The Marcolian

Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Viewpoints

The following are my personal picks of who/what I think will win at Sunday's Oscars. The nominees are under their respective categories, and winners are marked with an asterisk. Again, these are not who I think should win, but will win.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
*Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Colin Firth in "A Single Man" (The Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Matt Damon in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
*Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones" (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Carey Mulligan in "An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
*Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia" (Sony Pictures Releasing)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penélope Cruz in "Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
*Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
"Coraline" (Focus Features)
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox) Wes
"The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney)
"The Secret of Kells" (GKIDS)
*"Up" (Walt Disney)

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