Nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards Announced!

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
• George Clooney in Up in the Air
• Colin Firth in A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman in Invictus
• Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon in Invictus
• Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren in The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan in An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz in Nine
• Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
• Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Animated Feature Film

• Coraline Henry Selick
• Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson
• The Princess and the Frog John Musker and Ron Clements
• The Secret of Kells Tomm Moore
• Up Pete Docter

Music (Original Song)

• Almost There from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• Down in New Orleans from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• Loin de Paname from Paris 36 Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
• Take It All from Nine Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

• Avatar
  
• The Blind Side
  
• District 9
  
• An Education
  
• The Hurt Locker
  
• Inglourious Basterds
  
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• A Serious Man
• Up
  
• Up in the Air

The Academy Awards are known as the female-version of the Superbowl (though, I personally enjoy the Grammys better). This year, they will be held on Sunday, March 7th.

Hmm...I'm going to go with Avatar winning best picture, Clooney winning leading actor, and Bullock winning leading actress.

Who are your picks to win an Oscar?

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