2009's Movie Moneymakers/Outlook for the 2010 Oscars

Will the Box Office have the success during 2010 that it had during 2009? Only time well tell. I must say though that the Box Office did very well in 2009. Several hit movies hit the theaters over the year including Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Avatar, 2012, Angels and Demons, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and more. The total gross of the Top 10 movies of 2009 is over $7.1 billion compared to 2008's $6.38 billion (According to Box Office Mojo). It is probably safe to say that 2009 was the most successful or one of the most successful years in terms of money earned.

The year of 2009 was not only a special year in terms of money earned at the Box Office. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 274 feature films are eligible to receive the Best Picture of 2009. The number of nominees allowed for this category has been increased from 5 to 10. While I am not 100% sure which movie is going to get it, I think that 2012, Avatar, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince stand a pretty good chance. Personally, I would pick 2012 for Best Picture of 2009. That movie had some of the best special effects I have seen in some time. While the acting may have been a little disappointing, the special effects more than made up for it. The Academy Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday February 2, 2010 at 5:30 am PST. The awards for the films' achievements will be given out on March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

My Prediction for winner of Best Motion Picture of 2009: 2012.

Once the nominations for Academy Awards are announced on February 2, I will make my predictions as to which movies/actresses/actors I think will win. Here are which movies/actors/actresses I think will be nominated:

Performance by an actor in a leading role:

Tom Hanks in "Angels and Demons"

Mark Wahlberg in "The Lovely Bones"

John Cusack in "2012"

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Disney's A Christmas Carol

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

Tobey Maguire in "Brothers"

Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brothers"

Sam Neill in "Skin"

Morgan Freeman in "Invictus"

Achievement in Visual Effects:

"2012"

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

"The Princess and the Frog"

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

Jennifer Aniston in "He's Just Not That Into You"

Amy Adams in "Julie and Julia"

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"2012"

"Race to Witch Mountain"

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

"Avatar"

"Invictus"

Achievement in Directing:

"2012"

"Avatar"

"Angels and Demons"

"Invictus"

Sources:

"2009 Yearly Box Office Results," Box Office Mojo.com.

"274 Films Eligible for 2009 Oscar Race," Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.