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The Oscars are less than 24 hours away and below we present our final predictions:

FINAL PREDICTIONS AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2009 

 

Best Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Actor: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler” 

Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader” 

Supporting Actor:  Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, “Doubt”

Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Animated Feature: “WALL-E” 

Adapted Screenplay: “Slumdog Millionaire,” screenplay by Simon Beaufoy 

Original screenplay: “WALL-E,” screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter 

Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo

Cinematography: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle 

Costume Design: “The Duchess,” Michael O’Connor

Documentary Feature: “Man on Wire”

Documentary Short:“The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306″ 

 Film Editing: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens 

 Foreign Language Film: “Waltz with Bashir,” Israel 

Makeup: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom
Original Score: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman
Original Song: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar

Animated Short: “Presto”

Live-action Short: “Spielzeugland” 

Sound Editing: “The Dark Knight,” Richard King

Sound Mixing: “The Dark Knight,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick

Visual Effects: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron