Dec's Oscar predix

My predictions for this year's Oscar nominations, to be announced on Thursday at 1.30pm Irish time...

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

Watching out for: Doubt
Fingers crossed for: Wall-E

Best Director:
David Fincher (Benjamin Button)
Gus Van Sant (Milk)
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)

Watch out for: Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
Fingers crossed for: Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)

Best Actor:
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)

Watch out for: Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button)
Fingers crossed for: Colin Farrell (In Bruges)

Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)

Watch out for: Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Fingers crossed for: Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long)

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Josh Brolin (Milk)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
Robert Downey Jr (Tropic Thunder)

Watch out for: Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess/The Reader)
Fingers crossed for: James Franco (Milk)

Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Taraji P Henson (Benjamin Button)
Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)

Watch out for: Amy Adams (Doubt)
Fingers crossed for: Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)

Best Original Screenplay
Milk
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Burn After Reading
The Visitor
Rachel Getting Married

Best Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
Doubt
Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Revolutionary Road