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Check out a full list of our predictions for the big night after the jump.

Ethan’s Predictions
Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Milk

Best Director
Will Win: Danny Boyle
Should Win: Gus Van Sant

Best Actor
Will Win: Mickey Rourke
Should Win: Sean Penn

Best Actress
Will Win: Melissa Leo
Should Win: Meryl Streep

Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Heath Ledger
Should Win: Robert Downey Jr.

Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Penelope Cruz
Should Win: Penelope Cruz

Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Milk
Should Win: In Bruges

Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Doubt

The Rest
Animated Feature
Will Win: Wall-E
Should Win: Wall-E

Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Waltz with Bashir
Should Win: The Class

Documentary Feature
Will Win: Man on Wire
Should Win: Trouble the Water

Documentary Short
Will Win: The Witness
Should Win: N/A

Live-Action Short
Will Win: Toyland
Should Win: N/A

Animated Short
Will Win: Presto
Should Win: N/A

Art Direction
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography:
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: The Dark Knight

Costume Design:
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Milk

Makeup
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Music
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song
Will Win: “Jai Ho” Slumdog Millioniare
Should Win: “Jai Ho” Slumdog Millionaire

Sound Editing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Should Win: Wall-E

Sound Mixing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Should Win: Wall-E

Visual Effects
Will Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Should Win: Iron Man
Nick’s Predictions
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Will Win: Sean Penn
Should Win: Mickey Rourke

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Will and Should Win: Heath Ledger

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Will Win: Kate Winslet (*late change to Meryl Streep)
Should Win: Melissa Leo

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Will Win:  Penélope Cruz
Should Win: Marisa Tomei

Animated Feature Film
Will and Should Win: WALL-E

Achievement in art direction
Will and Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Achievement in cinematography
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: The Dark Knight

Achievement in costume design
Will Win: The Duchess
Should Win: Milk

Achievement in directing
Will Win: Danny Boyle
Should Win: David Fincher

Best documentary feature
Will and Should Win: Man on Wire

Best documentary short subject
Will Win: The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306
Should Win: N/A

Achievement in film editing
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Or Milk

Best foreign language film of the year
Will Win: The Class
Should Win: N/A

Achievement in makeup
Will and Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: WALL-E

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
Will Win: Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Bruce Springsteen’s The Wrestler!

Best motion picture of the year
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best animated short film
Will Win: Lavatory – Lovestory
Should Win: N/A

Best live action short film
Will Win:  Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Should Win: N/A

Achievement in sound editing
Will and Should Win: The Dark Knight

Achievement in sound mixing
Will Win: The Dark Knight
Should Win: WALL-E

Achievement in visual effects
Will and Should Win: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Adapted screenplay
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Doubt

Original screenplay
Will Win: Milk
Should Win: WALL-E