Oscar 2010: Winner Predictions

Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, “Precious”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Up in the Air,” Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Best Original Screenplay: “The Hurt Locker,” Mark Boal
Best Cinematography: “The Hurt Locker,” Barry Ackroyd
Best Film Editing: “The Hurt Locker,” Bob Mirawski and Chris Innis
Best Visual Effects: “Avatar,” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Best Art Direction: “Avatar,” Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg and Kim Sinclair
Best Costume Design: “The Young Victoria,” Sandy Powell
Best Makeup: “Star Trek,” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Best Sound Mixing: “Avatar,” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
Best Sound Editing: “Avatar,” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Best Original Score: “Up,” Michael Giacchino
Best Original Song: “The Weary Kind,” music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, from “Crazy Heart”
Best Animated Feature: “Up,” Pete Docter
Best Animated Short: “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” Nick Park
Best Documentary Feature: “The Cove,” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Best Doumentary Short: “China's Unnatural Disaster: Tears of Sichuan Province,” Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
Best Live Action Short: “Kavi,” Gregg Helvey
Best Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon,” Michael Haneke (Germany)

*For a more in-depth run-down of the major categories, check out my Oscar predictions article, now online at SouthPhillyReview.com. CLICK HERE