Oscar Predictions

The Oscars are tomorrow so I'll highlight here all the nominated films I've seen as well as give my picks. If I've seen the nomination, I've placed it italics. As for comments, first, I'll say who will win and second I'll say who should win (based on the films I've seen that are nominated).

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

Projected Winner: The Hurt Locker
My Winner: Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
George Clooney for Up in the Air
Colin Firth for A Single Man
Morgan Freeman for Invictus
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker

Projected Winner: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
My Winner: George Clooney for Up in the Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
Helen Mirren for The Last Station
Carey Mulligan for An Education
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia

Projected Winner: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
My Winner: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon for Invictus
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds

Projected Winner: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds
My Winner: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz for Nine
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Projected Winner: Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
My Winner: Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart

Best Achievement in Directing
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
James Cameron for Avatar
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds

Projected Winner: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
My Winner: Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Messenger
A Serious Man
Up

Projected Winner: The Hurt Locker
My Winner: Inglourious Basterds

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Up in the Air

Projected Winner: Up in the Air
My Winner: In the Loop

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Avatar
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds

Projected Winner: Avatar
My Winner: Avatar

Best Achievement in Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Projected Winner: The Hurt Locker
My Winner: Avatar

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

Projected Winner: Avatar
My Winner: Avatar

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco avant Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

Projected Winner: The Young Victoria
My Winner: Not applicable

Best Achievement in Makeup
Il divo
Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Projected Winner: Star Trek
My Winner: Not applicable

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
Up

Projected Winner: Up
My Winner: Up

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Crazy Heart, "The Weary Kind" by T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham
Faubourg 36, "Loin de Paname" by Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas
Nine, "Take It All" by Maury Yeston
The Princess and the Frog, "Down in New Orleans" by Randy Newman
The Princess and the Frog, "Almost There" by Randy Newman

Projected Winner: Crazy Heart, "The Weary Kind" by T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham
My Winner: Crazy Heart, "The Weary Kind" by T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Projected Winner: Avatar
My Winner: Inglourious Basterds

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Projected Winner: Avatar
My Winner: Avatar

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

Projected Winner: Avatar
My Winner: Avatar

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

Projected Winner: Up
My Winner: Up

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Ajami
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
El secreto de sus ojos
Un prophète
La teta asustada

Projected Winner: Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
My Winner: Not applicable

Best Documentary, Features
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land
The Cove
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

Projected Winner: The Cove
My Winner: Not applicable

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Królik po berlinsku
Music by Prudence

Projected Winner: China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
My Winner: Not applicable

Best Short Film, Animated
French Roast
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
La dama y la muerte
Logorama
Wallace and Gromit in "A Matter of Loaf and Death"

Projected Winner: Wallace and Gromit in "A Matter of Loaf and Death"
My Winner: Not applicable

Best Short Film, Live Action
The Door
Istället för abrakadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants

Projected Winner: Miracle Fish
My Winner: Not applicable

There's all my picks. We'll see how I do.
I didn't get around to seeing three films I wanted to for the Oscars (Invictus, The Messenger, Star Trek) but that's okay. I saw most of the films nominated and am pretty confident in most of my picks.

Finally, I'm going to include my own ranking for the Best Motion Picture of the Year nominees:

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Up
3. Up in the Air
4. Avatar
5. The Hurt Locker
6. The Blind Side
7. An Education
8. District 9
9. A Serious Man
10. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

And there everything is.
I'll put up another post following the Oscars to see how accurate all my predictions were.