Nominations will be handed out tomorrow morning in Los Angeles, so I’ll take my final stab at what the predictions will be. Check here tomorrow for the entire official list.

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Best Picture:

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Inglorious Basterds
4. Up In The Air
5. Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
6. An Education
7. Up
8. Inivictus
9. A Serious Man
10. District 9

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Other possibilities: Star Trek, The Blind Side, The Messenger, Nine, Crazy Heart, (500) Days of Summer

Only Avatar and The Hurt Locker have a shot at winning this thing, and the real drama will come with what combination of movies will make up those last 4 spots. Any of the “Other possibilities” getting in for one reason or another wouldn’t surprise me.

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Best Director:

1. Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
2. James Cameron - Avatar
3. Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds
4. Jason Reitman - Up In The Air
5. Lee Daniels - Precious

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Other possibilities: Clint Eastwood - Invictus, Neil Blomkamp - District 9, Lone Scherfig - An Education

This is Bigelow’s to lose, and seeing anything but this 5 will be a surprise.

More after the jump.

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Best Actor:

1. Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
2. George Clooney - Up In The Air
3. Colin Firth - A Single Man
4. Morgan Freeman - Invictus
5. Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

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Other possibilities - Viggo Mortensen - The Road

In a month’s time this became a lock for Bridges. Viggo could usurp Renner or even Freeman.

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Best Actress:

1. Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
2. Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
3. Carey Mulligan - An Education
4. Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
5. Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria

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Other possibilities - Helen Mirren - The Last Station, Abbie Cornish - Bright Star, Marion Cotillard - Nine

Weak field here and the last slot is totally open. Also, I don’t think they will actually give an Oscar to The Blind Side.

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Best Supporting Actor:

1. Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
2. Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
3. Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones or Julie & Julia
4. Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
5. Matt Damon - Invictus

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Other possibilities - Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker, Alfred Molina, Peter Sarsgaard - An Education, Christian McKay - Me and Orsen Welles, Alec Baldwin - It’s Complicated,

Waltz walks with this, and the last 3 spots could be a combo of those 3 and the other possibilities.

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Best Supporting Actress:

1. Mo’Nique - Precious
2. Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air
3. Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air
4. Julianne Moore - A Single Man
5. Diane Kruger - Inglorious Basterds

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Other possibilities - Samantha Morton - The Messenger, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench - Nine, Maggie Gyllenhall - Crazy Heart

Mo’Nique wins another boring category. Kruger may be an upset nominee here, but I’m feeling some Basterds love.

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Best Original Screenplay:

1. Inglorious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Up
4. A Serious Man
5. (500) Days of Summer

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Other possibilities - Avatar

If the Academy REALLY loves Avatar, they take out A Serious Man or (500) Days of Summer.

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Best Adapted Screenplay:

1. Up In The Air
2. Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
3. District 9
4. An Education
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox

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Other possibilities - Crazy Heart, Invictus, Julie & Julia

Top 4 are almost certainly in and the 5th slot is completely up for grabs.

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