Gene's 2009 Oscar Picks

Back in Gene's Newsday period (which seems a lot longer ago than it actually is), he was asked each year by Tom O'Neill, the indefatigable, unstoppable proprietor of the Gold Derby awards site, to submit his Oscar prognostications. Gene was good enough at handicapping this stuff to have been asked to return again & again. Tom graciously continues to ask Gene what he thinks about the Academys and Gene is more than happy to comply. Here's what he thinks as it presently runs on the LA Times "The Envelope.com" site