Best Picture
• Avatar^ (James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers)
• The Blind Side* (nominees TBD)
• District 9 (Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, producers)
• An Education (Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, producers)
• The Hurt Locker (nominees TBD)
• Inglourious Basterds (Lawrence Bender, producer)
• Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, and Gary Magness, producers)
• A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, producers)
• Up (Jonas Rivera, producer)
• Up in the Air (Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, and Jason Reitman, producers)
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
Actress in a Leading Role
• Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren, The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan, An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Meryl Streep^*, Julie & Julia
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
Actress in a Supporting Role
• Penélope Cruz, Nine
• Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
• Mo'Nique^*, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Cinematography
• Avatar (Mauro Fiore)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Bruno Delbonnel)
• The Hurt Locker (Barry Ackroyd)
• Inglourious Basterds (Robert Richardson)
• The White Ribbon^ (Christian Berger)
Directing
• James Cameron^, Avatar
• Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
• Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
• Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Jason Reitman*, Up in the Air
Check out the other categories here-
• Animated Feature Film
• Art Direction
• Costume Design
• Documentary Feature
• Documentary Short
• Film Editing
• Foreign Language Film
• Makeup
• Music (Original Score)
• Music (Original Song)
• Short Film (Animated)
• Short Film (Live Action)
• Sound Mixing
• Visual Effects
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• Writing (Original Screenplay)
^= the one I think will win
*= the one I would like to see win
Who are your picks? Who do you think will be the winners?
