Best Actress
I haven't seen Helen Mirren's performance, but it hardly matters at this point, she's at the very bottom of this race. Besides, she's already won in this category already. Recently, too. I've seen "The Blind Side", but I have a huge bias against Sandra Bullock- she's a horrible actress and by no means does she deserve to be in this category, but something tells me she just might win what with having bagged the Globe and SAG awards. I'd rather see Carey Mulligan sock it to her.Will Win: Sandra Bullock "The Blind Side"
Should Win: Meryl Streep "Julie and Julia"
Best Actor
What a boring film Invictus is, and i'm sorry, as much as I love and respect Morgan Freeman, his turn as Mandela is hollow and unconvincing. Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker was fantastic, the heart and soul of Bigelow's film, but this just isn't his year. Ditto for Colin Firth and the little seen A Single Man. It hardly matters though, Bridges seems to have this one locked.Will Win: Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"
Should Win: George Clooney "Up in the Air"
Best Supporting Actor
After the otherwise ridiculous The Lovely Bones, I now see Stanley Tucci in a whole 'nother light; what a creepy performance! But while the momentum had started largely in his favour, it has died. Completely. Woody Harrelson gave an affecting performance in The Messengers, but just like Ledger last year, the villain of the lot will win. And deservedly so.Will Win: Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"
Should Win: Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress
I never though i'd ever think Cruz could carry a movie, but in truth, she was one of the very few reasons to see Nine. Farmiga and Kendrick were uniformly great in Up in the Air, too and it's wonderful to see an under-rated talent like Gyllenhaal finally nominated after years of noteworthy performances. But only one name matters here and i'm sure by now Mo'Nique has already memorized her acceptance speech.Will Win: Mo'Nique "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire"
Should Win: Mo'Nique "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire"
Best Director
Some good films are nominated in this category, and after an artistic slump, it's great to see Tarantino back in the thick of things. I would have preferred to see District 9 instead of Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, Blomkamp's work was awesome, and as much as I love Up in the Air, I don't see what's so awesome about that film's direction. Anywho, it's a battle of the exes here- heavy weight champion of the world, James Cameron, and the underdog, Kathryn Bigelow. Cameron's direction for Avatar was ground-breaking, but now that Bigelow has won the Director's Guild, the first woman to do so, it's hard to see the Academy taking ten steps back.Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
Should Win: Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
Best Film
So ten films are nominated to increase public interest in the awards, or so the Academy says. As such, we have acclaimed archness, A Serious Man, and blockbuster melodrama The Blind Side and everything else in between. It's awesome to see Up in the runnings; the last time an animated feature film achieved this kind of reception was in 1991, but I really would have loved to see "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in there, too. Still, the nominees are mostly generally brilliant. Inglourious Basterds won the SAG for Best Ensemble Acting, a pre-cursor to the Oscars if there ever was one, but it's hard to see this award going to such a controversial film when one of the highest-grossing films of all time is in the runnings. It would be no surprise if Avatar won, unless of course they decide to give it to The Hurt Locker, which has won the Producer's Guild and most everything at the BAFTA's. Will Win: Avatar
Should Win: The Hurt Locker
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