Mandars Oscar Prediction's.................

My Predictions, who will nominate & who will win Oscar 2009........................

Best Motion Picture (Drama)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

My Verdict: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Best Actor (Drama)

Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

My Verdict: Sean Penn, Milk

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Best Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

My Verdict: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

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Best Actress (Drama)
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

My Verdict: Meryl Streep, Doubt

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Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

My Verdict: Viola Davis, Doubt

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Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Steven Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

My Verdict: Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road or Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

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Best Original Song
"Down to Earth" -- WALL-E
"Gran Torino" -- Gran Torino
"jai ho"-- Slumdog Millionaire(A.R.Rahman)
"Once in a Lifetime" -- Cadillac Records
"The Wrestler" -- The Wrestler

My Verdict: "Down to Earth" from Wall-E or "jai ho"-- Slumdog Millionaire(A.R.Rahman)

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Best Original Score
Defiance
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire(A.R.Rahman)
Frost/Nixon
Changeling

My Verdict: Slumdog Millionaire(A.R.Rahman)

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Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

My Verdict: Wall-E

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Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Gomorrah
I've Loved You So Long
Waltz with Bashir

My Verdict: I've Loved You So Long

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Best Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

My Verdict: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or Slumdog Millionaire

Lets see my pre-oscar predictions will bang on target or not.......................