Monday, February 01, 2010

Oscar Nominations Predictions

Kalyn finally got me to blog again by challenging me to a contest on guessing the Oscar nominations for tomorrow. This is obviously silly, but you only get so many opportunities in life to humiliate your sibling. And it's a big brother's duty to take every one of those opportunities.

We actually did make some sort of bet on this, but I've tried all morning to remember the stakes. I don't think Kalyn remembers them either since she didn't mention them in her post earlier. We can all just make fun of her when she loses.

In fact, we could all go over and get a head start making fun of her and her ridiculous picks right now.

Best Picture –

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Up
4. Up in the Air
5. Inglorious Basterds
6. Precious
7. A Serious Man
8. Star Trek (Probably too hopeful of a choice.)
9. District 9
10. The Hangover (though I wish this spot would go to 500 Days of Summer)

Best Director –

1. Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'
2. James Cameron, 'Avatar'
3. Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'
4. Jason Reitman, 'Up in the Air'
5. Lee Daniels, 'Precious'

Best Actor –

1. Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'
2. George Clooney, 'Up in the Air'
3. Colin Firth, 'A Single Man'
4. Morgan Freeman, 'Invictus'
5. Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Actress

1. Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious'
2. Meryl Streep, 'Julie & Julia'
3. Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side'
4. Carey Mulligan, 'An Education'
5. Catalina Saavedra, ‘The Maid’

Best Supporting Actress

1. Vera Farmiga, 'Up in the Air'
2. Anna Kendrick, 'Up in the Air'
3. Diane Kruger, 'Inglourious Basterds'
4. Mo’Nique, 'Precious'
5. Penelope Cruz, ‘Nine’

Best Supporting Actor

1. Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds’
2. Alec Baldwin, ‘It’s Complicated’
3. Woody Harrelson, ‘The Messenger’
4. Christopher Plummer, ‘The Last Station’
5. Stanley Tucci, 'The Lovely Bones'