It's a slow day for news, and Oscar nominations are tomorrow, so I thought I'd take a stab and put in my predictions before the actuals came out. What do you guys think? I put a star next to who of my predicted 5 I think will walk away with the gold man himself. Also, I'm only doing the top 6 categories, because...well...I'm lazy.

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire*

Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire*
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler*
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sean Penn, Milk
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Actress
Meryl Streep, Doubt*
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight*
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionare
Josh Brolin, Milk
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet, The Reader*
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Penelope Cruz, Vicky, Christina, Barcelona
Viola Davis,  Doubt

--Greg MacLennan

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