2010 Oscar Predictions

Without any to-do:

BEST PICTURE
Will win: The Hurt Locker
Could win: Avatar
Should win: Inglourious Basterds
Should have been in the mix: Bright Star

BEST ACTOR
Will win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Could win: no contest
Should win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Should have been in the mix: Patton Oswalt, Big Fan

BEST ACTRESS
Will win: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Could win: Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Should win: Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Should have been in the mix: Michelle Monaghan, Trucker

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Could win: no contest
Should win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Should have been in the mix: Paul Schnieder, Bright Star

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will win: Mo'Nique, Precious
Could win: no contest
Should win: Mo'Nique, Precious
Should have been in the mix: Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTOR
Will win: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Could win: no contest
Should win: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Should have been in the mix: Jane Campion Bright Star

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will win: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Could win: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Should win: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Should have been in the mix: Jean Claude Carriere and Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will win: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up In The Air
Could win: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Should win: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up In The Air
Should have been in the mix: Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson, The Fantastic Mr. Fox

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will win: Up
Could win: no contest
Should win: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Should have been in the mix: Nine

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Will win: A Prophet (France)
Could win: The White Ribbon (Germany)
Should win: The White Ribbon (Germany)
Should have been in the mix: Still Walking (Japan)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will win: Avatar (Mauro Fiore)
Could win: The Hurt Locker (Barry Ackroyd)
Should win: Inglourious Basterds (Robert Richardson)
Should have been in the mix: A Serious Man (Roger Deakins)

BEST ART DIRECTION
Will win: Avatar
Could win: Sherlock Holmes
Should win: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Should have been in the mix: Moon

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will win: The Young Victoria
Could win: Coco Before Chanel
Should win: Bright Star
Should have been in the mix: An Education

BEST FILM EDITING
Will win: The Hurt Locker
Could win: Avatar
Should win: Inglourious Basterds
Should have been in the mix: Star Trek

BEST SOUND (EFFECTS) EDITING
Will win: Avatar
Could win: The Hurt Locker
Should win: The Hurt Locker
Should have been in the mix: 2012

BEST SOUND MIXING
Will win: The Hurt Locker
Could win: Avatar
Should win: The Hurt Locker
Should have been in the mix: 2012

BEST MAKEUP
Will win: The Young Victoria
Could win: Star Trek
Should win: Star Trek
Should have been in the mix: The Road

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will win: Avatar
Could win: no contest
Should win: Star Trek
Should have been in the mix: Moon

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will win: "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart
Could win: no contest
Should win: "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart
Should have been in the mix: “You’ve Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger” from An Education

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will win: Up
Could win: Avatar
Should win: The Hurt Locker
Should have been in the mix: The Informant!

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will win: The Cove
Could win: Food, Inc.
Should win: The Cove
Should have been in the mix: The Beaches of Agnes

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Will Win: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Could Win: China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Should Win: Rabbit a la Berlin

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Will Win: The Door
Could Win: Miracle Fish
Should Win: The Door

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Could Win: Logorama
Should Win: Logorama

Have fun on Sunday night!