Fearless Oscar Nomination Forecast: If I’m Wrong, Mock Me Tomorrow!
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On Tuesday AM, the Academy of Motion Picture Old Farts & Sciences will announce its 2010 Oscar nominations, including 10 candidates instead of the usual five for Best Picture. Here are my predictions in the major categories with some side notes on long shots and who will get royally screwed. Play along, why don’t you? And feel free to tell me where I’ve screwed up big time.
**Best Picture**
• *Avatar*
• *The Hurt Locker*
• *Up in the Air*
• *Precious*
• *Inglourious Basterds*
• *An Education*
• *District 9*
• *Up*
• *Invictus*
• *A Serious Man*
**Maybes**: *Star Trek, The Hangover, (500) Days of Summer, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Blind Side* (please gods of cinema, don’t let this happen!)
**Most Deserving But It Won’t Get In**: *The Messenger*
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