The nominations were announced this morning. Here are my predictions and personal picks.

Actor in a Leading Role

Prediction: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Personal Pick: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Actor in a Supporting Role

Prediction: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Personal Pick: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Actress in a Leading Role

Prediction: Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

Personal Pick: Not Sandra Bullock

Actress in a Supporting Role

Prediction: Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire

Personal Pick: Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart

Best Animated Feature Film

Prediction: Up: Pete Doctor

Personal Pick: Up: Pete Doctor

Art Direction

Prediction: Avatar: Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Personal Pick: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

Cinematography

Prediction: The Hurt Locker: Barry Ackroyd

Personal Pick: The White Ribbon: Christian Berger

Costume Design

Prediction: The Young Victoria: Sandy Powell

Personal Pick: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Monique Prudhomme

Directing

Prediction: The Hurt Locker: Kathryn Bigelow

Personal Pick: Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino

Film Editing

Prediction: The Hurt Locker: Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Personal Pick: Inglourious Basterds: Sally Menke

Foreign Language Film

Prediction: The White Ribbon: Germany

Personal Pick: Un Prophète: France (Haven’t Seen Yet, But Must Be Better Than The White Ribbon)

Makeup

Prediction: The Young Victoria: Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Personal Pick: Star Trek: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)

Prediction: Avatar: James Horner

Personal Pick: Up: Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

Prediction: “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from Crazy Heart: Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Personal Pick: “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from Crazy Heart: Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

Prediction: Avatar: James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

Personal Pick: A Serious Man: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers

Sound Editing

Prediction: Avatar: Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

Personal Pick: Inglourious Basterds: Wylie Stateman

Sound Mixing

Prediction: Avatar: Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson

Personal Pick: Inglourious Basterds: Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, and Mark Ulano

Visual Effects

Prediction: Avatar: Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones

Personal Pick: Avatar: Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Prediction: Up in the Air: Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Personal Pick: An Education: Screenplay by Nick Hornby

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Prediction: Inglourious Basterds: Written by Quentin Tarantino

Personal Pick: A Serious Man: Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen