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The 82nd Annual Oscar night: Sunday, March 7
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Best Picture Best Director
Avatar
James Cameron
Blind Side, The
District 9
Education, An
Hurt Locker, The
Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Lee Daniels
Serious Man, A
Ethan & Joel Coen
Up
Up in the Air
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
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side
Helen Mirren
The Last Station
Carey Mulligan
An Education
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
Meryl Streep
Julie and Julia
Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon
Invictus
Woody Harrelson
The Messenger
Christopher Plummer
The Last Station
Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz
Nine
Vera Farmiga
Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick
Up in the Air
Mo'Nique
Precious
(Underlined nominees as of 3/1 equal CampChuck predictions)Meryl Streep Cooks (see page 9 )
CampChuck(as of 3/1; guessed right except Sandra Bullock won Best Actress)
Underlined nominees in the list to the left, as of 3/1 equal CampChuck predictions. See links to prediction and other pieces below.Predicting 1 of 10, Not 1 of 5 Recovery / Re-covery Top Ten of 2009 Best Picture / Director Best Actress Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Manufactured Mailbag Awards, Wild & Scenic Film Fest
No, Avatar , the biggest box office movie ever, won’t steal the Gold. The Hurt Locker and director Kathryn Bigelow win best of the year. It’s OK that sentimental favorite Bridges wins Best Actor, beating Colin Firth’s more delicate portrayal in A Single Man . Hoorah for Meryl, tasting her just desserts after 11 also-ran nominations since her last Oscar. Mo’Nique let ugly pour onto the screen in the surest lock of the year. Hm. Christoph Waltz’s fresh play at Nazi evil beats Christopher Plummer’s more substantive role as Leo Tolstoy.
