Oscar Nominations Predictions 2010

As per last year, I like to try and predict the acting Oscar nominations every year just before they're announced.

 

Again, I'm usually way off but thats part of the fun.

 

(Oscar the grouch was stolen of t'internetz and customised)

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ACTOR

 

Jeff Bridges- "Crazy Heart" * (yay!)

George Clooney - "Up in the Air" (yay!)

Colin Firth- "A Single Man" (yay!)

Morgan Freeman- "Invictus" (yay!)

Jeremy Renner - "The Hurt Locker" (yay!)

 

alt:

Viggo Mortensen- "The Road"

 

darkhorse:

Michael Stuhlburg - "A Serious Man"

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ACTRESS

 

Sandra Bullock- "The Blind Side" (yay!)

Carey Mulligan- "An Education" (yay!)

Gabby Sidibe- "Precious" (yay!)

Meryl Streep- "Julie &Julia" * (yay!)

Saoirse Ronan- "The Lovely Bones" (nah! - let patriotism get the better here!)

 

alt:

Helen Mirren- "The Last Station" (yay!)

 

darkhorse:

Tilda Swinton - "Julia"

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SUPPORTING ACTOR

 

Woody Harrelson- "The Messenger" (yay!)

Christian McKay- "Me and Orson Welles" (oops..)

Alfred Molina- "An Education" (nah)

Stanley Tucci- "The Lovely Bones" (yay!)

Christoph Waltz- "Inglorious Basterds" * (yay!)

 

alt:

Matt Damon- "Invictus" (yay!)

 

darkhorse:

Alec Baldwin- "It's Complicated" (i knew i should've put Christopher Plummer here...)

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SUPPORTING ACTRESS

 

Maggie Gyllenhaal- "Crazy Heart" (yay! knew it!)

Vera Farmiga- "Up in the Air" (yay!)

Anna Kendrick- "Up in the Air" (yay!)

Diane Kruger- "Inglorious Basterds" (ah boo)

Mo'Nique- "Precious" * (yay!)

 

alt:

Julianne Moore- "A Single Man"

 

darkhorse:

Samantha Morton - "The Messenger"

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Done