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Here are my Oscar picks for this year. I am not expecting to do very well, this is a very hard year, indeed!

Keeping track of my correct choices with a *
(I ended up with 18/24, if you don’t feel like counting)

* Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

* Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges

* Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz

* Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock

* Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo’Nique

* Animated Feature Film
Up

* Art Direction
Avatar

* Cinematography
Avatar

* Costume Design
The Young Victoria (these period pieces always win)

* Directing
Kathryn Bigelow

* Documentary Feature
The Cove

Documentary Short
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

* Film Editing
Hurt Locker

Foreign Language Film
The White Ribbon

* Makeup
Star Trek (too good to get no Oscars!)

* Music (Score)
Up

* Music (Song)
The Weary Kind – Crazy Heart

Short Film (Animated)
A Matter of Loaf and Death

Short Film (Live Action)
Kavi

* Sound Editing
Hurt Locker

* Sound Mixing
Hurt Locker

* Visual Effects
Avatar

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Up In The Air

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Inglorious Basterds

                  

Tags: Academy Awards, film, Oscars