3/5)

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire

Quantum of Solace
WALL•E

Wanted

Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Sound Editing (3/5)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
WALL•E

Wanted

Slumdog Millionaire

Best Visual Effects (3/3)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man