Finally, the wait is over. In less than 24 hours, the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony will take place and we will find out who actually won. Behold, our predictions:
Best Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”Actor: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Animated Feature: “WALL-E”
Adapted Screenplay: “Slumdog Millionaire,” screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay: “WALL-E,” screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
Cinematography: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle
Costume Design: “The Duchess,” Michael O’Connor
Documentary Feature: “Man on Wire”
Documentary Short:“The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306″
Film Editing: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens
Foreign Language Film: “Waltz with Bashir,” Israel
Makeup: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom
Original Score: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman
Original Song: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar
Animated Short: “Presto”
Live-action Short: “Spielzeugland”
Sound Editing: “The Dark Knight,” Richard King
Sound Mixing: “The Dark Knight,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
Visual Effects: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
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