Here goes nothing!

Tomorrow is Christmas morning for us Oscar enthusiasts. I can barely sleep with excitement. I have a hunch that there will be some major surprises this year, what with the Best Picture category being expanded to 10 nominees and with everyone seeming to think they know the 5 expected nominees in each category.

I have played it rather safe in my nomination predictions. I suspect Hurt Locker and Avatar will be big winners. Nine will be left out as expected. And we should see practically the same category line ups that we saw at the SAG awards. But wouldn't it be great to see Maya Rudolph pop up in Best Actress or Marion Cotillard pop up in Best Supporting Actress.

A girl can dream, can't she.

Anyways here goes. This is my list of who I think will be announced tomorrow:

Oscar Predictions:

Best Picture
Inglourious Basterds
Up
Up in the Air
Invictus
Precious
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
District 9
An Education
(500) Days of Summer

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels – Precious

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

Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones

Best Supporting Actress
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Vera Farminga – Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Melanie Laurent – Inglorious Basterds
Mo’Nique – Precious

Best Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker
Up
(500) Days of Summer
Inglourious Basterds
Avatar

Best Adapted Screenplay
Precious
Up in the Air
An Education
District 9
Fantastic Mr. Fox