Oscars

My predictions for tomorrow's nominees in the Top 8 categories. I'm also including an alternate to hedge my bets, plus crazy out there no guts no glory prediction. If it either of them do happen and I'm going to pretend that wrote the previous sentence as a joke.

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Alternate: WALL-E
No Guts No Glory Prediction: In Bruges

BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Alternate: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
No Guts No Glory Prediction: Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Alternate: Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
No Guts No Glory Prediction: Christian Bale, The Dark Knight

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Alternate: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
No Guts No Glory Prediction: Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire

Alternate: Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
No Guts No Glory Prediction: James Franco, Pineapple Express

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Alternate: Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
No Guts No Glory Prediction: Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
WALL-E
The Wrestler

Alternate: Burn After Reading
No Guts No Glory Prediction: Tropic Thunder

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire

Alternate: The Reader
No Guts No Glory Prediction: Iron Man