I’m not going to give you a lot of reasons regarding my Oscar Picks, they are what they are and more than likely I probably won’t even bother to watch this year’s Show. I haven’t watched it in the past 10 years, no compelling reason to start now. Here are my picks:
BEST PICTURE:
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
- A SeriousMan
- Up
- Up in the Air
What will win? Avatar
What would make me happy? Inglourious Basterds
BEST ACTRESS:
- Sandra Bullock The Blind Side
- Helen Mirren The Last Station
- Carey Mulligan An Education
- Gabourey Sidibe Precious
- Meryl Streep Julie&Julia
Who will win? Sandra Bullock
Who should win? Gabourey Sidibe
BEST ACTOR:
- Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart
- George Clooney Up in the Air
- ColinFirthA Single Man
- Morgan Freeman Invictus
- Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker
Who will and should win – Jeff Bridges
BEST SUPPORTINGACTRESS:
- Penelope Cruz Nine
- Vera Farmiga Up in the Air
- Maggie Gyllenhaal CrazyHeart
- Anna Kendrick Up in the Air
- Mo’Nique Precious
Who will and should win? Mo’Nique
BEST SUPPORTINGACTOR:
- Matt Damon Invictus
- Woody Harrelson TheMessenger
- Christopher Plummer
- The Last Station
- Stanley Tucci The Lovely Bones
- Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds
Who will and should win? Christoph Waltz
BEST DIRECTOR:
- Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
- James Cameron Avatar
- Lee Daniels Precious
- Jason Reitman Up in the Air
- Quentin Tarantino
- Inglourious Basterds
Who should and will win? Kathryn Bigelow
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
- Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell District 9
- Nick Hornby An Education
- Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell
- Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche In the Loop
- Geoffrey Fletcher Precious
- Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner Up in the Air
Who will win? Geoffrey Fletcher
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
- Mark Boal The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds
- Alessandro Camon andOren Moverman TheMessenger
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen A Serious Man
- Bob Peterson, Pete Docter; story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy – Up
Who will win? Mark Boal
BEST ANIMATEDFEATURE:
- Coraline Focus Features Henry Selick
- Fantastic Mr. Fox Fox Searchlight Wes Anderson
- The Princess and the Frog Disney John Musker and Ron Clements
- The Secret of Kells GKIDS Tomm Moore
- Up Disney Pete Docter
Who will Win? The Fantastic Mr. Fox
What would make me happy? Coraline