The Final Academy Awards Tally.....

The Academy Awards have just ended and now the parties will no doubt begin.

There were really no surprises this year with probably the most suspenseful category this year being Best Actor.  The telecast was also was not much to write home about -- although it was a nice touch when the Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress winners were presented by five previous winners in each respective category.

You saw The Shadow's predictions below -- now compare our predictions to the winners that were announced tonight:

• Best Picture -- Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Director -- Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Actor -- Sean Penn (Milk)
• Best Actress -- Kate Winslet (The Reader)
• Best Supporting Actor -- Heath Ledger (The Dark Night)
• Best Supporting Actress -- Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
• Best Original Screenplay -- Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
• Best Adopted Screenplay -- Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Aminated Feature -- WALL-E
• Best Cinematography -- Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Original Score -- A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Original Song -- Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire)

See you next year!