Oscars: Who Will Win and Who Should Win Recap

What Will Win Summary
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air – Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
Best Original Screenplay: Inglorious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
Best Animated Feature Film: Up
Documentary (Feature): The Cove
Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon - Germany
Best Art Direction: Avatar
Best Cinematography: The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd
Best Costume Design: Bright Star
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Music (Original Score): Up – Michael Giacchino
Best Music (Original Song): Crazy Heart – The Weary Kind
Best Sound Editing: Avatar
Best Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Documentary (Short Subject): China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Short Film (Animated): A Matter of Loaf and Death
Short Film (Live Action): The Door

What Should Win Summary
Best Picture: Inglorious Basterds
Best Director: Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds
Best Actor: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christophe Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Adapted Screenplay: In the Loop – Jesse Armstrong/Simon Blackwell/Armando Iannucci/Tony Roche
Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
Best Animated Feature Film: Up
Documentary (Feature): The Cove
Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet - France
Best Art Direction: Avatar
Best Cinematography: The White Ribbon – Christain Berger
Best Costume Design: Bright Star
Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Music (Original Score): Up – Michael Giacchino
Best Music (Original Song): Crazy Heart – The Weary Kind
Best Sound Editing: Avatar
Best Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Documentary (Short Subject): The Last Truck: The Closing of a GM Plant
Short Film (Animated): Logorama
Short Film (Live Action): Miracle Fish