Final Oscar Predictions
PREDICTIONS PER CATEGORY:
Predictions updated Midnight, February 2, 2010
Best Picture Of The Year (10 Nominees this year)
“Avatar”
“District 9″
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Invictus”
“Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
“Up In The Air”
Best Directing
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron, “Avatar”
Lee Daniels, “Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
Jason Reitman, “Up In The Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Actor In A Leading Role
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 In A Leading Role
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious…”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up In The Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up In The Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious…”
Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”
Best Original Screenplay
(500) Days Of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up
Best Adapted Screenplay
Crazy Heart
District 9
An Education
Precious…
Up In The Air
Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year (5 Nominees this year)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess And The Frog
Up
Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year
Ajami (Israel)
A Prophet (France)
Samson And Delilah (Australia)
The Secret In Her Eyes (Argentina)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
REMAINING CATEGORIES
Best Documentary Feature: The Beaches Of Agnes, Burma VJ, The Cove, Every Little Step, Food, Inc.
Best Art Direction: Avatar, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Sherlock Holmes, Where The Wild Things Are
Best Cinematography: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Nine, The White Ribbon
Best Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, Inglourious Basterds, Nine, The Young Victoria
Best Film Editing: Avatar, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air
Best Makeup: District 9, The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus, Star Trek
Best Original Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Informant!, Sherlock Holmes, Up
Best Original Song: Avatar (“I See You”), Crazy Heart (“The Weary Kind”), Everybody’s Fine ((“I Want To) Come Home”), Nine (“Cinema Italiano”), The Princess And The Frog (“Almost There”)
Best Sound Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Star Trek, Up
Best Sound Mixing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Best Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, 2012
Best Documentary Short: China’s Unnatural Disaster: Tears Of The Sizchaun Province, The Last Truck: Closing Of A G.M. Plant, Lt. Watada, Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak
Best Animated Short: The Cat Piano, French Roast, The Lady And The Reaper, A Matter Of Loaf And Death, Partly Cloudy
Best Live Action Short: The Door, The Ground Beneath, Hotel, Miracle Fish, The Response
OFFICIAL PROJECTED NOMINATION TALLY PER FILM:
10 Nominations: Avatar
8 Nominations: District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds
7 Nominations: Up In The Air
5 Nominations: Precious…, Up
4 Nominations: Nine
3 Nominations: Crazy Heart, An Education, Invictus, Star Trek
2 Nominations: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Last Station, The Princess And The Frog, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Sherlock Holmes, The White Ribbon
1 Nomination: Ajami, The Blind Side, Bright Star, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Coco Before Chanel, Coraline, (500) Days Of Summer, Everybody’s Fine, The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus, The Informant!, Julie & Julia, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, A Prophet, Samson And Delilah, The Secret In Her Eyes, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, 2012, Where The Wild Things Are, The Young Victoria, and all Animated Shorts, Documentary Shorts, Live-Action Short Films, and Documentary Feature Nominees.
