My Oscar Ballot

82nd Academy Award Main Nominations

Leading Actor:

Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"

George Clooney "Up in the Air"

Colin Firth "A Single Man"

Morgan Freeman "Invictus"

Jeremy Renner "The Hurt Locker"

Supporting Actor:

Matt Damon "Invictus"

Woody Harrelson "The Messenger"

Christopher Plummer "The Last Station"

Stanley Tucci "The Lovely Bones"

Christopher Waltz "Inglorious Basterds"

Leading Actress

Sandra Bullock "The Blind Side"

Helen Mirren "The Last Station"

Carey Mulligan "An Education"

Gabourey Sidibe "Precious"

Meryl Streep "Julie and Julia"

Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz "Nine"

Vera Farmiga "Up in the Air"

Maggie Gyllenhaal "Crazy Heart"

Anna Kendrick "Up in the Air"

Mo'Nique "Precious"

Directing

Avatar

The Hurt Locker 

Inglorious Basterds

Precious

Up in the Air

Adapted Screenplay

District 9

An Education

In the Loop

Precious 

Up in the Air

Original Screenplay

The Hurt Locker

Inglorious Basterds

The Messenger

A Serious Man

Up

Animated Feature

Coraline

The Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Princess and the Frog

The Secret of Kells

Up

Best Picture

Avatar

The Blind Side 

District 9

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglorious Basterds

Precious

A Serious Man

Up

Up in the Air

 

Other Choices:

Cinematography: Inglorious Basterds

Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon

Sound Editing: Star Trek

Costume Design: Bright Star

Makeup: The Young Victoria

Sound Mixing: Avatar

Original Score: Sherlock Holmes

Visual Effects: Avatar

Documentary Feature: The Cove

Original Song: "The Weary Kind" (Theme from Crazy Heart)

Documentary Short: Rabbit a la Berlin
Short Film Animated: French Roast
Art Direction: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Film Editing: District 9
Short Film Live Action: Miracle Fish