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Animated News & Views is giving away a Disney DVD bundle worth over $200! All you have to do is predict who is going to win at the 81st Annual Academy Awards (to be held on Sunday, February 22 on ABC). The person with the most correct picks will win!

Make your prediction in each category using the form below. Don't forget to fill in your Animated News forum username and the email address you used when you signed up for the forums (check your profile if you have forgotten). Not a forum member? Registration is free and easy so why not sign-up now!

Within a day of submitting your picks your username will be posted to this thread of the forum. If you DID NOT send the entry (e.g. someone is trying to use your username to play) email us so we can discard the unauthorized ballot.

Only the first 22 categories will count towards your score. See the information here to read about the tie-breaker procedure. All entries must be received by Friday, February 20, at 11:59pm ET. One entry per household please. If you send more than one entry, only the first one received will be counted.

And don't forget to join us on Oscar night for a live chat! We'll talk about the people, the fashions, the story-lines, and the awards. We'll also be keeping track who is winning our contest in real time!

Prize bundle includes: Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition, Walt Disney Treasures Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, Mary Poppins 45th Anniversary Edition, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Special Edition, 101 Dalmatians, 102 Dalmatians, Mulan and Mulan II 3-Disc Collector's Edition, Classic Caballeros Collection with Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros.

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BEST PICTURE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin
FROST/NIXON - Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner
MILK - Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen
THE READER - Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Christian Colson
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Richard Jenkins - THE VISITOR
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON
Sean Penn - MILK
Brad Pitt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING
Melissa Leo - FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep - DOUBT
Kate Winslet - THE READER
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Ron Howard - FROST/NIXON
Gus Van Sant - MILK
Stephen Daldry - THE READER
Danny Boyle - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin - MILK
Robert Downey Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOUBT
Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT
Michael Shannon - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - DOUBT
Penélope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Viola Davis - DOUBT
Taraji P. Henson - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Marisa Tomei - THE WRESTLER
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
FROZEN RIVER - Courtney Hunt
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY - Mike Leigh
IN BRUGES - Martin McDonagh
MILK - Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
DOUBT - John Patrick Shanley
FROST/NIXON - Peter Morgan
THE READER - David Hare
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Simon Beaufoy
BEST ANIMATED FILM. . . . .(this category will count towards your score and is also used in the tie-breaker procedure)
BOLT - Chris Williams and Byron Howard
KUNG FU PANDA - John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
WALL-E- Andrew Stanton
BEST FOREIGN FILM
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX - Germany
THE CLASS - France
DEPARTURES - Japan
REVANCHE - Austria
WALTZ WITH BASHIR - Israel
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Alexandre Desplat
DEFIANCE - James Newton Howard
MILK - Danny Elfman
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - A.R. Rahman
WALL-E - Thomas Newman
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Down to Earth - Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, from WALL-E
Jai Ho - A.R. Rahman and Gulzar, from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
O Saya - A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam, from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
CHANGELING - Tom Stern
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Claudio Miranda
THE DARK KNIGHT - Wally Pfister
THE READER - Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Anthony Dod Mantle
BEST FILM EDITING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
THE DARK KNIGHT - Lee Smith
FROST/NIXON - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
MILK - Elliot Graham
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Chris Dickens
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS. . . . .(this category will count towards your score and is also used in the tie-breaker procedure)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
THE DARK KNIGHT - Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
IRON MAN - John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
BEST ART DIRECTION
CHANGELING - James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
THE DARK KNIGHT - Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
THE DUCHESS - Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
AUSTRALIA - Catherine Martin
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Jacqueline West
THE DUCHESS - Michael O'Connor
MILK - Danny Glicker
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - Albert Wolsky
BEST MAKEUP
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - Greg Cannom
THE DARK KNIGHT - John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY - Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
BEST SOUND MIXING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
THE DARK KNIGHT - Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
WALL-E - Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
WANTED - Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
BEST SOUND EDITING
THE DARK KNIGHT - Richard King
IRON MAN - Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
WALL-E - Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
WANTED - Wylie Stateman
BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE
THE BETRAYAL - Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD - Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
THE GARDEN - Scott Hamilton Kennedy
MAN ON WIRE - James Marsh and Simon Chinn
TROUBLE THE WATER - Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATED. . . . .(this category will count towards your score and is also used in the tie-breaker procedure)
LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES - Kunio Kato
LAVATORY - LOVESTORY - Konstantin Bronzit
OKTAPODI - Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
PRESTO - Doug Sweetland
THIS WAY UP - Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT. . . . .(this category will NOT count towards your score but it is used in the tie-breaker procedure)
THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN - Steven Okazaki
THE FINAL INCH - Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
SMILE PINKI - Megan Mylan
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306 - Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
BEST SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION. . . . .(this category will NOT count towards your score but it is used in the tie-breaker procedure)
AUF DER STRECKE - Reto Caffi
MANON ON THE ASPHALT - Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
NEW BOY - Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
THE PIG - Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
SPIELZEUGLAND- Jochen Alexander Freydank

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