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				 Re: Oscar Nominees 
 This is how I think it'll pan out after 2 1/3 minutes of deliberation and having not seen 87% of the films nominated
 
 
 Best Picture
 The Hurt Locker
 
 Best Director
 James Cameron, Avatar
 
 Best Actress
 Meryl Streep
 
 Best Actor
 Morgan Freeman
 
 Best Supporting Actress
 Maggie Gyllenhaal
 
 Best Supporting Actor
 Cristoph Waltz
 
 Animated Feature Film
 Up
 
 Art Direction
 Avatar
 
 Cinematography
 Avatar
 
 Costume Design
 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
 
 Documentary Feature
 Food, Inc.
 
 Documentary Short
 The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
 
 Film Editing
 Avatar
 
 Foreign Language Film
 The White Ribbon
 
 Makeup
 Star Trek
 
 Music (Original Score)
 Michael Giacchino, Up
 
 Music (Original Song)
 "The Weary Kind" - Ryan Bingham & T. Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart
 
 Short Film (Animated)
 French Roast
 
 Short Film (Live Action)
 The New Tenants
 
 Sound Editing
 The Hurt Locker
 
 Sound Mixing
 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
 
 Visual Effects
 Avatar
 
 Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
 Up in the Air
 
 Writing (Original Screenplay)
 The Hurt Locker
 
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