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Oscar Predictions: 2008

Oscar spills his annual secrets on February 22, and here are my yearly best guesses and to whom and what he'll be tossing himself.

Best Picture
The nominees are: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire.
What Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
The nominees are: David Fincher for The Curious Case of benjamin Button, Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon, Gus van Sant for Milk, Stephen Daldry for The Reader and Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire.
Who Will Win: Danny Boyle.

Best Actor
The nominees are: Richard Jenkins in The Visitor, Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon, Sean Penn in Milk, Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.
Who Will Win: Sean Penn bests Mickey Rourke.

Best Actress
The nominees are: Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, Angelina Jolie in Changeling, Melissa Leo in Frozen River, Meryl Streep in Doubt and Kate Winslet in The Reader.
Who Will Win: Kate Winslet.

Best Supporting Actor
The nominees are: Josh Brolin in Milk, Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt, Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight and Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road.
Who Will Win: Heath Ledger.

Best Supporting Actress
The nominees are: Amy Adams in Doubt, Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Viola Davis in Doubt, Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler.
Who Will Win: Penelope Cruz over Viola Davis.

Best Original Screenplay
The nominees are: Frozen River, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Milk, and Wall-E.
What Will Win: Milk.

Best Adapted Screenplay
The nominees are: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, and Slumdog Millionaire.
What Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire.

Best Original Song
The nominees are: "Down to Earth" from Wall-E, "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire, and "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire.
What Will Win: "Jai Ho."