Eugene Hernandez, indieWIRE Editor-in-Chief
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
Best Feature:
Will Win: “Precious”
Should Win: “Sin Nombre”
Best Director:
Will Win:Ethan & Joel Coen, “A Serious Man”
Should Win: Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Best Female Lead:
Will Win: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Should Win: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Best Male Lead:
Will Win: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Should Win: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Best Supporting Female:
Will Win: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Should Win: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Best Supporting Male:
Will Win: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Should Win: Christian McKay, “Me and Orson Welles”
Best Screenplay:
Will Win: “500 Days of Summer”
Should Win: “A Single Man”
Best First Feature:
Will Win: “Crazy Heart”
Should Win: “A Single Man”
John Cassavetes Award:
Will Win: “Big Fan”
Should Win: “Treeless Mountain”
Best First Screenplay:
Will Win: “Crazy Heart”
Should Win: “A Single Man”
Best Documentary:
Will Win: “Food, Inc.”
Should Win: “October Country”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “A Prophet”
Should Win: “The Maid”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “A Serious Man”
Should Win: “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”
Oscars:
Best Picture:
Will Win: “The Hurt Locker”
Should Win: “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Director:
Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Should Win: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor:
Will Win: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Should Win: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Best Actress:
Will Win: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Should Win: Gabby Sidibe, “Precious”
Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Should Win: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Should Win: Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”
Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: “The Hurt Locker”
Should Win: “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: “Up in the Air”
Should Win: “In the Loop”
Best Animated Feature:
Will Win: “Up”
Should Win: “Coraline”
Best Doc Feature:
Will Win: “Food, Inc.”
Should Win: “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos”
Should Win: “The White Ribbon”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “The Hurt Locker”
Should Win: “The White Ribbon”
Best Art Direction:
Will Win: “Avatar”
Should Win: “Nine”
