The nominations are out on January 22, one day before Slumdog Millionaire hits Indian theatres.
While we're all willing shelf-space for AR Rahman's Best Composer Oscar, here's my take on the frontrunners to fill in the nominee slots in the six biggest categories.
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler
Wall-E
Can the Academy really go that far? Wall-E is a shoo-in for Best Animated Film, but it is the most critically acclaimed film of the year, and a nomination for Best Picture for this Pixar masterpiece would really be showing forward thinking on the part of the Academy.
Text: Raja Sen
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