Its that time of year again and the biggest awards show of the year (for movies) is drawing closer. Movie companies are beginning their 'Oscar Campaigns' and in the spirit of this I decided to go through the movies who I think deserve to be nominated or will probably be nominated. I will list them in NO order of preference I AM NOT implying that I want THE DARK KNIGHT to win.

Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Australia
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Director
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Bryan Singer (Valkyrie)
Baz Luhrmann (Australia)
Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)

Best Actor
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
Daniel Craig (Defiance)
Frank Langella (Frost/ Nixon)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road)
Will Smith (Seven Pounds)

Best Actress
Nicole Kidman (Australia)
Kristen Scott Thomas (I've loved you so long)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
Lieve Scriber (Defiance)
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionare)
Hugh Jackman (Australia)

Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Debra Winger (Rachel Getting Married)
Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Kathy Bates (Revolutionary Road)
Emma Thompson (Brideshead Revisited)

Animated Feature
Wall-E
Kung Fu Panda
Bolt

Original Screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Australia
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor

Adapted Screenplay
Doubt
Revolutionary Road
The Dark Knight
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionare

Visual Effects
Iron Man
Prince Caspian
The Dark Knight

Costume
Brideshead Revisited
The Reader
Australia
Changeling
The Dark Knight

Cinematography
Australia
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance

Art Direction
The Dark Knight
Australia
Frost/ Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road

Editing
Body of Lies
Defiance
Valkyrie
The Dark Knight
Rachel Getting Married

Make Up
Prince Caspian
Curious Case of...
The Dark Knight

Original Score
Wall-E
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Milk
Doubt

Original Song
Sex and the City
Wall-E
The Wrestler
Synechdoche New York
Prince Caspian

Foreign Film
Revanche
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Gomorra
The Blind Sunflowers
Maria Larrson's Everlasting Moment

Sound Mixing
Iron Man
Wall E
The Dark Knight
Body of Lies
Indiana Jones 4

Sound Editing
Iron Man
Wall-E
The Dark Knight
Body of Lies
Hulk

Documentary
Man on Wire
Shine a Light
Sadly I can't think of any others that got much buzz. Documentarys usually don't recieve much buzz anyway.

Well there you have it. I know there will be disagreements and arguments but I am open for debate and suggestions.