Final Oscar Predictions

Well it isn't final yet. And I haven't written any analysis. But I am leaving this here on Tuesday, January 26 as a place holder while I debate these choices with myself. The lists are in order of likelihood, so I think Avatar is the most likely Best Picture nominee.

And I am officially giving up on the Documentary and Foreign Language categories. Until I can figure what in the world is going on with them, I give up even trying to guess.


BEST PICTURE

Avatar
Up in the Air
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
Up
Julie & Julia
Crazy Heart
An Education
The Blind Side


BEST DIRECTOR

James Cameron (Avatar)
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
Quentin Tarentino (Inglorious Basterds)
Lee Daniels (Precious)


BEST ACTOR

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Jeremy Renner ( The Hurt Locker)


BEST ACTRESS

Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Gabourney Sidibe (Precious)
Helen Mirren (The Last Station)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Matt Damon (Invictus)
Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mo'Nique (Precious)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Julianne Moore (A Single Man)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Inglorious Basterds
Up
The Hurt Locker
A Serious Man
(500) Days of Summer


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Up in the Air
An Education
Precious
Crazy Heart
District 9

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Up
Coraline
The Princess and the Frog
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs


BEST ART DIRECTION

Inglorious Basterds
Public Enemies
Sherlock Holmes
Avatar
The Young Victoria


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Inglorious Basterds
The Hurt Locker
Avatar
The White Ribbon
HArry Potter and the Half Blood Prince


BEST COSTUMES

Coco Before Chanel
Nine
The Young Victoria
Sherlock Holmes
Julie & Julia


BEST EDITING

The Hurt Locker
Avatar
Star Trek
Inglorious Basterds
District 9


BEST MAKEUP

District 9
Star Trek
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Informant!
Up
Sherlock Holmes
Avatar
The Fantastic Mr. Fox


BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"The Weary Kind" (Crazy Heart)
"Down in New Orleans" (The Princess and the Frog)
"I See You" (Avatar)
"You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger" (An Education)
"(I Want To) Come Home" (Everybody's Fine)


BEST SOUND EDITING

Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Transformers 2
2012


BEST SOUND MIXING

Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
District 9
Up


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar
District 9
Where The Wild Things Are