Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air
– We went 7-for-10 in our Best Picture predictions yesterday, erroneously including Invictus and Nine, two semi-flop dramas that I underestimatedly expected the Academy to just toss in there, and also mistakenly included Crazy Heart, which apparently only exists so Jeff Bridges can finally get his Acting Oscar.
In their places, the Academy, in a stunning display of open-mindedness and competency, actually included Up and District 9, two awesome and universally well-reviewed movies that I was rooting for, but which are precisely the type of films that never would’ve had a shot to crack the 5 nominees under the old system (maybe this 10 nominee thing is only slightly completely ridiculous?) They also threw in The Blind Side — a film that voters would’ve forgotten if it came out earlier in the year or didn’t perform as well at the box office — which I definitely didn’t see coming. Get it? Blind Side? Didn’t see it coming? Whoa, I just got nominated for an Oscar for COMEDY.
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julia And Julia
– Probably a toss-up between Mulligan and Bullock, depending on whether Hollywood wants to pull the “Make Younger Actress More Known To Boost Future Box Offices” or the “Reward Veteran Actress For Doing A Bunch Of Movies”. I think they’ll go with Bullock.
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
– Much as I’d love to see Renner snag this, it’s clearly Jeff Bridges’ to lose. Clooney will get some votes too, but ultimately his position will be weakened because he already has a Supporting Actor Award, whereas it’s probably a now-or-never year for the well-liked Bridges.
After the jump, the rest of your 2010 Academy Award Nominees — feel free to leave your own reactions / predictions in the comments:
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