Random Musings from the Entertainment Desk

Oscar Night Preview

Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and a nakked guy named Oscar. Like I needed anymore convincing after the first two. I mean they’re no Hugh Jackman, but they should be pretty good. Here are my picks for this evening’s affair. Fingers crossed that I don’t embaress myself too much. My picks will appear in bold and if I happen to have a personal favorite in a certain category, well that shall appear in italics. I’ve left off any category where I’ve seen less then half of the nominated films or honestly have no idea about it (i.e. Art Direction). Buckle your seat belts boys and gals! 

 

Best Picture

 

Avatar

The Blind Side

District 9

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious

A Serious Man

Up

Up in the Air 

Best Director

 

 Avatar- James Cameron

The Hurt Locker- Kathryn Bigelow

Precious- Lee Daniels

Inglourious Basterds- Quentin Tarantino

Up in the Air- Jason Reitman

Best Actor

 

 Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

George Clooney in “Up in the Air”

Colin Firth in “A Single Man”

Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”

Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” 

Best Actress

 

 Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”

Carey Mulligan in “An Education”

Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious”

Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” 

Best Supporting Actor

 

 Matt Damon in “Invictus”

Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”

Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Supporting Actress

 

 Penélope Cruz in “Nine”

Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”

Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”

Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”

Mo’Nique in “Precious” 

Best Cinematography

 

 Avatar

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

The White Ribbon 

Best Screenplay (Adapted) 

 

District 9

An Education

In the Loop

Precious

Up in the Air

 

Best Screenplay (Original)

 

 The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

The Messenger

A Serious Man

Up

 

Best Animated Feature

 

 Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Princess and the Frog

The Secret of Kells

Up

Best Visual Effects

 

 Avatar

Star Trek

District 9

Best Sound Editing

 

 Avatar

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Star Trek

Up

Best Sound Mixing 

 

Avatar

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Star Trek

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

 

Best Film Editing 

Avatar

District 9

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious