Slumdog Millionaire will win it. I'd rather Benjamin Button did, though! I didn't get to see a lot of movies last year, so I can't answer the "snubbed" part.
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I think that Slumdog Millionaire will win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q

I think that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Frost/Nixon were (almost anyway) set up as "Best Picture" contenders. Their release dates, storylines, writing ect all cater to films that usually do well at the Oscars. The reader is exceptionally well writen but the romantic almost pretentious interpretation of it diminished it at the Golden Globes and will likely have the same result at the Oscars.

So, I think that either Milk (outstanding, but the Oscars don't like Penn) or Slumdog will win.
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Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire.
Why? The Oscars love feel good movies like this one. It's a good, stylish film, and it is getting a lot of buzz that I think will play a factor.

Should Win: Milk.
Why? Great acting, great (true) story, and still relevant to today's politics.

I think that Rachel Getting Married, starring Anne Hathaway, should have been nominated for Best Picture. It was, by far, my favorite film of 2008, and I am disappointed to see it continually overlooked. If you haven't seen this one, please do.
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Awesome question!

I think Slumdog Millionaire will win the Best Picture Oscar for 2009. I saw the movie and thought the story was innovative, the cinematographer was interesting, and location used was a place I'd never seen before. Slumdog Millionaire was just so DIFFERENT than any movie I'd ever seen before, I don't see how it will not win.

Without a doubt, Batman: The Dark Knight was SNUBBED from this category! I know it's a superhero movie so it is easy to dismiss it as "mindless fun," but as a film student and movie fan I found this more than just entertainment. It is a masterpiece! The acting (not just Heith Ledger, who was absolutely phenomenal; but all the acting-including Morgan Freedman, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, and Michael Caine) was unbelievably good. The cinematography and the whole feel of the movie makes you feel like you're actually *in* the world they create.

Most importantly, the story is heartwarming. It actually makes me look at life in a different way. For this reason, I feel the Dark Knight should've at the least been nominated (in my opinion, it should win) the Best Picture for the 2009 Oscars.

This video put another tear in a grown man's eye. Soooo goood!
Source(s):
Film Student
I hope this helps :)

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I think Slumdog Millionaire will win!
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Slumdog Millionaire is the both the movie that should win and the movie that will win.
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Good question. I think that Slumdog Millionaire both deserves and will win the Oscar tonight. With all the problems our economy is having, there is a message in the movie that might help solve our current problems. If you have not seen Slumdog Thousandaire: What The Celebrated Film Can Teach Americans About Economic Stimulus, catch it on www.reason.tv.com. I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, but it is an interesting theory.

It has been interesting to me that Slumdog has been a huge hit in the U.S., even though it is being largely panned in India. But, unlike most stories that are reported about that country, Slumdog is an upbeat story about the living hell that is present-day India.

I am not a huge fan of Bollywood films. I have tried, but they just seem inane in their simple approach to love, hate, war, etc. Almost laughable. I think that if Slumdog takes the Oscar, what we might see happen is that it will encourage more "honest film-making" in India and lead to a rebirth of film culture there. It is strange, though, that it took a "white" non-Indian director/producer to show that amazing country how to get it done.

I have to tell you too that I was blown away by this movie's technical brilliance -- the cinematography that made a slum look glamorous. And I picked up the soundtrack on CD with songs by the renowned AR Rahman--great music. I thought the editing of the film was seamless-- there were so many stories to be told within the movie and it kept up an amazing pace.

So, to me, this was a true "movie"-- a great story, told in the tradition of true "story-telling" with a background of cinematography that was colorful and visually impactful. I thought that the scenery itself was as much a "character" in this movie as the actors. And these were scenes that most of here in the US have never seen which made it all the more breathtaking.

So, with this, I say Slumdog takes the Oscar.....but who knows-- I liked Benjamin B too, but I just don't think it's as complete a movie as Slumdog.
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Slumdog Millionaire is sure going to win.
But I think Wall-E should have been nominated for Best Picture. They created the Animated Picture specifically to prevent what happened in 1991 when Beauty and the Beast was nominated for Best Picture. That's completely unfair.
But I think animation needs to be taken more seriously. And I just have to say that Wall-E is hands down the best movie I've seen recently. It was perfect.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/walle/
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