The votes are in and it looks like there are only four categories where the readers and I disagree on who will win. Considering there are 24 categories that’s not too bad and the categories where there are disagreement you could make an argument for both sides and while The Hurt Locker came out on top in reader polling and in my predictions I won’t be surprised for a minute should either Avatar or even Inglourious Basterds take home Best Picture.
Speaking of Best Picture, did you hear over 600 ballots were turned in on the final day of Oscar voting? Considering there are 6,000 members of the Academy that makes for 10% of the voters already. Now, just how many of those members do you think actually vote? Just assuming something like 4,500 of the members vote we are talking about 13% of the votes came in on the last day, after all the negativity around The Hurt Locker began to swirl. Could there be a change in the winds? I know if The Hurt Locker loses Best Picture I will certainly be taking conspiracy theories much more seriously next year.
I will be publishing my Oscar Live Blog article around 2 PM PST and begin blogging around 3 PM PST or so, but for now check out the complete list of reader predictions below, read my predictions right here and comment below where you may disagree, agree or are completely bamboozled. Tonight should be fun as there is a little bit of excitement surrounding just who will win Best Picture.
Best Picture
- The Hurt Locker (489 of 1,091 votes)
- Avatar
- Inglourious Basterds
- Up
- Up in the Air
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- Precious
- A Serious Man
- An Education
Best Actor
- Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) (745 of 1,031 votes)
- Colin Firth (A Single Man)
- Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
- George Clooney (Up In the Air)
- Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Best Actress
- Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) (549 of 1,049 votes)
- Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
- Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
- Carey Mulligan (An Education)
- Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
Best Supporting Actor
- Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) (878 of 1,013 votes)
- Matt Damon (Invictus)
- Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
- Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
- Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Best Supporting Actress
- Mo’Nique (Precious) (796 of 994 votes)
- Anna Kendrick (Up In the Air)
- Vera Farmiga (Up In the Air)
- Penelope Cruz (Nine)
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
Best Director
- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) (675 of 1,024 votes)
- James Cameron (Avatar)
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
- Jason Reitman (Up In the Air)
- Lee Daniels (Precious)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Up In the Air) (473 of 691 votes)
- Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (District 9)
- Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious)
- Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche (In the Loop)
- Nick Hornby (An Education)
Best Original Screenplay
MY PICK: Of the major awards this was the only one the readers and myself disagree on as I have predicted Mark Boal’s The Hurt Locker will win.
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) (486 of 704 votes)
- Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)
- Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy (Up)
- Joel and Ethan Coen (A Serious Man)
- Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman (The Messenger)
As for the rest of the categories here how I see things turning out, with readers currently disagreeing with me in five categories.
- Best Animated Feature Film: Up
- Best Art Direction: Avatar
- Best Cinematography: Avatar
- Best Costumes: The Young Victoria
- Best Documentary (feature): The Cove
- Best Documentary (short subject): The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
- Best Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
MY PICK: Avatar - Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
MY PICK: El Secreto De Sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) - Best Makeup: Star Trek
- Best Music (Original Score): Up
- Best Music (Original Song): “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart
- Best Sound Editing: Avatar
- Best Sound Mixing: Avatar
MY PICK: The Hurt Locker - Best Visual Effects: Avatar
- Best Short Film (Live-Action): The Door
- Best Short Film (Animated): A Matter of Loaf and Death
Remember to come back later tonight as I will be here live-blogging the entire show as well as have updated and live winner results. I will also be tweeting the results at the RopeofSilicon account on Twitter.
