Oscar Nomination Predictions

Well, in about 8 hours, the Oscar nominations will be announced. Here is my list of finalized nominations!

Best Picture
(500) Days of Summer
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Up
Up in the Air

Possible Alternatives: A Serious Man, Star Trek, District 9

Best Director
Kathyn Bigelow
James Cameron
Clint Eastwood
Jason Reitman
Quentin Tarantino

Possible Alternative: Lee Daniel

Best Adapted Screenplay

An Education

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Invictus

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Up in the Air

Possible Alternative: The Informant!, Nine

Best Original Screenplay

(500) Days of Summer

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

A Serious Man

Up

Best Animated Feature

Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ponyo

The Princess and the Frog

Up

Best Supporting Actor

Woody Harrelson for ‘The Messenger’

Christian McKay for ‘Me and Orson Welles’

Christopher Plummer for ‘The Last Station’

Stanley Tucci for ‘The Lovely Bones’

Christoph Waltz for ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Possible Alternative: Alfred Molina or Peter Sarsgaard for ‘An Education’

Best Supporting Actress

Marion Cotillard for ‘Nine’

Vera Farmiga for ‘Up in the Air’

Anna Kendrick for ‘Up in the Air’

Diane Kruger for ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Mo’Nique for ‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Possible Alternative: Samantha Morton for ‘The Messenger’, or Penelope Cruz for ‘Nine’

Best Lead Actor

Jeff Bridges for ‘Crazy Heart’

George Clooney for ‘Up in the Air’

Colin Firth for ‘A Single Man’

Morgan Freeman for ‘Invictus’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt for ‘(500) Days of Summer’

Possible Alternative: Jeremy Renner for ‘The Hurt Locker’ (specifically, instead of Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

Best Lead Actress

Sandra Bullock for ‘The Blind Side’

Melanie Laurent for ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Carey Mulligan for ‘An Education’

Gabourey Sidibe for ‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’

Meryl Streep for ‘Julie & Julia’

Possible Alternatives: Dame Helen Mirren for ‘The Last Station’, or Saorise Ronan for ‘The Lovely Bones’ (specifically, instead of Melanie Laurent)

Let’s see how I do!