2008 Early Oscar Projections for Frost/Nixon and The Soloist

In Contention's Kris Tapley thinks it’s never too early for Oscar predictions. Herewith, what he’s got for 2008:

Motion Picture

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Revolutionary Road”
“The Soloist”

Directing
David Fincher
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant
“Milk”
Sam Mendes
“Revolutionary Road”
Joe Wright “The Soloist”

Actor in a Leading Role
Benicio Del Toro
“The Argentine”
Jamie Foxx “The Soloist”
Frank Langella “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn
“Milk”
Brad Pitt
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Music, Original Score

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal"

"The Soloist"

"Revolutionary Road"

"WALL-E"

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