I was thinking about it this morning and realized that I haven't posted my Oscar predictions yet. As they say, better late than never.

A note on these, they're not necessarily who I would like to win but who I think will win. Clear as mud? Good. Here we go:

BEST MOTION PICTURE
The Hurt Locker

DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)

ACTOR
Colin Firth (A Single Man)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan (An Education)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique (Precious)

ANIMATED FEATURE
Up

ART DIRECTION
Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The White Ribbon

COSTUME DESIGN
The Young Victoria

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Burma Vj

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

EDITING
Inglourious Basterds

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The White Ribbon

MAKEUP
Il Divo

ORIGINAL SCORE
Hans Zimmer (Sherlock Holmes)

ORIGINAL SONG
“The Weary Kind” (Crazy Heart)

SOUND EDITING
The Hurt Locker

SOUND MIXING
Star Trek

VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
An Education

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Inglourious Basterds

LIVE ACTION SHORT
The Door

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty