final oscar nomination predictions

Yes, I've waited until the last minute yet again (a strategy of mine, apparently), but the following is my list of predictions for the Academy Awards to be announced tomorrow morning:

Best Picture

Avatar

Crazy Heart

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Invictus

Precious

Up

Up in the Air

The White Ribbon

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

James Cameron, Avatar

Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon

Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Lead Actor

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

George Clooney, Up in the Air

Colin Firth, A Single Man

Morgan Freeman, Invictus

Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Lead Actress

Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Carey Mulligan, An Education

Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor

Matt Damon, Invictus

Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Christopher Plummer, The Last Station

Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress

Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air

Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Mo'Nique, Precious

Julianne Moore, A Single Man

Samantha Morton, The Messenger