Final Oscar Predictions: The Rest...

Best Animated Feature
Will Win: WALL-E
Should Win: WALL-E
-Do I really need to explain why this will and should win? I didn't think so.

Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Dustin Lance Black - Milk
Should Win: Dustin Lance Black - Milk
-Being the only Best Picture nominee in this category should give Milk a well deserved edge. WALL-E and In Bruges are likely spoilers, but look for Black to justly take this award.

Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
-This is another category where Slumdog shouldn't have any problem picking up after its inital sweeps. To be fair, I think Doubt was a better written film, but Shanley didn't really do that much in terms of an adaptation, so I'd give my vote to Beaufoy.

Best Art Direction
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-The year's most abundant visual spectacle should deservedly win here.

Best Costume Design
Will Win: The Duchess
Should Win: The Duchess
-The Duchess spent a long and hard campaign for Michael O'Connor's costumes. This and the Victorian era wardrobe are big pluses for the film.

Best Cinematography
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: The Dark Knight
-This is a category where really anyone can win. The Slumdog sweep should work here, which is actually very good. But in terms of the enhancement for the film, Wally Pfister's photography on The Dark Knight was magnificent. I wouldn't count on the Academy to see it that way, though.

Best Film Editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
-Again, I expect the sweep to continue here for the lively editing that kept the film's pace and one of only two awards I completely agree with it winning.

Best Original Score
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
-Here's the other one I agree with, as Rahman's score was without a doubt the best part of the movie and everyone seems to agree on that.

Best Original Song
Will Win: "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: "Down to Earth" - WALL-E
-The Bruce Springsteen snub is still blasphemy, but with only three nominees, I found "Jai Ho" to be a tad overrated and "O Saya" to work better within the context of the film. Therefore, "Down to Earth" gets my vote, but rather by default. Though Slumdog should take this for it's catchy tune.

Best Makeup
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-Making Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett look like ugly old people is not an easy task. That accomplishment alone deserves an Oscar.

Best Sound
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: WALL-E
-If WALL-E or The Dark Knight take this, then I'll kick myself for not listening to my insticts. But something tells me the irrational Slumdog sweep is going to be present here, and it seems all Best Picture frontrunners nominated here tend to win. The incredible sound team behind WALL-E should win, but I'm guessing they'll lose to the frontrunner.

Best Sound Editing
Will Win: WALL-E
Should Win: WALL-E
-Unlike the sound mixing category, I don't think the Best Picture frontrunner will win, leaving WALL-E the room to take this well deserved award.

Best Visual Effects
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-The dazzling innovations were noticed by everyone on the planet. Both Iron Man and The Dark Knight are possible spoilers, but Benjamin Button should very much take it.

These next categories are ones that I predict, but have seen usually only one or none of the nominees. I can't say who should win or give an extensive analysis, so I'll just say my prediction.

Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Waltz with Bashir

Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: Man on Wire

Best Live Action Short
Will Win: Toyland

Best Animated Short
Will Win: Presto

Best Documentary Short
Will Win: The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306