Oscar Predictions

February 2nd, 2010 Graig Posted in Uncategorized |

I had long heard about the puffing up of the best film category to 10 nominees but the surprise was the reduction from five noms to four in each of the acting categories. I don’t get the trade-off there. Seems to be shaking-up for shake-up’s sake.

Anyway, here’s the list and my personal vote (marked with a bold V), and whom I actually expect to win (with a bold X)

Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
V A Serious Man
Up
X Up in the Air

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges
VX George Clooney
Colin Firth
Morgan Freeman
Jeremy Renner

Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon
Woody Harrelson
Christopher Plummer
Stanley Tucci
VX Christoph Waltz

Actress in a Leading Role (no personal vote)
X Sandra Bullock
Helen Mirren
Carey Mulligan
Gabourey Sidibe
Meryl Streep

Actress in a Supporting Role (no personal vote)
Penélope Cruz
Vera Farmiga
Anna Kendrick
X Mo’Nique
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Animated Feature Film
Coraline
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
VX Up

Art Direction
X Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

Cinematography
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
X The Hurt Locker
V Inglourious Basterds
The White Ribbon

Costume Design (no personal vote)
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

Directing
Avatar
X The Hurt Locker
V Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Up In The Air

Documentary Feature
Burma VJ
X The Cove
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

Documentary Short (no personal vote)
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
X The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Music by Prudence
Rabbit à la Berlin

Film Editing
Avatar
V District 9
X The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Foreign Language Film (no personal vote)
Ajami
El Secreto de Sus Ojos
The Milk of Sorrow
Un Prophète
X The White Ribbon

Makeup
Il Divo
XV Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Music (Original Score)
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
XV Up

Music (Original Song) (no personal vote)
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog
Paris 36
Nine
X Crazy Heart

Short Film (Animated) (no personal vote)
French Roast
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death

Short Film (Live Action)(no personal vote)
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants

Sound Editing
X Avatar
V The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Sound Mixing
X Avatar
The Hurt Locker
V Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Visual Effects
X Avatar
V District 9
Star Trek

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)(no personal vote)
District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
X Up in the Air

Writing (Original Screenplay)
X The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Messenger
V A Serious Man
Up