Here are WFAA film critic Gary Cogill's Oscar picks for 2010.
Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker" and the first female to ever win this award... as it should be.
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (although Meryl Streep deserves it for "Julie & Julia")
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds" and there is no other choice... he's amazing.
Best Supporting Actress: Mo Nique "Precious" and she is ferocious in the part.
Animated Feature: "Up"... nothing else comes close.
Cinematography: "The Hurt Locker"
Art Direction: "Avatar"
Costume Design: "Nine"
Documentary Feature: "Food, Inc."
Documentary Short: "The Last Truck" (I'm clearly guessing)
Editing: "The Hurt Locker"
Foreign Language Film: "The White Ribbon" (weaker-than-usual category this year)
Makeup: "Star Trek"
Original Score: "Up"
Original Song: "The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart" (should be a slam dunk and please, anything but "The Princess and the Frog" movie)
Animated Short: "A Matter of Loaf and Death" (I like the title)
Live Action Short: "Kavi" (Texas-connected film and a good one)
Sound Editing: "The Hurt Locker"
Sound Mixing: "Avatar"
Visual Effects: "Avatar"
Adapted Screenplay: "Up In The Air"
Original Screenplay: "Inglourious Basterds"
E-mail gcogill@wfaa.com
