The 82nd Academy Awards are tonight, and the best, brightest and beautiful of Hollywood will gather yet again to honor the year that was in cinema. Below are my predictions for who will win the hardware tonight.
Fill out your Oscar pools carefully. (And as a reminder, here is a full list of the nominees in all the major categories.)
Best Picture – The Hurt Locker
Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor – Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress – Gabourey Sidibe, Precious (IF THERE WILL BE A SURPRISE ON OSCAR NIGHT THIS WILL BE IT. If all goes to predictabilty, congratulations, Sandra Bullock.)
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress – Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay – Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino
Best Adapted Screenplay – Up in the Air, Jason Reitman
Animated Feature – Up
Art Direction – Avatar
Cinematography – Avatar
Costume Design – The Young Victoria
Documentary Feature – The Cove
Film Editing – Avatar
Foreign Language Film – The White Ribbon
Makeup – The Young Victoria
Original Score – Up
Original Song – “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Sound Editing – The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing – The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects – Avatar
(Disclaimer: I have no clue whatsoever on these final three.)
Documentary Short – The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Animated Short – A Matter of Loaf and Death
Live Action Short – The New Tenants
