Les Oscars--My predix

Best Picture:

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District 9

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Invictus

Precious

A Single Man

Up

Up in the Air

Alternates: A Serious Man, Star Trek, The Hangover (oh please God no), The Blind Side (if Oscar is really going populist with this list of ten)

Best Actor:

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

George Clooney, Up in the Air

Colin Firth, A Single Man

Morgan Freeman, Invictus

Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Alternates: Viggo Mortensen, The Road; Tobey Maguire for Brothers

Best Actress:

Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Carey Mulligan, An Education

Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia

Alternate: Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Abbie Cornish, Bright Star

Best Supporting Actor:

Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Alternate: Alfred Molina, An Education, Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles, Christopher Plummer, The Last Station

Note: Mackie is my big longshot here, maybe a little bit of wishful thinking. His spot will probably be occupied by Christopher Plummer.

Best Supporting Actress:
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds
Mo’Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man

Alternate: Samantha Morton, The Messenger

Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Pete Docter & Bob Peterson, Up
Scott Neustatder & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Adapted Screenplay
Anthony Peckham, Invictus
Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Nick Hornby, An Education
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air