2010 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Best Picture
01. Avatar
02. The Hurt Locker
03. Up in the Air
04. Inglourious Basterds
05. Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
06. An Education
07. Invictus
08. Up
09. Crazy Heart
10. The White Ribbon

runners-up
Star Trek
A Serious Man
The Messenger
(500) Days of Summer
District 9

long-shot
The Road

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Best Director
01. Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
02. James Cameron - Avatar
03. Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
04. Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
05. Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

runners-up
Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon
Clint Eastwood - Invictus
The Coen Bros. - A Serious Man

long-shot
Spike Jonze - Where the Wild Things Are

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Best Actress
01. Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
02. Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
03. Carey Mulligan - An Education
04. Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
05. Emily Blunt - Young Victoria

runners-up
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Marion Cotillard - Nine
Tilda Swinton - Julia

long-shot
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Anti-Christ

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Best Actor
01. Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
02. George Clooney - Up in the Air
03. Colin Firth - A Single Man
04. Morgan Freeman - Invictus
05. Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

runners-up
Viggo Mortensen - The Road
Matt Damon - The Informant!
Michael Stuhlberg - A Serious Man

long-shot
Nicolas Cage - The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

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Best Supporting Actress
01. Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
02. Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
03. Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
04. Julianne Moore - A Single Man
05. Samantha Morton - The Messenger

runner-up
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
Marion Cotillard - Nine
Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds

long-shot
Sigourney Weaver - Avatar

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Best Supporting Actor
01. Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
02. Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
03. Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
04. Matt Damon - Invictus
05. Christopher Plummer - The Last Station

runners-up
Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
Alfred Molina - An Education
Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker

long-shot
Zach Galifinakis - The Hangover

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Best Original Screenplay

01. Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
02. Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
03. The Coen Bros. - A Serious Man
04. Bob Peterson & Pete Docter - Up
05. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - (500) Days of Summer

runner(s)-up
Jon Lucas & Scott Moore - The Hangover
James Cameron - Avatar
Nancy Myers - It's Complicated

long-shot

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Best Adapted Screenplay

01. Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner - Up in the Air
02. Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
03. Nick Hornby - An Education
04. Scott Cooper - Crazy Heart
05. Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell - District 9

runner-up
Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman - Star Trek
Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach - The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Nora Ephron - Julie & Julia

long-shot
Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers - Where the Wild Things Are