Final, Entire Oscar Predictions

Maybe I'm crazy, yet some interesting happenings seem as though they could occur come Sunday. Yes, Best Picture is easy, also Supporting Actor, but the rest is pretty interesting. For analysis on Original and Adapted Screenplay, Lead and Supporting Actress, Lead and Supporting Actor and Best Picture and Director follow the links. In a way, I'm a tad happy it's all finally wrapping up. 2009 seems like it will be an interesting year for movies. Yet not from an Oscar standpoint. I think what we'll see happening is many movies will pop up and make their way into the race. Kinda like Slumdog's whole story.

Note: Last year, I went 6 for 6 on the acting races, as well as Picture and Director. I intend upon repeating, you understand?!

Also, I'm not terribly educated on all these tech races, so listing snubs and "Should-wins" will be difficult and probably absent. Just a warning.

Best Documentary, Features
Will win: Man on Wire
Should win: Man on Wire
Spoiler: N/A
Snubbed: N/A

Best Foreign Language Film
Will win: Vals Im Bashir (Waltz With Bashir)
Should Win: I wish I knew (might be seeing The Class soon)
Spoiler: Entre les murs (The Class)
Snubbed: N/A

Best Animated Feature of the Year
Will Win: WALL-E
Should Win: WALL-E
Spoiler: This is all WALL-E's.
Snubbed: N/A

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Will Win: Benjamin Button
Should Win: Benjamin Button
Spoiler: The Dark Knight
Snubbed: None, though Iron Man's FX are kinda lame.

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Will Win: WALL-E
Should Win: WALL-E
Spoiler: Slumdog Millionaire
Snubbed: N/A

Best Sound
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: WALL-E
Spoiler: WALL-E
Snubbed: N/A

Best Original Song
Will Win: "Jai Ho"
Should Win: "Jai Ho"
Spoiler: "Down to Earth"
Snubbed: "The Wrestler" for "O Saya"

Best Original Score
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Spoiler: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Snubbed: The Dark Knight (for Defiance)

Best Achievement in Makeup
Will Win: Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Dark Knight
Spoiler: N/A
Snubbed: Tropic Thunder for Hellboy II

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Will Win: The Duchess
Should Win: The Duchess (Milk would be fun, too)
Spoiler: Benjamin Button
Snubbed: Changeling for Revolutionary Road

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Will Win: Benjamin Button
Should Win: Benjamin Button
Spoiler: N/A
Snubbed: N/A

Best Achievement in Editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: The Dark Knight
Spoiler: The Dark Knight
Snubbed: The Wrestler for I don't know, The Reader?

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: The Dark Knight
Spoiler: The Dark Knight
Snubbed: I'll be left field and say Burn After Reading. For whom, I don't know.

Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Spoiler: N/A
Snubbed: The Dark Knight

Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: WALL-E
Should Win: Don't know
Spoiler: Milk
Snubbed: The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Penelope Cruz
Should Win: Marisa Tomei
Spoiler: Viola Davis
Snubbed: Frances McDormand for Taraji P. Henson, please

Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Heath Ledger
Should Win: Heath Ledger
Spoiler: Shut up.
Snubbed: N/A

Best Actress
Will Win: Kate Winslet
Should Win: Kate Winslet
Spoiler: Melissa Leo
Snubbed: Cate Blanchett for Jolie

Best Actor
Will Win: Mickey Rourke
Should Win: Mickey Rourke
Spoiler: Sean Penn
Snubbed: N/A (Maybe Brolin for W.)

Best Director
Will Win: Danny Boyle
Should Win: Danny Boyle
Spoiler: David Fincher
Snubbed: Christopher Nolan for Ron Howard

Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Spoiler: Milk
Snubbed: The Dark Knight

Alright, so the emboldened text is my official prediction for the category. We'll see how it all goes. I wasn't too adventurous. I almost thought I had the balls to predict Melissa Leo over The Winslet, but I just couldn't. Sorry.

Enjoy the show. At least try to, okay?