Film Critics Reveal Their Oscar Predictions for 2010

With the 82nd annual Academy Awards less than a week away, who will take home the coveted Oscar? Everyone has an opinion. Are the Golden Globes a true precursor to the main event? Will there be any upsets this year or will the majority of Oscar predictions come true? Take a look at what the film critics have to say and see if you agree.

2010 Oscar Predictions by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert is the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. His Oscar predictions are:
Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
Best Actress: Sandra Bulluck for "The Blind Side"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique for "Precious"
Best Animated Feature: "Up"

2010 Oscar Predictions by the Los Angeles Film Critics
Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
Best Actress: Yolande Moreau for "Seraphine"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique for "Precious"
Best Animated Feature: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

2010 Oscar Predictions by the New York Film Critics Circle
Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
Best Actor: George Clooney for "Up in the Air"
Best Actress: Meryl Streep for "Julie and Julia"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique for "Precious"
Best Animated Feature: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

2010 Oscar Predictions by Dave Karger
Dave Karger is a film critic for Entertainment Weekly. His Oscar predictions are:
Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique for "Precious"

2010 Oscar Predictions by Tom O'Neil
Tom O'Neil is a film critic for The Los Angeles Times. His Oscar predictions are:
Best Picture: "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique for "Precious"
Best Animated Feature: "Up"

2010 Oscar Predictions by Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips is a film critic for the Chicago Tribune. His Oscar predictions are:
Best Picture: "Avatar"
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique for "Precious"
Best Animated Feature: "Up"

The Academy Awards airs on March 7th, 2010 on ABC at 8 p.m Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific time. The show will be co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Tune in to see if any of these critics got their Oscar predictions right.

Sources:
http://www.oscars.org
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com
www.oscarpred.com
http://goldderby.latimes.com
http://oscar-watch.ew.com
http://www.chicagotribune.com