Final Oscar Predictions

Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Milk

Best Director
Will Win: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Actor
Will Win: Sean Penn, Milk
Should Win: Sean Penn, Milk

Best Actress
Will Win: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Should Win: Meryl Streep, Doubt

Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Should Win: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Should Win: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Doubt

Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Milk
Should Win: Milk

Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Waltz with Bashir
Should Win: Waltz with Bashir

Best Documentary
Will Win: Man on Wire
Should Win: Man on Wire

Best Animated Film
Will Win: WALL-E
Should Win: WALL-E

Best Art Direction
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Cinematography
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Costume Design
Will Win: The Duchess
Should Win: Revolutionary Road

Best Film Editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Milk

Best Makeup
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Original Score
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Milk

Best Original Song
Will Win: "Down to Earth," WALL-E
Should Win: "Down to Earth," WALL-E

Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Should Win: The Dark Knight

Best Sound Editing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Should Win: WALL-E

Best Visual Effects
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: Iron Man

Best Animated Short Film
Will Win: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Should Win: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Live Action Short Film
Will Win: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Should Win: Manon on the Asphalt

Best Documentary Short
Will Win: The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306
Should Win: ?