Max Raymond

This Sunday is the annual political, boring, sappy, overly drawn out Oscars at the Kodak Theatre in LA. I was going to watch it all live again this year until I remembered that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were presenting it, a duo that couldn’t be anymore unfunny/unentertaining if you tried. Any lingering temptation has been dampened by my work experience placement so it’s back to the usual routine of hearing about it when I wake up. However, this won’t stop me giving out predictions!

Best Picture – The Hurt Locker
Best Actor - Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Actress – Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress – Mo’Nique (Precious)
Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Original Screenplay – Inglorious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay – Up In The Air
Best Cinematography – Avatar
Best Editing – The Hurt Locker
Best Art Direction – Avatar
Best Costume Design – The Young Victoria
Best Make Up – The Young Victoria
Best Original Score – Up
Best Original Song – The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart)
Best Sound Mixing – Avatar
Best Sound Editing – Avatar
Best Visual Effects – Avatar
Best Animated Film – Up
Best Foreign Film – A Prophet
Best Feature Documentary – The Cove
Best Short Documentary – Królik Po Berlinsku
Best Animated Short Film – Wallace & Gromit In ‘A Matter Of Loaf Or Death’
Best Live Action Short Film – Miracle Fish

Here’s how it breakdowns in terms of the big winners:

Avatar – 5 wins
The Hurt Locker – 3 wins
Crazy Heart – 2 wins
Inglorious Basterds – 2 wins
Up – 2 wins
The Young Victoria – 2 wins

If Avatar wins Best Picture, I’ll be tempted to give up films for a year. Just because the industry is banking huge amounts on it winning makes me hope that it loses so that it can prove that 3D is absolute tosh.