OSCAR PICKS

Best Picture

'Avatar'
'The Blind Side'
'District 9'
'An Education'
'The Hurt Locker'
'Inglourious Basterds'
'Precious'
'A Serious Man'
'Up'
'Up in the Air'

*Who will win: Avatar
*Who should win: The Hurt Locker

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow
'The Hurt Locker'

James Cameron
'Avatar'

Lee Daniels
'Precious'

Jason Reitman
'Up in the Air'

Quentin Tarantino
'Inglourious Basterds'

*Who will win: Avatar
*Who should win: Avatar

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges
'Crazy Heart'

George Clooney
'Up in the Air'

Colin Firth
'A Single Man'

Morgan Freeman
'Invictus'

Jeremy Renner
'The Hurt Locker'

*Who will win: Jeff Bridges
*Who should win: Jeff Bridges

Best Actress

Sandra Bullock
'The Blind Side'

Helen Mirren
'The Last Station'

Carey Mulligan
'An Education'

Gabourey Sidibe
'Precious'

Meryl Streep
'Julie & Julia'

*Who will win: Sandra Bullock
*Who should win: Gabourney Sidibe

Best Supporting Actor

Matt Damon
'Invictus'

Woody Harrelson
'The Messenger'

Christopher Plummer
'The Last Station'

Stanley Tucci
'The Lovely Bones'

Christoph Waltz
'Inglourious Basterds'

*Who will win: Christoph Waltz
*Who should win: Christoph Waltz

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz
'Nine'

Vera Farmiga
'Up in the Air'

Maggie Gyllenhaal
'Crazy Heart'

Anna Kendrick
'Up in the Air'

Mo'nique
'Precious'

*Who will win: Mo'nique
*Who should win: Mo'nique

Best Animated Feature Film

'Coraline'
'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
'The Princess and the Frog'
'The Secret of Kells'
'Up'

*Who will win: Up
*Who should win: Up

Best Original Screenplay

Mark Boal
'The Hurt Locker'

Quentin Tarantino
'Inglourious Basterds'

Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
'The Messenger'

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
'A Serious Man'

Peter Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
'Up'

*Who will win: The Hurt Locker
*Who should win: The Hurt Locker

Best Adapted Screenplay

District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious
Up in the Air

*Who will win: Up in the Air
*Who should win: Precious