Although Avatar and The Hurt Locker landed 9 Academy Award nominations
each, I foresee the former and director James Cameron enjoying a clean
sweep. Breaking all box-office records, Avatar is a juggernaut that nobody
will be able to stop on Oscar night. This means that The Hurt Locker, which
was directed by Cameron's ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, might very well be shut
out entirely, unless the Academy decides to split their votes between the
two in the Best Director and Best Picture categories.
The most hotly-contested of the major categories is Best Actress, where the least deserving, Sandra Bullock, is the sentimental favorite. However, I anticipate that perennial-nominee Meryl Streep (16) will prevail in the most difficult contest to handicap. That's not the case for the other three acting categories where nominees Jeff Bridges, Christoph waltz and Mo'Nique may as well be making room on the their mantels for a new trophy.
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards, co-hosted by Alec Baldwin, are set to be broadcast on Sunday, March 7th from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Without further adieu, allow me to predict the winner in each category. I also indicate which among the nominees, in my humble opinion, is actually the most deserving. And because so many great movies and performances are invariably overlooked, I also recognize several among the snubbed which were certainly worthy of Oscar consideration.
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compare the actual winners with Kam's picks
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Predictions in Secondary Categories
Note: I only passed on four categories: Foreign Language Film
(which I have an abysmal history f handicapping) and the three short
categories: Live-Action, Animated and Documentary.
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COMPLETE LIST OF ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
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