Question:
What are your 2010 Oscar predictions?
Thomas Z
2010-02-02 12:12:49 UTC
The nominees have been announced and here are my thoughts, based on what Ive seen and heard and basically assume.

BEST PICTURE:
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

Predicted winner: Avatar
Second guess: Hurt Locker

DIRECTING:
James Cameron - Avatar
Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

Predicted winner: James Cameron
2nd guess: Kathryn Bigelow

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

Predicted winner: Jeff Bridges
2nd guess: None, Im that sure

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

Prediction: Sandra Bullock
2nd guess: Meryl Streep

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

Prediction: Christoph Waltz
2nd guess: None

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Penelope 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

Prediction: Mo'Nique
2nd guess: None

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"
Up in the Air

Prediction: District 9
2nd guess: Up in the Air

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Messenger
A Serious Man
Up

Prediction: Inglorious Basterds
2nd guess: Up

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Ajami
El Secreto de sus Ojos
The Milk of Sorrow
Une Prophéte
The White Ribbon

Prediction: White Ribbon
2nd guess: None

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of the Kells
Up

Prediction: Up
2nd guess: None

ART DIRECTION:
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

Prediction: Avatar
2nd guess: None

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The White Ribbon

Prediction: Avatar
2nd guess: Hurt Locker

COSTUME DESIGN:
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

Prediction: None

FILM EDITING:
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Prediction: Avatar
2nd guess: District 9

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

Prediction: None

MAKEUP:
Il Divo
Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Prediction: Star Trek
2nd guess: None

ORIGINAL SCORE:
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
Up

Prediction: Up
2nd guess: Avatar

ORIGINAL SONG:
"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog (
"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog
"Loin de Paname" from Paris 36
"Take It All" from Nine
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart

Prediction: Weary King
2nd guess: None

SOUND MIXING:
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Prediction: Avatar
2nd Guess: Star Trek

SOUND EDITING:
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Prediction: Avatar
2nd guess: Star Trek

VISUAL EFFECTS:
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

Prediction: Avatar
2nd guess: Star Trek

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province,
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner,
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant,
Music by Prudence

Prediction: None

ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
French Roast
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte
Logorama" (Autour de Minuit)
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Prediction: Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
2nd guess: None

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi,
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants,

Prediction: None
Five answers:
Hi
2010-02-05 14:05:33 UTC
BEST PICTURE:

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



Predicted winner: The Hurt Locker

Second guess: Avatar (Acutually could win but I think it will miss out by just a smidge"

Should Win: Up



DIRECTING:

James Cameron - Avatar

Jason Reitman - Up in the Air

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds



Predicted winner: Kathryn Bigelow

2nd guess: James Cameron

Should Win: Kathryn Bigelow



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



Predicted winner: Jeff Bridges

2nd guess: George Clooney

Should Win: IDK, I've only seen Renner and Clooney's performances - but they were both fantastic, but I would say Clooney out of those two,



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



Prediction: Meryl Streep

2nd guess: Sandra Bullock

Should Win: IDK again, I've only seen Sandra Bullock's performance but she was fantastic. I've no doubt Meryl Streep was great, but i could play Julia Child.



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



Prediction: Christoph Waltz

2nd guess: Christoph Waltz

Should Win: Christoph Waltz



ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Penelope 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



Prediction: Mo'Nique

2nd guess: Mo' Nique

Should Win: I've only seen Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga's perforamnces and they were both terrific, but all the praise for Mo' Nique, I have no doubt she should win.



ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

District 9

An Education

In the Loop

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"

Up in the Air



Prediction: Up in the Air

2nd guess: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"

Should Win: Up in the Air





ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

The Messenger

A Serious Man

Up



Prediction: Inglorious Basterds

2nd guess: Up

Should Win: Up and Inglourious were both brilliantly written, so it's really hard to choose. Although Up may have the upper hand just because it was better, but Inglourious was sensational.



FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

Ajami

El Secreto de sus Ojos

The Milk of Sorrow

Une Prophéte

The White Ribbon



Prediction: White Ribbon

2nd guess: None



ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Princess and the Frog

The Secret of the Kells

Up



Prediction: Up

2nd guess: Fantastic Mr. Fox (Up probaby will win, but some voters may feel like they honered it enough by nominated it for Best Picture, and may want to honor another animated film)

Should Win: Up



ART DIRECTION:

Avatar

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Nine

Sherlock Holmes

The Young Victoria



Prediction: Avatar

2nd guess: None

Should Win: Avatar



CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Avatar

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

The White Ribbon



Prediction: Avatar

2nd guess: Hurt Locker

Should Win: Avatar



COSTUME DESIGN:

Bright Star

Coco Before Chanel

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Nine

The Young Victoria



Prediction: The Young Victoria

2nd Guess: IDK.... Bright Star or Nine



FILM EDITING:

Avatar

District 9

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire



Prediction: Avatar

2nd guess: The Hurt Locker

Should Win: The Hurt Locker or Avatar



DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

Burma VJ

The Cove

Food, Inc.

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Which Way Home



Prediction: The Cove

2nd Guess: The Cove



MAKEUP:

Il Divo

Star Trek

The Young Victoria



Prediction: The Young Victoria

2nd guess: Star Trek



ORIGINAL SCORE:

Avatar

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Hurt Locker

Sherlock Holmes

Up



Prediction: Up

2nd guess: Avatar

Should Win: Up



ORIGINAL SONG:

"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog (

"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog

"Loin de Paname" from Paris 36

"Take It All" from Nine

"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart



Prediction: Weary Kind

2nd guess: None

Should Win: "I See You" from Avatar, but it wasn't nominated so "The Weary Kind"



SOUND MIXING:

Avatar

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Star Trek

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen



Prediction: Avatar

2nd Guess: Star Trek

Should Win: Ava
anonymous
2010-02-02 12:24:59 UTC
Best Picture-

Will Win: The Hurt Locker

Should Win: District 9



Best Director-

Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)

Should Win: Lee Daniels (Precious)



Best Actor-

Will Win: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

Should Win: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)



Best Actress-

Will Win: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

Should Win: Carey Mulligan (An Education)



Best Supporting Actor-

Will Win: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

Should Win: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)



Best Supporting Actress-

Will Win: Mo'Nique (Precious)

Should Win: Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air)



Adapted Screenplay-

Will Win: Up In The Air

Should Win: District 9



Original Screenplay:

Will Win: Inglourious Basterds

Should Win: Inglourious Basterds



Foreign Language Film

Will Win: The White Ribbon

Should Win: The White Ribbon



Animated Feature Film-

Will Win: Up

Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox



Art Direction-

Will Win: Avatar

Should Win: Avatar



Cinematography-

Will Win: Avatar

Should Win: The White Ribbon



Costume Design



Will Win: The Young Victoria

Should Win: The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus



Film Editing-



Will Win: The Hurt Locker

Should Win: District 9



Documentary Feature-



Will Win: The Cove

Should Win: The Cove



Make-Up



Will Win: The Young Victoria

Should Win: Star Trek



Original Score



Will Win: Up

Should Win: Avatar



Original Song



Will Win: The Weary Kind

Should Win: The Weary Kind



Sound Mixing-



Will Win: Avatar

Should Win: Star Trek



Sound Editing-



Will Win: The Hurt Locker

Should Win: The Hurt Locker



Visual Effects-



Will Win: Avatar

Should Win: District 9



Documentary Short-



Will Win: The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner

Should Win: The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner



Animated Short Film-



Will Win: French Roast

Should Win: Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf and Death



Live Action Short Film



Will Win: The New Tenants

Should Win: Miracle Fish
anonymous
2016-05-26 11:05:20 UTC
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anonymous
2010-02-02 12:27:38 UTC
Best picture - Hurt Locker, Precious, or Up in the Air (I wish it would be District 9)

Directot - Probably Jimmy C's, but Kathy or Reitman should win

Best Actor - Morgan Freeman

Actress - Sandra Bullock

Original Screenplay - Hurt locker, or A Serious Man

Adapted - Precious, or District 9 (I hope)
Noodle
2010-02-02 12:24:13 UTC
haha i wish i could disagree, but everything you said i predict as well.



except for the last 2.. i'm not entirely sure about those ones


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