Final Oscar Nomination Prediction

So, tomorrow, bright and early, the Oscar nomination come out. I am quite looking forward to them this year, as I think with 10 nominees, we are going to get an interesting mixture of films. Below, I make my final Oscar Predictions before the nominations are announced, along with some I think is just missing the cut. Check back tomorrow to see how I did. I have a feeling that this year, I won't do very well. I have a feeling we're going to see a shocker or two in the Best Picture category, and perhaps some surprises for Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress. But, at this point, this is how I see it shaking down.

Picture
1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Up in the Air
4. Inglorious Basterds
5. Precious
6. Up
7. An Education
8. District 9
9. Invictus
10. A Serious Man
The 11th Man: The Blind Side

Director
1. Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
2. James Cameron, Avatar
3. Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
4. Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
5. Neil Blomkamp, District 9
The 6th Man: Lee Daniels, Precious

Actor
1. George Clooney, Up in the Air
2. Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
3. Colin Firth, A Single Man
4. Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
5. Morgan Freeman, Invictus
The 6th Man: Matt Damon, The Informant!

Actress
1. Carey Mulligan, An Education
2. Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
3. Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
4. Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
5. Helen Mirren, The Last Station
The 6th Man: Abbie Cornish, Bright Star

Supporting Actor
1. Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
2. Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
3. Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
4. Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
5. Alfred Molina, An Education
The 6th Man: Peter Sarsgaard, An Education

Supporting Actress
1. Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
2. Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
3. Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
4. Julianne Moore, A Single Man
5. Penélope Cruz, Nine
The 6th Man: Samantha Morton, The Messenger

Adapted Screenplay
1. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman)
2. An Education (Nick Hornby)
3. Precious (Damien Paul)
4. District 9 (Neil Blomkamp)
5. The Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson)
The 6th Man: In the Loop

Original Screenplay
1. Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)
2. Up (Bob Peterson)
3. The Hurt Locker (Mark Boal)
4. A Serious Man (Joel & Ethan Coen)
5. 500 Days of Summer (Marc Webb)
The 6th Man: The Hangover

Animated
1. Up
2. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. Coraline
4. The Princess and the Frog
5. Ponyo
The 6th Man: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Foreign
1. The White Ribbon (Germany)
2. A Prophet (France)
3. The Secret of Her Eyes (Argentina)
4. The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
5. Winter in Wartime (The Netherlands)
The 6th Man: Ajami (Israel)

Documentary
1. The Cove
2. Food, Inc.
3. Every Little Step
4. Mugabe and the White African
5. Burma VJ
The 6th Man: The Beaches of Agnes

Cinematography
1. The Hurt Locker (Barry Ackroyd)
2. Avatar (Mauro Fiore)
3. Inglourious Basterds (Robert Richardson)
4. Nine (Dion Beebe)
5. The White Ribbon (Christain Berger)
The 6th Man: Roger Deakins, A Serious Man

Art Direction
1. Inglorious Basterds
2. Avatar
3. Public Enemies
4. A Serious Man
5. Sherlock Holmes
The 6th Man: Star Trek

Costume Design
1. The Young Victoria
2. Nine
3. Coco Avant Chanel
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Inglorious Basterds
The 6th Man: Bright Star

FILM EDITING
1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Up in the Air
4. District 9
5. Star Trek
The 6th Man: Inglorious Basterds

MAKEUP
1. District 9
2. Star Trek
3. Il Divo
The 4th Man: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
1. Up (Michael Giacchino)
2. Avatar (James Horner)
3. The Informant (Marvin Hamlisch)
4. Public Enemies (Elliot Goldenthal)
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Alexander Desplat)
The 6th Man: Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer)

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
1. Crazy Heart - The Weary Kind
2. Nine - Cinema Italiano
3. Avatar – I See You
4. Nine - Take it All
5. The Princess and the Frog - Almost There
The 6th Man: Everybody’s Fine (I Want to) Come Home

SOUND EDITING
1. Avatar
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
3. District 9
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Star Trek
The 6th Man: Up

SOUND MIXING
1. Avatar
2. The Hurt Locker
3. District 9
4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
5. Star Trek
The 6th Man: Inglorious Basterds

VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Avatar
2. District 9
3. Star Trek
The 4th Man: 2012