Handicapped

That you have not seen all the nominees will not stop you.

animated feature- Wall-E

original screenplay- Milk

adapted screenplay- Slumdog Millionaire

foreign language film- Waltz with Bashir

cinmeatography, editing, and original score- Slumdog Millionaire

art direction and makeup- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

sound editing and visual effects- The Dark Knight

sound mixing- Wall-E

costume design- The Duchess

original song- Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire

Look out for Wall-E in original screenplay, The Class in foreign language film, The Dark Knight in sound mixing, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in visual effects.

AR Rahman might split his votes, so Wall-E could take original song. If he wins it, it will be for the song in the finale. Remember that this is the category in which Eminem, Three 6 Mafia and Jorge Drexler (Al otro lado del rio, 2004) had won in this decade.

If Slumdog Millionaire can be considered a musical, you might look at sound mixing. Previously trophies had gone to Ray and Dreamgirls, although Walk the Line did not take it (It went to King Kong).