Oscars 2009...

it is the time of the year when the best in the motion picture industry are honoured...
the Oscars will be handed out on Monday morning Singapore time...
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire leads the pack with 13 and 10 nominations respectively...
will it be a year of surprises where the most-nominated movie is sidelined...

Slumdog has won nearly every major award there is...
including the BAFTA and Golden Globes...
so the prediction is for it to continue its run into the Oscars...
Best Picture and Best Director it shall collect...

as for Benjamin Button, it will be the biggest winner in terms of the other technical categories...

for the acting categories...
my heart goes out to Meryl Streep although i think it is time that Kate Winslet pick up her first Oscar...
Sean Penn failed to impress me with his portrayal of Harvey Milk...
so my bet is going to Mickey Rourke for his performance in The Wrestler...

Best Supporting Actress is a tie between Viola Davis in Doubt and Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona...
personally i have not seen Vicky Cristina Barcelona...
but judging from the support she has garnered so far...
it seems that the award is hers for certain...

interestingly, Wall-E and The Dark Knight received quite a considerable amount of nominations...
Wall-E is in for Best Animated Feature Film, Original Song, Original Score, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Original Screenplay...
while The Dark Knight was nominated in nearly every technical category...
for Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects...
my prediction is for Wall-E to win Best Animated Feature and Best Song...
while The Dark Knight is set to pick up Best Supporting Actor for the late Heath Ledger...