Feature Oscars 2009 January 22, 2009 It’s Oscar day and as we await the nominations, Movies.ie dons its detective hat and names its favourites… Roll out the red carpet – the big day is finally here. No, we don’t mean Barack’s inauguration, we’re talking Oscars! Yes, it’s Oscar morning – with the nominations due to be made later today. Unveiling the nominations in 10 of the 24 award categories will be Academy president Sid Ganis and Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker at a news conference in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills, where hundreds of media representatives from around the world will be gathered. As we eagerly await the nominations, Movies.ie is bringing you its predictions for the 81st Academy Awards. Stayed tuned to see our Movies.ie soothsayer got it right! Best picture Movies.ie Predicts: (1)Revolutionary Road (2)The Dark Knight (3)The Wrestler (4)Milk (5)Slumdog Millionaire Academy Nominations: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Best director Movies.ie Predicts: (1)Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2)David Fincher for TCCoBB (3)Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (4)Christopher Nolan for TDK (5)Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon Academy Nominations: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Best actor Movies.ie Predicts: (1)Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road (2)Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino (3)Richard Jenkins in The Visitor (4)Sean Penn in Milk (5)Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler Academy Nominations: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Best actress Movies.ie Predicts: (1)Cate Blanchett in TCCoBB (2)Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky (3)Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married (4)Meryl Streep in Doubt (5)Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road Academy Nominations: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Best supporting actor Movies.ie Predicts: (1)James Franco in Milk (2)Anil Kapoor in Slumdog Millionaire (3)David Kross in The Reader (4)Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt(5)Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight Academy Nominations: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Best supporting actress Movies.ie Predicts: (1)Amy Adams in Doubt (2)Viola Davis in Doubt(3)Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (4)Lena Olin in The Reader (5)Kate Winslet in The Reader Academy Nominations: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Check back later to see this year’s complete nominations – but in the meantime – who are your suggestions for the 2009 Oscars?