Below is a list of movies I want to see win Academy Awards this year in each category.
I’ve seen only a few of these movies this year. Some picks are random and out of intuition for movies I haven’t seen. I’ll put an asterisk on those picks.
Best Picture
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
- Up
Actor in a Leading Role
- Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones
Actress in a Leading Role
- Carey Mulligan*
An Education
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Anna Kendrick*
Up in the Air
Animated Feature Film
- Coraline
- Up
Art Direction
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Sherlock Holmes
Cinematography
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
Costume Design
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Directing
- The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow
Documentary Feature
- Burma VJ
- Food, Inc.
- Which Way Home
Documentary Short
- China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province*
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant*
Film Editing
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film
- Ajami
- A Prophet (Un Prophète)
- The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)*
Makeup
- Star Trek
Music (Original Score)
- Up
Music (Original Song)
-
The Princess and the Frog*
“Down in New Orleans”
Short Film (Animated)
- Logorama*
- A Matter of Loaf and Death*
Short Film (Live Action)
- The Door*
- Kavi*
Sound Editing
- The Hurt Locker
- Star Trek
Sound Mixing
- The Hurt Locker
- Star Trek
Visual Effects
- Avatar
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- District 9
- In the Loop
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- The Hurt Locker
- A Serious Man