Oscar predix

The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards are announced next Tuesday, February 2. Here are my tips for the main nods...

Best Picture:

Avatar
An Education
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Star Trek
Precious
Up
Up in the Air

Dark Horse: The Messenger

Best Director:
James Cameron (Avatar)
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
Lee Daniels (Precious)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)

Dark Horse: Clint Eastwood (Invictus)

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)

Dark Horse: Ben Foster (The Messenger)

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

Dark Horse: Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria)

Best Supporting Actor:
Matt Damon (Invictus)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones/Julie & Julia)
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

Dark Horse: Alec Baldwin (It's Complicated)

Best Supporting Actress:
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Mo'Nique (Precious)
Julianne Moore (A Single Man)
Samantha Morton (The Messenger)

Dark Horse: Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Original Screenplay:
500 Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up

Best Adapted Screenplay:
An Education
Invictus
A Single Man
Precious
Up in the Air