My Official 2009 Oscar Predictions
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BEST PICTURE
Prediction: “The Hurt Locker”
Preference: “A Serious Man”
BEST DIRECTOR
Prediction/Preference: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
BEST ACTOR
Prediction: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Preference: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
BEST ACTRESS
Prediction: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Preference: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Preference: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction/Preference: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Prediction/Preference: "Up in the Air"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Prediction: “Inglourious Basterds”
Preference: “A Serious Man”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Prediction: “A Prophet (Un Prophète)”
Preference: “The White Ribbon”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Prediction: “Up”
Preference: “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Prediction: “Avatar”
Preference: “Nine”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Prediction: “Avatar”
Preference: “The White Ribbon”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Prediction: “The Young Victoria”
Preference: “Coco Before Chanel”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Prediction/Preference: “The Cove”
BEST FILM EDITING
Prediction/Preference: “The Hurt Locker”
BEST MAKEUP
Prediction/Preference: “Star Trek”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Prediction: Michael Giacchino, “Up”
Preference: James Horner, “Avatar”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Prediction/Preference: The Weary Kind, “Crazy Heart”
BEST SOUND EDITING
Prediction: “Avatar”
Preference: “Star Trek”
BEST SOUND MIXING
Prediction: “Avatar”
Preference: “The Hurt Locker”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Prediction/Preference: “Avatar”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Prediction: “A Matter of Loaf and Death”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Prediction: “The Door”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Prediction: “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
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Preference: “A Serious Man”
BEST DIRECTOR
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BEST ACTOR
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Preference: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
BEST ACTRESS
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Preference: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
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Preference: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
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Preference: “A Serious Man”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
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Preference: “The White Ribbon”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
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Preference: “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
BEST ART DIRECTION
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Preference: “Nine”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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Preference: “The White Ribbon”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
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Preference: “Coco Before Chanel”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
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BEST FILM EDITING
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BEST MAKEUP
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
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Preference: James Horner, “Avatar”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
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BEST SOUND EDITING
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Preference: “Star Trek”
BEST SOUND MIXING
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Preference: “The Hurt Locker”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
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BEST ANIMATED SHORT
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BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
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Comments
And yes I did say AVATAR is a better film than THE HURT LOCKER, and I stand by that. But really, how can you not root for Bigelow?
I got here first, though. ;-)