First Round of Oscar Predictions - 2010

Because I'm a crazy son of a bitch.

Best Picture:
Get Low (Director: Aaron Schneider, Sony Pictures Classic)
How Do You Know (Director: James L. Brooks, Columbia)
Inception (Director: Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros)
The Kids Are Alright (Director: Lisa Cholodenko, Focus Features)
Morning Glory (Director: Roger Mitchell, Paramount)
Rabbit Hole (Director: John Cameron Mitchell, Fox Searchlight)
The Special Relationship (Director: Richard Loncraine, BBC Films)
The Tempest (Director: Julie Taymor, Miramax Films)
Toy Story 3 (Director: Lee Unkrich, Pixar/Disney)
The Tree of Life (Director: Terrence Malick, Apparition)

Best Director:
James L. Brooks, How Do You Know
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are Alright
John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Best Lead Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception
Robert Duvall, Get Low
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jack Nicholson, How Do You Know
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship

Best Lead Actress:
Annette Bening, The Kids Are Alright
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Rachel McAdams, Morning Glory
Hilary Swank, Betty Anne Waters
Reese Witherspoon, How Do You Know

Best Supporting Actor:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Inception
Anthony Hopkins, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
Paul Rudd, How Do You Know
Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship
Forest Whitaker, My Own Love Song

Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
Kathryn Hahn, How Do You Know
Sissy Spacek, Get Low
Dianne Wiest, Rabbit Hole

Best Original Screenplay:
Get Low
How Do You Know
The Kids Are Alright
The Special Relationship
The Tree of Life

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Down and Dirty Pictures
Rabbit Hole
The Rum Diary
The Tempest
Toy Story 3


And what say I about the winners, a year in advance?

Best Picture:
How Do You Know (Director: James L. Brooks, Columbia)

Best Director:
Christopher Nolan, Inception

Best Lead Actor:
Robert Duvall, Get Low

Best Lead Actress:
Rachel McAdams, Morning Glory

Best Supporting Actor:
Paul Rudd, How Do You Know

Best Supporting Actress:
Kathryn Hahn, How Do You Know

Best Original Screenplay:
How Do You Know

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Rabbit Hole