Oscar nominations were announced early this afternoon (or this morning in the US) and were mostly predictable, nominations for In The Loop and District 9 being the only gladly received surprise nominations. Below are my predictions, marked (p), and hopes, marked (h), for the Oscars. In some categories it was a hard choice as some of my favourites of the past year go head to head.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Avatar (p)
Up in the Air (h)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (p)
George Clooney for Up in the Air (h)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (p)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (h)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (p,h)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (h)
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (p)
Best Achievement in Directing
James Cameron for Avatar (p)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (h)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
The Hurt Locker : Mark Boal (p)
Inglourious Basterds : Quentin Tarantino (h)
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
In the Loop : Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche (h)
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire : Geoffrey Fletcher (p)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Avatar : Mauro Fiore (p)
Inglourious Basterds : Robert Richardson (h)
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Avatar : Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg (p)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus : Anastasia Masaro (h)
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Avatar (p)
District 9 (h)
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Fantastic Mr. Fox (h)
Up (p)
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (p)
Best Documentary, Features
The Cove (p)
Best Short Film, Animated
Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’ (p,h)
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