Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Slumdog Millionaire (although tempted to go with Milk)
Actress, Leading: Meryl Streep
Actor, Leading: Mickey Rourke (although tempted to go with Sean Penn)
Actress, Supporting: Viola Davis
Actor, Supporting: Heath Ledger
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design: The Duchess
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Animated Short: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Screenplay, Original: Frozen River
Screnplay, Adapted: The Reader
Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Song: Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
* "oscar training" coined by VB