Final Oscar Predictions Listed

BEST PICTURE
"Avatar"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Invictus"
"Nine"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Alternate: "District 9"

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow - "The Hurt Locker"
James Cameron - "Avatar"
Lee Daniels - "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Jason Reitman - "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino - "Inglourious Basterds"
Alternate: Clint Eastwood - "Invictus"

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney - "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman - "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner - "The Hurt Locker"
Alternate: Tobey Maguire - "Brothers"

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock - "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren - "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan - "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep - "Julie & Julia"
Alternate: Emily Blunt - "The Young Victoria"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Woody Harrelson - "The Messenger"
Alfred Molina - "An Education"
Christopher Plummer - "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci - "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"
Alternate: Matt Damon - "Invictus"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz - "Nine"
Vera Farmiga - "Up in the Air"
Anna Kendrick - "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique - "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Julianne Moore - "A Single Man"
Alternate: Samantha Morton - "The Messenger"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"(500) Days of Summer"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
Alternate: "The Hangover"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"District 9"
"An Education"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"Up in the Air"
Alternate: "Julie & Julia"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"
"Coraline"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"Ponyo"
"Up"
Alternate: "The Princess & the Frog"

BEST ART DIRECTION
"Avatar"
"Bright Star"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Where the Wild Things Are"
"The Young Victoria"
Alternate: "Nine"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Nine"
"The White Ribbon"
Alternate: "Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"Bright Star"
"Coco avant Chanel"
"Nine"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"The Young Victoria"
Alternate: "Inglourious Basterds"

BEST FILM EDITING
"Avatar"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Up in the Air"
Alternate: "(500) Days of Summer"

BEST MAKEUP
"District 9"
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Star Trek"
Alternate: "Watchmen"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"Avatar"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Informant!"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"Up"
Alternate: "The Road"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Winter - "Brothers"
The Weary Kind - "Crazy Heart"
(I Want to) Come Home - "Everybody's Fine"
Cinema Italiano - "Nine"
Almost There - "The Princess and the Frog"
Alternate: I See You - "Avatar"

BEST SOUND MIXING
"Avatar"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Star Trek"
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
Alternate: "Up"

BEST SOUND EDITING
"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Star Trek"
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
"Up"
Alternate: "District 9"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"Avatar"
"District 9"
"Star Trek"
Alternate: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Ajami"
"A Prophet"
"Samson & Delilah"
"The Secret of Her Eyes"
"The White Ribbon"
Alternate: "Kelin"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Burma VJ"
"The Cove"
"Every Little Step"
"Food, Inc."
"Under our Skin"
Alternate: "The Beaches of Agnes"

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"The Last Truck: The Closing of GM Plant"
"Music by Prudence"
"Rabbit a la Berlin"
"Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendack"
"Women Rebel"
Alternate: "The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner"

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"The Door"
"Hotel"
"Miracle Fish"
"The New Tenants"
"The Response"
Alternate: "Short Term 12"

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"The Cat Piano"
"French Roast"
"Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty"
"The Lady and the Reaper"
"Partly Cloudy"
Alternate: "Run Away"

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The Final Oscar Predictions are up at The Awards Circuit!

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The 2009 ACCA nominations are here, along with the Staff's Final Oscar Predictions, and more!

Yes, it's a busy Sunday here at The Awards Circuit. First off, the 2009 Awards Circuit Community Awards have come out with the official nominees and they may surprise some. The nomination announcement can be found here, so check them out and prepare to start voting again soon!
The staff has also finalized our Oscar predictions in terms of nominations, so go here and see who you agree with most leading up to Tuesday's announcement.
We also have an article from John Foote on how to go about disagreeing with a writer. It's a great read for anyone who publishes their work (myself included), so check it out here and leave some feedback.
Finally, our first Music review is up, and it's for the soundtrack to Up in the Air. Read it here and stay tuned for more of these types of reviews to pop up in 2010!
-Thoughts on the nominations, predictions, article, and review?

A couple of new Articles for you to read on the Main Page, plus a chart update and Podcast #6!

Indeed, there's something for everyone on the Main Page. First off, If you haven't had a chance to read our script review of 'Up in the Air', you can still see that here. On the new front, we have an article on the potential contenders in the Animated Feature category, and that can be read here. You can also take a trip down memory lane with our look back to the 80's, which can be peeped here.
We also have updates to our staff's Chart Predictions, so if you're curious who everyone at The Awards Circuit thinks are going to take home the Oscars this year (so far), look no further than this page here.
Last, but certainly not least, we have Podcast #6 for everyone to listen to here, which is on screenplays this time.
-As always, leave comments and be sure to enjoy!

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