Alright, folks, time to nut up or shut up. Luckily, I’m not an established prognosticator with a reputation to uphold, so I feel free to go No Guts No Glory, folks. Let’s take a ride, shall we? Just to note, I’m only doing categories pertaining to narrative feature films: no docs, no shorts.

Best Picture

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Crazy Heart

District 9

An Education

The Hangover

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious

Up

Up in the Air

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Neill Blomkamp – District 9

James Cameron – Avatar

Jason Reitman – Up in the Air

Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart

George Clooney – Up in the Air

Matt Damon – The Informant!

Colin Firth – A Single Man

Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker

Best Actress

Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side

Melanie Laurent – Inglourious Basterds

Carey Mulligan – An Education

Gabourey Sidibe – Precious

Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor

Woody Harrelson – The Messenger

Anthony Mackie – The Hurt Locker

Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles

Christopher Plummer – The Last Station

Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

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

Best Original Screenplay

The Hangover

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

A Serious Man

Up

Best Adapted Screenplay

Crazy Heart

District 9

An Education

Precious

Up in the Air

Best Art Direction

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District 9

Inglourious Basterds

Public Enemies

Sherlock Holmes

Best Cinematography

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The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

The Road

The White Ribbon

Best Costume Design

Coco Before Chanel

An Education

Inglourious Basterds

Sherlock Holmes

The Young Victoria

Best Film Editing

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District 9

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Star Trek

Best Make-Up

District 9

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Star Trek

Best Original Score

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The Informant!

Sherlock Holmes

A Single Man

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Best Original Song

“The Weary Kind” – Crazy Heart (Ryan Bingham, T-Bone Burnett)

“(I Want To) Come Home” – Everybody’s Fine (Paul McCartney)

“Stu’s Song” – The Hangover (Ed Helms)

“Almost There” – The Princess and the Frog (Randy Newman)

“Down in New Orleans” – The Princess and the Frog (Randy Newman)

Best Sound Editing

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District 9

The Hurt Locker

Star Trek

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Best Sound Mixing

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District 9

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Star Trek

Best Visual Effects

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District 9

Star Trek

Best Animated Feature

Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ponyo

The Princess and the Frog

Up

Best Foreign Language Film

The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina)

A Prophet (France)

The White Ribbon (Germany)

Ajami (Israel)

Winter in Wartime (Netherlands)

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