Best Picture
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: The Hurt Locker
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Deserves To Win: Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Actress In A Leading Role
Will Win: Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Deserves To Win: Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Actor In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Deserves To Win: Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Actress In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Mo’Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Deserves To Win: Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
Directing
Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Deserves To Win: James Cameron - Avatar
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Deserves To Win: The Hurt Locker
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Deserves To Win: Up in the Air
Art Direction
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Sherlock Holmes
Cinematography
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Costume Design
Will Win: The Young Victoria
Deserves To Win: Coco before Chanel
Documentary Feature
Will Win: The Cove
Deserves To Win: Food, Inc.
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Deserves To Win: Rabbit à la Berlin
Film Editing
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: The White Ribbon
Deserves To Win: Un Prophète
Makeup
Will Win: Star Trek
Deserves To Win: The Young Victoria
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” - Crazy Heart
Deserves To Win: “Almost There” - The Princess and the Frog
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: Up
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Deserves To Win: Logorama
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: Kavi
Deserves To Win: The New Tenants
Sound Editing
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Inglourious Basterds
Sound Mixing
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: District 9
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: Up
Deserves To Win: Up
Snubbed for Best Picture
Snubbed for Best Actor
Snubbed for Best Actress
Kevin - Up
Snubbed for Best Director
