Mike D’Angelo, Freelance
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
Best Feature:
Will Win: “Precious”
Should Win: “500 Days of Summer” , but what a crap lineup
Best Director:
Will Win: Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Should Win: James Gray, “Two Lovers”
Best Female Lead:
Will Win: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Should Win: Gwyneth Paltrow, “Two Lovers”
Best Male Lead:
Will Win: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Should Win: Souleymane Sy Savane, “Goodbye Solo”
Best Supporting Female:
Will Win: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Should Win: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Best Supporting Male:
Will Win: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Should Win: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Best Screenplay:
Will Win: “The Messenger”
Should Win: “500 Days of Summer”
Best First Feature:
Will Win: “The Messenger”
Should Win: “The Messenger”
John Cassavetes Award:
Will Win: “Treeless Mountain”
Should Win: “Humpday”
Best First Screenplay:
Will Win: “Precious”
Should Win: “Amreeka” (which I didn’t see, but the other four are dreadful so I don’t see how it could be worse)
Best Documentary:
Will Win: “October Country”
Should Win: “Food, Inc.”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “An Eductation”
Should Win: “Mother”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “A Serious Man”
Should Win: “A Serious Man”
Oscars:
Best Picture:
Will Win: “The Hurt Locker”
Should Win: “Up”
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: Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actress:
Will Win: Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
Should Win: Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
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: Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: “The Hurt Locker”
Should Win: “Up”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: “Up in the Air”
Should Win: “In the Loop”
Best Animated Feature:
Will Win: “Up”
Should Win: “Up”
Best Doc Feature:
Will Win: “The Cove”
Should Win: “Burma VJ”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “The White Ribbon”
Should Win: “A Prophet”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “The White Ribbon”
Should Win: “The White Ribbon”
Best Art Direction:
Will Win: “Avatar”
Should Win: “Sherlock Holmes”
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