Oscar/Spirits Ballot: Anne Thompson

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Film Independent's Spirit Awards

Best Feature:
Will Win: "The Wrestler"
Should Win: "Wendy & Lucy"

Best Director:
Will Win: Tom McCarthy, "The Visitor"
Should Win: Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"

Best First Feature:
Will Win/Should Win: "Synecdoche, New York"

Best Screenplay:
Will Win/Should Win: Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York"

Best First Screenplay:
Will Win/Should Win: Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"

Best Female Lead:
Will Win/Should Win: Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"

Best Male Lead:
Will Win: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Should Win: Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Supporting Female:
Will Win/Should Win: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Best Supporting Male:
Will Win/Should Win: James Franco, "Milk"

Best Cinematography:
Will Win: Harris Savides, "Milk"
Should Win: Lol Crawley, "Ballast"

Best Documentary:
Will Win/Should Win: "Man on Wire"

Best Foreign Film:
Will Win/Should Win: "Hunger"

Academy Awards

Best Picture:
Will Win/Should Win: "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Director:
Will Win/Should Win: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Actress:
Will Win/Should Win: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Best Actor:
Will Win: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Should Win: Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win/Should Win: Viola Davis, "Davis"

Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win/Should Win: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Should Win: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docte, “Wall-E”

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win/Should Win: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Animated Film:
Will Win/Should Win: "WALL-E"

Best Foreign Language Film:
Will Win/Should Win: "Waltz With Bashir"

Best Documentary:
Will Win/Should Win: "Man on Wire"

Best Cinematography:
Will Win/Should Win: Anthony Dod Mantle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Makeup:
Will Win/Should Win: Greg Cannom, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"