Oscar Predictions

Just the big ones this year, for my artistic and techs check out the best of 08 list below.

Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Should Win: Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Should have been nominated: Rosemary DeWitt for "Rachel Getting Married"

Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight"
Should Win: Michael Shannon for "Revolutionary Road"
Should have been nominated: James Franco for "Milk"

Best Animated Film:
Will Win: Wall-E
Should Win: Wall-E
Should have been nominated: Nothing but Wall-E

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: "Milk"
Should Win: "In Bruges"
Should have been nominated: "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "Synecdoche, New York"

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Should Win: "Doubt"
Should have been nominated: "The Dark Knight"

Best Live Action Short Film:
Will Win: Toyland
Should Win: Newboy or The Pig

Best Animated Short Film:
Will Win: "Presto"
Should Win: "This Way Up"

Best Actress:
Will Win: Kate Winslet for "The Reader"
Should Win: Kate Winslet for "The Reader"
Should have been nominated: Sally Hawkins for "Happy Go Lucky"

Best Actor:
Will Win: Tough call but I'm going with Sean Penn for "Milk"
Should Win: Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler"
Should have been nominated: Clint Eastwood for "Gran Torino"

Best Director:
Will Win: Danny Boyle
Should Win: Gus Van Sant
Should have been nominated: Darren Aronofsky

Best Picture:
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Milk
Should have been nominated: The Wrestler

Favorites in Film and Television 2008

10. The Wackness
9. Iron Man
8. Frost/Nixon
7. Gran Torino
6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
5. The Dark Knight
4. Milk
3. Wall-E
2. In Bruges
1. The Wrestler

Director
Darren Aronofsky for The Wrestler

Actor
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Actress
Sally Hawkins for Happy Go Lucky

Supporting Actor
Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Original Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York

Adapted Screenplay
John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt

Animated Film
Wall-E

Art Direction
The Fall

Cinematography
The Dark Knight

Costume Design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Editing
Milk

Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Original Score
Thomas Newman for Revolutionary Road

Original Song
“The Wrestler” by Bruce Springsteen for The Wrestler

Visual Effects
Iron Man

Documentary
Man on Wire

Television Drama
Mad Men

Television Comedy
30 Rock

Actor – Drama
Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Actress – Drama
Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights

Actor – Comedy
David Duchovny – Californication

Actress – Comedy
Tina Fey – 30 Rock

Supporting Actor – Drama
Michael Raymond-James – True Blood

Supporting Actress – Drama
Lizzy Caplan – True Blood

Supporting Actor – Comedy
Tracy Morgan – 30 Rock

Supporting Actress – Comedy
Pamela Adlon – Californication

Guest Star – Actor
Steve Martin – 30 Rock

Guest Star – Actress
Judy Greer – Californication

Direction - Drama
Matthew Weiner – Mad Men, “Meditations in an Emergency”

Direction – Comedy
Mark Mylod – Entourage, “Fantasy Island”

Writing – Drama
Alan Ball – True Blood, “Strange Love”
Vince Gilligan – Breaking Bad, “Pilot”

Writing – Comedy
Tina Fey – 30 Rock, “Cooter”