Best Picture
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
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: Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Deserves To Win: Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Actor In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Deserves To Win: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Actress In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
Deserves To Win: Mo’Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Directing
Will Win: James Cameron - Avatar
Deserves To Win: Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: A Serious Man
Deserves To Win: Inglourious Basterds
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: District 9
Deserves To Win: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Art Direction
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Sherlock Holmes
Cinematography
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Costume Design
Will Win: The Young Victoria
Deserves To Win: Nine
Documentary Feature
Will Win: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Deserves To Win: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Inglourious Basterds
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: The White Ribbon
Deserves To Win: The White Ribbon
Makeup
Will Win: The Young Victoria
Deserves To Win: The Young Victoria
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Take It All” - Nine
Deserves To Win: “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” - Crazy Heart
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Deserves To Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: The Door
Deserves To Win: Instead of Abracadabra
Sound Editing
Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Deserves To Win: Up
Sound Mixing
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: Avatar
Visual Effects
Will Win: Avatar
Deserves To Win: District 9
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: Up
Deserves To Win: Up
Snubbed for Best Picture
Snubbed for Best Actor
Snubbed for Best Actress
Snubbed for Best Director
