First predictions of Oscar Noms

My first set or predictions, without having seen all the films yet.

Actor in a Leading Role

· Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

· George Clooney in “Up in the Air”

· Colin Firth in “A Single Man”

· Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”

· Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

· Matt Damon in “Invictus”

· Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

· Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”

· Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”

· Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

· Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

· Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”

· Carey Mulligan in “An Education”

· Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

· Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

· Penélope Cruz in “Nine”

· Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”

· Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”

· Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”

· Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

· “Coraline” Henry Selick

· “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson

· “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements

· “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore

· “Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

· “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

· “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

· “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

· “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

· “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

· “Avatar” Mauro Fiore

· “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel

· “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd

· “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson

· “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

· “Bright Star” Janet Patterson

· “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier

· “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme

· “Nine” Colleen Atwood

· “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

· “Avatar” James Cameron

· “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

· “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino

· “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels

· “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

· “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

· “The Cove” Nominees to be determined

· “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein

· “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

· “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

· “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

· “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher

· “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

· “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

· “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

· “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

· “District 9” Julian Clarke

· “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

· “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke

· “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

· “Ajami” Israel

· “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina

· “The Milk of Sorrow” Peru

· “Un Prophète” France

· “The White Ribbon” Germany

Makeup

· “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano

· “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

· “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

· “Avatar” James Horner

· “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat

· “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

· “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer

· “Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

· “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

· “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

· “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas

· “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston

· “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

· “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

· “The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined

· “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers

· “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers

· “The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined

· “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer

· “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers

· “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers

· “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer

· “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

· “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert

· “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell

· “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia

· “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

· “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

· “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn

· “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström

· “Kavi” Gregg Helvey

· “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey

· “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

· “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

· “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

· “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman

· “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin

· “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

· “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson

· “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

· “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano

· “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin

· “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

· “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

· “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken

· “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

· “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

· “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby

· “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche

· “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

· “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

· “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

· “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino

· “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

· “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

· “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Please note that these aren't necessarily who I want to win just who i think will win, and it will probably change as I see more of the films this is just a shot in the dark right now.