Oscar/Spirits Ballot:  Peter Knegt

Best Foreign Film:
Will Win/Should Win: “The Class”

If you could wish for one thing to happen the night of the Spirits, what would it be?
“Wendy & Lucy” wins both awards its nominated for.

Academy Awards

Best Picture:
Will Win: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should Win: “Milk”

Best Director:
Will Win: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should Win: Gus Van Sant, “Milk”

Best Actress:
Will Win: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Should Win: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”

Best Actor:
Will Win: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Should Win: Rourke, though to have it be a neck-and-neck race between the two truly finest male lead performances of the year is fantastic.

Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win/Should Win: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

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

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”
Should Win: Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should Win: N/A

Best Animated Film:
Will Win/Should Win: “WALL-E”

Best Foreign Language Film:
Will Win: “Waltz With Bashir”
Should Win: “Waltz” or “The Class” are both fine by me.

Best Documentary:
Will Win: “Man on Wire”
Should Win: “Trouble The Water”

Best Cinematography:
Will Win: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Should Win: Wally Pfister, “The Dark Knight”

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

If you could wish for one thing to happen the night of the Oscars, what would it be?
Angelina Jolie pulls a hissy fit and yells “Fuck you, Kate” at the stage before wandering off into the crowd.