The 81st Academy Awards: The Predictions.

Here is my complete list of my predictions for the 81st Academy Awards.

They are neither controversial or fresh as the winners have been pre-ordained for some time now; Slumdog Millionaire will dominate, Kate Winslet will mercily end her desperate Oscar hunt and everyone will drool over this year’s host, Hugh Jackman.

Here’s hoping that Best Actor (AKA Rourke vs. Penn), Best Original Screenplay and Penelope Cruz’s potentional win for Supporting Actress will make-up for the high predictability of the year. Still, it is nice to actually appreciate the eventual winners.

Enjoy!

Best Picture
Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Upset: None.
Wish: Milk

Best Director
Win: Danny Boyle
Upset: None.
Wish: Danny Boyle

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Win: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Upset: Sean Penn for Milk
Wish: Mickey Rourke or Sean Penn

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Win: Kate Winslet for The Reader
Upset: Meryl Streep for Doubt (is this possible?)
Wish: Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Win: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Upset: None.
Wish: Heath Ledger

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Win: Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Upset: Amy Adams for Doubt (Controversial)
Wish: Penelope Cruz

Best Adapted Screenplay
Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Upset: None.
Wish: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Screenplay
Win: Milk
Upset: Wall-E
Wish: In Bruges

Best Cinematography
Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Upset: The Reader
Wish: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Editing

Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Upset: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Wish: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Costume Design
Win: The Duchess
Upset: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wish: The Duchess

Best Art Direction
Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Upset: The Duchess
Wish: The Duchess

Best Make-Up
Win: The Dark Knight
Upset: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wish: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Score
Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Upset: Wall-E
Wish: Milk

Best Original Song
Win: “Jai Ho” – Slumdog Millionaire
Upset: “Down To Earth” – Wall-E
Wish: “Jai Ho”

Best Sound
Win: The Dark Knight
Upset: Slumdog Millionaire
Wish: Wall-E

Best Sound Editing
Win: Wall-E
Upset: Iron Man
Wish: Wall-E

Best Visual Effects
Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Upset: The Dark Knight
Wish: The Dark Knight

Best Animated Film
Win: Wall-E
Upset: None.
Wish: Wall-E

Best Foreign Language Film
Win: The Class
Upset: Waltz With Bashir
Wish: Waltz With Bashir

Documentary Feature
Win: Man On Wire
Upset: Trouble the Water
Wish: Man On Wire