Best Picture
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Inglourious Basterds
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Deserves To Win: George Clooney - Up in the Air
Actress In A Leading Role
Will Win: Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Deserves To Win: Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Actor In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Matt Damon - Invictus
Deserves To Win: Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Actress In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Penélope Cruz - Nine
Deserves To Win: Penélope Cruz - Nine
Directing
Will Win: James Cameron - Avatar
Deserves To Win: Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: A Serious Man
Deserves To Win: Inglourious Basterds
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Deserves To Win: In the Loop
Art Direction
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Sherlock Holmes
Cinematography
Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Costume Design
Will Win: Nine
Deserves To Win: Nine
Documentary Feature
Will Win: Which Way Home
Deserves To Win: Which Way Home
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Deserves To Win: China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Film Editing
Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Deserves To Win: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Ajami
Deserves To Win: The White Ribbon
Makeup
Will Win: Star Trek
Deserves To Win: The Young Victoria
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Take It All” - Nine
Deserves To Win: “Down in New Orleans” - The Princess and the Frog
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: Sherlock Holmes
Deserves To Win: The Hurt Locker
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: Logorama
Deserves To Win: Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: Instead of Abracadabra
Deserves To Win: Kavi
Sound Editing
Will Win: Star Trek
Deserves To Win: Star Trek
Sound Mixing
Will Win: Star Trek
Deserves To Win: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Star Trek
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: Coraline
Deserves To Win: Up
Snubbed for Best Picture
Snubbed for Best Actor
Snubbed for Best Actress
Snubbed for Best Director