This Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the greatest achievements to come to the silver screen this year. ABC will air the Oscars at 7 p.m. central on Sunday.
Download your own version of the Oscar Ballot
Bryan Bofill’s picks:
Best Picture: Inglourious Basterds
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Actor: Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique (Precious)
Best Original Screenplay: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (Geoffrey Fletcher)
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Best Documentary Feature: Food Inc.
Best Documentary Short: The Last Truck: Closing of the GM Plant
Best Live Action Short: Kavi
Best Animated Short: French Roast
Best Original Score: Avatar (James Horner)
Best Original Song: “Down in New Orleans” (The Princess and the Frog)
Best Sound Editing: Wylie Stateman (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Sound Mixing: Star Trek
Best Art Direction: Avatar
Best Cinematography: Avatar
Best Makeup: Star Trek
Best Costume Design: The Imaginarum of Dr. Parnassus
Best Film Editing: Sally Menke (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Visual Effects: Avatar
Peterson Hill’s picks:
Best Picture- The Hurt Locker
Best Director- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Actor- Jeff Bridges
Best Actress- Sandra Bullock
Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress- Mo’Nique
Best Original Screenplay- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Adapted Screenplay- Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Up in the Air
Best Animated Feature- Up
Best Foreign Language Film- The White Ribbon
Best Documentary Feature- The Cove
Best Documentary Short- Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Best Art Direction- Avatar
Best Live Action Short- Miracle Fish
Best Animated Short- A Matter of Loath and Death
Best Cinematography- The Hurt Locker
Best Costume Design- The Young Victoria
Best Film Editing- The Hurt Locker
Best Makeup- Star Trek
Best Score- Michael Giacchino “Up”
Best Original Song- Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart”
Best Sound Editing- The Hurt Locker
Best Sound Mixing- Avatar
Best Visual Effects- Avatar
Forrest Philips’s picks:
Best Picture—“Inglourious Basterds”
Best Director—Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”)
Best Actor—Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”)
Best Actress—Carey Mulligan (“An Education”)
Best Supporting Actor—Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”)
Best Supporting Actress—Mo’nique (“Precious”)
Best Animated Feature Film—“Up”
Best Original Screenplay—“Inglourious Basterds”
Best Adapted Screenplay—“Up in the Air”
Best Foreign Language Film—“The White Ribbon”
Best Original Score—“Up”
Best Original Song—“The Weary Kind” (from “Crazy Heart”)
Best Documentary Feature—“Burma VJ”
Best Documentary (Short Subject)—“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
Best Short Film (Live Action)—“Kavi”
Best Short Film (Animated)—“A Matter of Loaf and Death”
Best Art Direction—“Avatar”
Best Cinematography—“The White Ribbon” (though “Avatar’s” 3D may tempt voters)
Best Costume Design—“The Young Victoria”
Best Makeup—“The Young Victoria”
Best Film Editing—“The Hurt Locker”
Best Visual Effects—“Avatar”
Best Sound Editing—“The Hurt Locker”
Best Sound Mixing—“Avatar”
Jordan Berry’s picks:
Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Best Original Screenplay: “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Best Animated Feature: “Up” (Walt Disney)
Best Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Documentary Feature: “The Cove” (Roadside Attractions)
Best Documentary Short: “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
Best Live Action Short: “Kavi” A Gregg Helvey Production
Best Animated Short: “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)”
Best Original Score: “Up” (Walt Disney)
Best Original Song: “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
Best Sound Editing: “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Best Sound Mixing: “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Best Art Direction: “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Best Cinematography: “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Best Makeup: “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)
Best Costume Design: “The Young Victoria” (Apparition)
Best Film Editing: “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Best Visual Effects: “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
