Oscar Predictions 2009

Seeing as I've seen a total of eight of the films nominated for Academy Awards this year, I figure people may want to know what I think about who is going to win. I debated about whether or not to reveal my predictions, knowing that the sheer brilliance of my predictive capacity is so highly influential. It is my hope that I do not spoil the Oscars for you with these picks.

Addendum: Correct answers are in blue, incorrect in red with the actual in green. In the end, I predicted 17 correct out of 24, or 71%. One of my mistakes was going with Nate Silver's predictions, which I shall not do again.

Actor, Leading
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

(Sean Penn, "Milk")

Actor, Supporting
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Night"

Actress, Leading
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Actress, Supporting
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona")

Animated Feature
"WALL-E"

Art Direction
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Costume Design
"The Duchess"

Documentary Feature
"Man on Wire"

Documentary Short
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
("Smile Pinki")

Film Editing
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Foreign Language Film
"Waltz with Bashir"
("Departures")

Makeup
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Original Score
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Original Song
"Jai Ho," from "Slumdog Millionaire"

Short Film, Animated
"Presto"
("La Maison en Petits Cubes")

Short Film, Live Action
"Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

Sound Editing
"The Dark Knight"

Sound Mixing
"The Dark Knight"
("Slumdog Millionaire")

Visual Effects
"The Dark Knight"
("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")

Screenplay, Adapted
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Screenplay, Original
"Milk"

DIRECTING
"Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST PICTURE
"Slumdog Millionaire"