82nd Annual Academy Awards

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

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
George Clooney for Up in the Air
Colin Firth for A Single Man
Morgan Freeman for Invictus
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
Helen Mirren for The Last Station
Carey Mulligan for An Education
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon for Invictus
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz for Nine
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Best Achievement in Directing
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
James Cameron for Avatar
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
The Hurt Locker: Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger: Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman
A Serious Man: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
District 9: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
An Education: Nick Hornby
In the Loop: Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Avatar: Mauro Fiore
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte: Christian Berger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker: Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds: Robert Richardson

Best Achievement in Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco avant Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

Best Achievement in Makeup
Il divo
Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
Up

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Crazy Heart: T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham ("The Weary Kind")
Faubourg 36: Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas ("Loin de Paname")
Nine: Maury Yeston ("Take It All")
The Princess and the Frog: Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")
The Princess and the Frog: Randy Newman ("Almost There")

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Ajami (Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (Germany)
El secreto de sus ojos (Argentina)
Un prophète (France)
La teta asustada (Peru)

Best Documentary, Features
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land
The Cove
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
Which Way Home

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Królik po berlinsku
Music by Prudence

Best Short Film, Animated
French Roast
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
La dama y la muerte
Logorama
Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death'

Best Short Film, Live Action
The Door
Istället för abrakadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants

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Re: 82nd Annual Academy Awards

My Predictions

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Will win: The Hurt Locker
Should win: A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Will win: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
Should win: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart or Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Will win: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
Should win: Carey Mulligan for An Education

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Will win: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds
Should win: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Will win: Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Should win: Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air

Best Achievement in Directing
Will win: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
Should win: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Will win: Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
Should win: Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Will win: Up in the Air: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Should win: Up in the Air: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Will win: Avatar: Mauro Fiore
Should win: Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte: Christian Berger

Best Achievement in Editing
Will win: Avatar
Should win: Inglourious Basterds

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Will in: Up
Should win: Up

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Will win: Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (Germany)
Should win: Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (Germany) or Un prophète (France)

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Re: 82nd Annual Academy Awards

i concur with most of that list