Hi, and welcome to the "Beat Berardinelli 2010 Oscar contest." Here are the rules and regulations:

Your entry, posted as a "reply" to this post, should consist of projections for all 21 of the categories in which I'm picking. Optionally, you can also provide a dollar total for the amount AVATAR will have accrued at the domestic box office up to and including March 7, 2010. This will be used as the third tie-breaker, if necessary. The contest runs from now until 11:59 pm EST on Friday, March 5, 2010. Any entries after that will be declared null and void. *You can go back and change submitted entries any time between now and the contest close time.*

How to win? To begin with, only those who exceed my total will be considered. If no one beats me, no one wins. (Ties are not wins.) From the pool of participants whose total exceeds mine, those with the top score (out of 21) will be considered finalists. If there's only one, (s)he is the winner. If there are more than one, we move to the first tie-breaker: Best Picture. If there's still more than one finalist, the second tie-breaker is the Big Six (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress). The third tie-breaker is the March 7 AVATAR United States box office gross (per Box Office Mojo as released on Monday, March 8 - not the estimate from March 7). If there are still multiple potential winners after all this, I'll resort to a random number generator (with my wife as a witness).

What do you win? Your choice of any one DVD or Blu-Ray available directly (not through secondary sellers) on Amazon.com with the total Amazon price not to exceed $US 35, including international shipping costs, if applicable (this is primarily to avoid someone ordering an expensive box set). Once the winner is determined, I'll contact you via a PM or e-mail and you can make your choice. You'll get it directly from Amazon.com within 2-3 days (unless your address is not in the CONUS; then it may take longer). There are no limitations regarding the prize as long as it fits three rules: (1) currently available directly from Amazon.com, (2) is a DVD or Blu-Ray disc, (3) does not exceed $35.

Here's a "template" you can cut-and-paste. My predictions are in boldface.

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $???M


Let the fun begin…

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: USD 720,000,000

My guesses:

Picture: Avatar
Director: James Cameron, Avatar
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design: Coco Before Chanel
Documentary: Food Inc.
Editing: Avatar
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Makeup: The Young Victoria
Musical Score: Avatar
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Precious
Writing (Original): Inglorious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: USD 710,000,000

Good luck, everyone!

Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: James Cameron, Avatar
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress:Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design:The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.
Makeup: The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Up.
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker

Avatar's Earnings= 730,000,000

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: 800M

Nice. I'm sure a few folks will register just for this. Also, I'm guessing it might be better to only highlight our pick? Might make easier reading for JB. Here goes:

Picture: Avatar
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: The White Ribbon
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up.
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): Inglorious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $718M

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.
AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $722,853,000M

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: 725M

Picture: Avatar
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: The Young Victoria.
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: Inglorious Basterds
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up.
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Star Trek
Sound Mixing: Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): District 9
Writing (Original): Inglorious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $720M

Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: The Young Victoria.
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: Avatar
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up.
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $718M

Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director:Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor:Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress:Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature:Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography:The Hurt Locker
Costume Design:Coco Before Chanel
Documentary:The Cove
Editing:The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film:The White Ribbon.
Makeup:Star Trek
Musical Score:Up.
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted):Up in the Air.
Writing (Original):Inglorious Basterds

Picture: Avatar
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design: Coco Before Chanel
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up.
Music (Song): "The Weary Kind" Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air
Writing (Original): Inglorious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $718M

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography:Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove,Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $720M

Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones <- maybe I'm nuts, but I think the Academy really wanted to like this movie.
Supporting Actress: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart <- I think the Academy will snub Precious completely.
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: Nine
Documentary: The Most Dangerous Man in America
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Avatar
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): In the Loop
Writing (Original): Inglorious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $712M

We'll see how I do. My picks usually suck, so maybe this'll be my year since I'm mostly going against Avatar.

Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious
Animated Feature: Up.
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air
Writing (Original): Inglourious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $714M

Picture: Avatar
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious
Animated Feature: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: Avatar
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Makeup: The Young Victoria
Musical Score: Up
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $716,237,048M

Picture: Inglourious Basterds,

Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.

Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious.

Animated Feature: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Art Direction: Avatar

Cinematography: Avatar.

Costume Design: Nine

Documentary: The Cove

Editing: Avatar

Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon.

Makeup: Star Trek

Musical Score: Up.

Music (Song): The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.

Sound Editing: Avatar

Sound Mixing: Avatar

Visual Effects: Avatar,

Writing (Adapted): Precious

Writing (Original): Inglorious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: 726 M



*This is actually 100% correct, so there's really no need for anyone else to reply.....Sorry guys.

Picture: Inglourious Basterds
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges
Lead Actress: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
Animated Feature: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: Coco Before Chanel
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up
Music (Song): "The Weary Kind"
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air
Writing (Original): Inglourious Basterds

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $722M

Picture: The Hurt Locker
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
Animated Feature: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Documentary: The Cove
Editing: Avatar
Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Makeup: Star Trek
Musical Score: Up
Music (Song): "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted): Up in the Air
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker

AVATAR: 719 Mill.

Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air.
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.
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.
Lead Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo'Nique, Precious.
Animated Feature: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up.
Art Direction: Avatar, The Imaginarius of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, The Young Victoria.
Cinematography: Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon.
Costume Design: Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, The Young Victoria.
Documentary: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America, Which Way Home.
Editing: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious.
Foreign Language Film: Ajami, The Milk of Sorrow, A Prophet, A Secret in their Eyes, The White Ribbon.
Makeup: Il Divo, Star Trek, The Young Victoria.
Musical Score: Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, Up.
Music (Song): "Almost There," The Princess and the Frog; "Down in New Orleans," The Princess and the Frog; "Paris 36," Loin de Paname"; "Take it All," Nine; "The Weary Heart," Crazy Heart.
Sound Editing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Up.
Sound Mixing: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Star Trek, Transformers 2.
Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek.
Writing (Adapted): District 9, An Education, In the Loop, Precious, Up in the Air.
Writing (Original): The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, A Serious Man, Up.

AVATAR U.S. Domestic Gross as of End-of-Day March 7, 2010: $702,536,041M