Farmhouse's Oscar Predictions.

Did this last year and was 53% right, so I figured I should do it again this year. I still have yet to see Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, or Milk, so I don't know how high my overall percentage is going to be this year. Oh well.

 

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. 

Original Screenplay
In Bruges, Martin McDonagh. 

Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy. 

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WALL-E, Andrew Stanton. 

Achievement in Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo. 

Achievement in Costume Design
The Duchess, Michael O’Connor. 

Achievement in Makeup
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz. 

Achievement in Cinematography
The Dark Knight, Wally Pfister. 

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. 

Best Documentary Feature
Man on Wire. 

Achievement in Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron. 

Achievement in Sound Editing
The Dark Knight, Richard King. 

Achievement in Sound Mixing 
WALL-E, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt. 

Achievement in Film Editing
The Dark Knight, Lee Smith.

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score) 
WALL-E, Thomas Newman. 

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song)
“Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar. 

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Waltz with Bashir (Israel). 

Achievement in Directing
Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle. (Would love to see David Fincher win though). 

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Kate Winslet in The Reader. 

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. 

Best Motion Picture of the Year 
Slumdog Millionaire.