Time for my fearless Oscar predictions. It’s basically a fight between Avatar and Hurt Locker and Bullock and Streep. The rest seem pretty straightforward. Remember that I’m not voting for who I want to win, but who I think the Academy will vote for. From smaller to bigger, here we go:
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
INSTEAD OF ABBRACADABRA
(Seems quirky and fun.)
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH
(Wallace & Gromit can’t lose.)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
CHINA’S UNNATURAL DISASTER
(It’s sad. It has children in it.)
SOUND EDITING
AVATAR
(Those beasts sound scary.)
SOUND MIXING
AVATAR
(Pandora is alive both visually & aurally.)
ORIGINAL SCORE
UP
(It’s uplifting. Get it?)
ORIGINAL SONG
THE WEARY KIND [CRAZY HEART]
(Only songs that deals with theme of film.)
VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR
(Umm, it’s all visual effects.)
MAKE-UP
STAR TREK
(Romulan tattoos and Spock ears, oh boy.)
COSTUME DESIGN
YOUNG VICTORIA
(Royal period dramas always win these.)
ART DIRECTION
AVATAR
(Pandora. Need I say more?)
FILM EDITING
HURT LOCKER
(It’s the editing that brings the suspense.)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
HURT LOCKER
(Intense camera movement keeps you involved.)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE COVE
(Who doesn’t want to save dolphins?)
ANIMATED FEATURE
UP
(It’s Pixar. It’s up for Best Picture. Duh.)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE WHITE RIBBON
(It’s been winning a bunch of awards lately.)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
UP IN THE AIR
(It’s gotta win something. It’s a pretty slick script.)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
(Tarantino deserves one. He rewrote history!)
BEST DIRECTOR
KATHRYN BIGELOW [THE HURT LOCKER]
(Won’t it be cool having a woman win?)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MO’NIQUE [PRECIOUS]
(It’s a slamdunk. Why have other nominees?)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTOPH WALTZ [INGLORIOUS BASTERDS]
(See comment for Best Supporting Actress.)
BEST ACTRESS
MERYL STREEP [JULIE & JULIA]
(Streep has done more than just go against type.)
BEST ACTOR
JEFF BRIDGES [CRAZY HEART]
(It’s his time. Shoulda got it for The Big Lebowski.)
BEST PICTURE
HURT LOCKER
(Everything works in this film. Avatar’s story is plain.)
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