The 81th Annual Academy Awards Results!

The results are finally out!

^ denotes 'this nominee is a dark horse'.
^^ denotes 'this nominee will win the Oscar (my official prediction)'.
^^^ denotes 'this nominee should win the Oscar'.
^^^^^ denotes 'this nominee should and will win the Oscar (my official prediction)'.

BEST PICTURE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^^^^ winner!

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) ^^^^^ winner!
Stephen Daldry (THE READER)
David Fincher (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON) ^
Ron Howard (FROST/NIXON)
Gus Van Sant (MILK)

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Richard Jenkins (THE VISITOR)
Frank Langella (FROST/NIXON)
Sean Penn (MILK) ^ winner!
Brad Pitt (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)
Mickey Rourke (THE WRESTLER) ^^^^^

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED) ^
Angelina Jolie (CHANGELING)
Melissa Leo (FROZEN RIVER)
Meryl Streep (DOUBT) ^^^
Kate Winslet (THE READER) ^^ winner!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin (MILK)
Robert Downey Jr. (TROPIC THUNDER)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (DOUBT) ^
Heath Ledger (THE DARK KNIGHT) ^^^^^ winner!
Michael Shannon (REVOLUTIONARY ROAD)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams (DOUBT)
Penelope Cruz (VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA) ^^ winner!
Viola Davis (DOUBT) ^^^
Taraji P. Henson (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)
Marisa Tomei (THE WRESTLER) ^

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
FROZEN RIVER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY ^
IN BRUGES
MILK ^^ winner!
WALL.E ^^^

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^
DOUBT ^^^
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^ winner!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT ^
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^^^^ winner!

BEST FILM EDITING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT ^
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^^^^ winner!

BEST ART DIRECTION
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^^ winner!
THE DARK KNIGHT ^^^
THE DUCHESS ^
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^
THE DUCHESS ^^^^^ winner!
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST MAKEUP
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^^^^^ winner!
THE DARK KNIGHT ^
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^
DEFIANCE
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^^^^ winner!
WALL.E

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Jai Ho" (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) ^^^^^ winner!
"O Saya" (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)
"Down To Earth" (WALL.E) ^

BEST SOUND
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT ^
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^ winner!
WALL.E ^^^
WANTED

BEST SOUND EDITING
THE DARK KNIGHT ^ winner!
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ^^
WALL.E ^^^
WANTED

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ^^^^^ winner!
THE DARK KNIGHT ^
IRON MAN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA ^
WALL.E ^^^^^ winner!

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (Germany)
THE CLASS (France) ^
REVANCHE (Austria)
DEPARTURES (Japan) winner!
WALTZ WITH BASHIR (Israel) ^^^^^

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE BETRAYAL - NERAKHOON
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD ^
THE GARDEN
MAN ON WIRE ^^^^^ winner!
TROUBLE THE WATER

WELL DONE OSCAR WINNERS!