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Nominees:

Best Picture

Avatar
James Cameron and Jon Landau

The Blind Side
Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson

District 9
Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham
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An Education
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey

The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro

Inglourious Basterds
Lawrence Bender

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness

A Serious Man
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Up
Jonas Rivera

Up in the Air
Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman


Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart

George Clooney
Up in the Air

Colin Firth
A Single Man

Morgan Freeman
Invictus

Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker


Actor in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon
Invictus

Woody Harrelson
The Messenger

Christopher Plummer
The Last Station

Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds


Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side

Helen Mirren
The Last Station

Carey Mulligan
An Education

Gabourey Sidibe
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Meryl Streep
Julie & Julia


Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz
Nine

Vera Farmiga
Up in the Air

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Crazy Heart

Anna Kendrick
Up in the Air

Mo'Nique
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
Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (Art Direction); Kim Sinclair (Set Decoration)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro (Art Direction); Caroline Smith (Set Decoration)

Nine
John Myhre (Art Direction); Gordon Sim (Set Decoration)

Sherlock Holmes
Sarah Greenwood (Art Direction); Katie Spencer (Set Decoration)

The Young Victoria
Patrice Vermette (Art Direction); Maggie Gray (Set Decoration)


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 (Das Weisse Band)
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
Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens

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

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
Directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani

The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)
Peru
Directed by Claudia Llosa

A Prophet (Un Prophète)
France
Directed by Jacques Audiard

The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)
Argentina
Directed by Juan José Campanella

The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)
Germany
Directed by Michael Haneke


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)

The Princess and the Frog
"Almost There"
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

The Princess and the Frog
"Down in New Orleans"
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Paris 36
"Loin de Paname"
Music by Reinhardt Wagner
Lyric by Frank Thomas

Nine
"Take It All"
Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston

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


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

GAF Oscar Pool thread, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388991


Can't wait for the meltdowns!

 

[Veidt]

I call avatar. Though I want IB to win.
Let GAF decide, lines have been drawn. Sides have been taken.

 

[Razorskin]

Cameron vs. his ex wife, I like this.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I call avatar.
Let GAF decide, lines have been drawn. Sides have been taken.

I call AHBUHDAR to lose both of the "biggies".

Spoiler

But would be over the moon if I were wrong.

 

[D4Danger]

GAF Oscar Pool 2010 -> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388991

 

[gdt]

Crazy how a couple of weeks ago it was Avatar vs Up in the Air. After the Globes it seems UntA is going for a screenwriting award, at best. Maybe Clooney as BA.

The Hurt Locker has had this crazy late game resurgence.

 

[PBalfredo]

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

This is what I'm watching. So many good animated films this year.

Spoiler

Although Up being nominated for best pic pretty munch guarentees it win best animated too

 

[silverbullet1080]

The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, and District 9 are by far my favourites.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

GAF Oscar Pool 2010 -> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388991

This will be the live commentary thread as opposed to the 'oh man didn't pick that!'

 

[Canova]

Is hurt locker any good? i got nothing to do tonite and i can rent it from on-demand

 

[Gigglepoo]

Bring back Hugh Jackman!

 

[noisome07]

Is hurt locker any good? i got nothing to do tonite and i can rent it from on-demand

I haven't seen it yet but most people say it's really good.

 

[Empty]

Go Hurt Locker.

 

[silverbullet1080]

Is hurt locker any good? i got nothing to do tonite and i can rent it from on-demand

It's fucking great. WATCH NAO

 

[Dabanton]

Can't say i care what wins best film as all the choices are solid this year.

Also the Avatar crybabaies are truly a sad sight.

The hatred for it from some on the forum is phenomenal

 

[Canova]

It's fucking great. WATCH NAO

ok then

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I really want Tarantino to win for Screenplay.

 

[Veidt]

I really want Tarantino to win for Screenplay.

.

 

[Wes]

More importantly, what will everyone be wearing?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

More importantly, what will everyone be wearing?

I hear Bigelow is going in AVATAR blue. True story.

 

[major_killjoy]

'A Single Man' wasn't nominated for Best Picture? : (

 

[Danne-Danger]

Uh, District 9 up for best picture? Hurt Locker? Slow year, huh?

I say go with Moon out of those. Oh, right. Well the Oscars had a good run.

 

[Chris R]

ABC? Fuck that :< Oh well, I'll just look the results up later tomorrow night :\

 

[Hootie]

The only nominee for Best Picture I've seen is The Blind Side =X

 

[XMonkey]

'A Single Man' wasn't nominated for Best Picture? : (

Ya, sad isn't it? 10 noms this year and it couldn't make it in over the likes of District 9 or The Blind Side

 

[Timbuktu]

UntA is going for a screenwriting award, at best. Maybe Clooney as BA.

The Hurt Locker has had this crazy late game resurgence.

I have a feeling Nick Hornby might nab the adapted screenplay, Precious might get that too. Inglorious would get original and I'm hoping it would get the BP upset too. But Avatar would probably get that, and Bigalow for director. Bridges, Waltz, Bullock and Monique would win. Would also be nice to see Giacchino win for music and Princess and the Frog for song.

For foreign language, it might be one of the films I haven't seen, White Ribbon and A Prophet have won too many awards in Europe already.

I can't really decide for cinematography, none of the noms stand out particularly for me. Avatar's so different I don't know if it really is comparable. I'm surprised A Single Man isn't nominated for that.

 

[bjork]

ctrl+f orphan = nothing? Then to hell with these awards.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

For people not completely aware of the change to the Best Picture voting system, which goes beyond the expansion of nominations from 5 to 10:

Majority, not plurality

But this year academy members will be voting in a completely different way. Instead of choosing their favorite movie from a field of five, they will take the list of 10 nominees and number them in order of preference, from one to 10. In tabulating the votes, the academy will first look at the first-place votes. If no one has a majority (not a plurality, but a majority; that is 50 percent plus one), the second-place votes will be added in. Then the third-place votes, etc.

This new way of voting completely transforms the race.

For example, let's say that 35 percent of academy members are so crazy they think "Avatar" is the best film of the year. Normally, that many certifiably loony voters would be enough to win in a five-movie field. But let's say two-thirds of the members don't think "Avatar" should win. And let's say a sizable majority of that 65 percent hates the idea so much that it's willing to place "Avatar" last on the list. That could make a difference.

It can especially make a difference because best picture this year is perceived as a two-candidate race, between "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker." If you revile "Avatar," you might be tempted to place "The Hurt Locker" in the top spot, even if you prefer something else; otherwise, it may be like voting for the Libertarian - or Ralph Nader - in a presidential election. Of course, "Avatar" voters could retaliate, too, by placing "The Hurt Locker" in last place, opening the door for a possible "Inglourious Basterds" victory. But I don't see that happening. People either love or hate "Avatar," but the animus toward "The Hurt Locker" is practically nonexistent. If people don't love it, they like it. And if they don't like it, they respect it.

 

[Dead]

lol at the pathetic butthurt in that article :lol

 

[Expendable.]

Avatar will take it.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Bigelow is a lock for best director. The Hurt Locker is probably going to get best picture, though AVATAR still has a slight chance of nabbing it.

 

[Veidt]

ctrl+f orphan = nothing? Then to hell with these awards.

I feel like you're the only person who actually watched that. :lol

 

[crazy monkey]

Bigelow is a lock for best director. The Hurt Locker is probably going to get best picture, though AVATAR still has a slight chance of nabbing it.

correct. Only I would change avatar to having very slight chance of nabbing it. My prediction.

 

[LCfiner]

I stopped taking the Oscars seriously when I was a teenager (~15 years ago) but if Avatar wins best picture it’ll be a bigger travesty than both “Crash" and “How Green Was My Fucking Valley” winning combined.

 

[bjork]

I feel like you're the only person who actually watched that. :lol

Me too. T_T

 

[mello]

I really hope Tarantino grabs and Oscar today, the dude deserves it.

 

[brianjones]

fuck avatar

 

[noisome07]

I stopped taking the Oscars seriously when I was a teenager (~15 years ago) but if Avatar wins best picture it’ll be a bigger travesty than both “Crash" and “How Green Was My Fucking Valley” winning combined.

:lol :lol :lol :lol

you guys...

oh man, you guys...

fuck avatar

:lol :lol :lol :lol

Tomorrow will be great.

 

[Veidt]

Me too. T_T

:'(

 

[Costanza]

I really want Tarantino to win for everything.

fixed

 

[kingkitty]

Cameron's ex-wife better win.

 

[gdt]

I stopped taking the Oscars seriously when I was a teenager (~15 years ago) but if Avatar wins best picture it’ll be a bigger travesty than both “Crash" and “How Green Was My Fucking Valley” winning combined.

do do do do do do do do Heartbreaker!

 

[Veidt]

I think everyone would be satisfied if Inglourious won best picture. ( I actually think this should win Best picture, but there's a difference between who should win, and who's going to win).
Middle ground for everyone.

 

[LCfiner]

yeah, maybe the Oscars will continue their tradition of giving awards to filmmakers they should’ve honored over a decade prior and just give Tarantino everything.

Spoiler

he’ll get a special lifetime Oscar shaped like a naked foot

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

They should have held the Academy Awards here:

AMIRITE GAF?

 

[Danne-Danger]

I really hope Tarantino grabs an Oscar today, the dude deserves it.

Judging by the competition -- if there's any decency left in the world -- he should win, at least a couple of them. Though I haven't yet seen A Serious Man or Up, my gut feeling is that they'd be strong contenders as well.

 

[Anth0ny]

Cooooooooome ooooooooooon Inglorious!

 

[bud]

if avatar wins, then i'll honestly be sad for a couple of moments because there are much, much better movies on that list. i'm rooting for inglourious basterds (my moty), even though it probably doesn't stand a chance. i'd be fine with up in the air winning instead.

 

[Shanadeus]

Avatar.
Avatar.

Avatar.

 

[Chichikov]

I stopped taking the Oscars seriously when I was a teenager (~15 years ago) but if Avatar wins best picture it’ll be a bigger travesty than both “Crash" and “How Green Was My Fucking Valley” winning combined.

Yes, Avatar is going to win, yes, it will be a travesty, but it won't even be the biggest travesty this year.
Bullock is a lock to usurp Helen Hunt as the least deserving person to ever win an Oscar.