Academy Award nominations for 2010 are here, and according to Deadline Hollywood, Oscar’s latest batch of nominees are mostly as expected. Here’s the list, including stars next to my picks. Who do you think will win?
BEST PICTURE
Avatar
The Blind Side (really?)
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up (hooray for a Pixar movie making it into this category!)
Up in the Air
(This is a tough one with so many nominees! Avatar won the Golden Globe, but I don’t think it’s Oscar material. Up in the Air has great buzz, though I found it overrated. Could Hurt Locker snag the top honor? Maybe Precious?
BEST DIRECTOR
Avatar - James Cameron
*The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire - Lee Daniels
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 (I loved her, but I think it’s Sandra’s turn.)
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
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: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coraline
*Fantastic Mr. Fox - (I know Up will probably win, but I love this one!)
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell - District 9
*Nick Hornby – An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche – In the Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner – Up in the Air
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
*Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman – The Messenger
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter – Up
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