2010 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture

1st Tier

127 Hours
Another Year

A married couple who managed to remain happy approaching their retirement years, surrounded by friends and family who all seems to suffer from some degree of unhappiness.

Black Swan
Thriller about the intense rivalry and twisted friendship between rival ballerinas and one ballerina getting in touch with her dark side that could lead to tragic consequences.
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right

Lesbian mothers, one who needs to be in control and the other more free spirited and less assured, have raised two kids.  The teenage kids then contacted the donor biological father. The  movie is about the interactions among the characters.

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit

2nd Tier

Hereafter
About three people, a blue collar worker, a French journalist and a London school boy, dealing with the issue of life after death.
Love and Other Drugs
Winter's Bone

Best Director

1st Tier

Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Ethan and Joel Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception

2nd Tier

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Peter Weir, The Way Back

Best Actor

1st Tier

Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

2nd Tier

Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

Best Actress

1st Tier

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Leslie Manville, Another Year
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

2nd Tier

 Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Sally Hawkins, Made In Dagenham


Best Supporting Actor

1st Tier

Christian Bale, The Fighter

Andrew Garfield, The Social Network

Sam Rockwell, Conviction

Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right 

Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

2nd Tier

Ed Harris, The Way Back

Matt Damon, True Grit

Best Supporting Actress

1st Tier

Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech

Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

Dianne Wiest, Rabbit Hole

Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom

2nd Tier

Miranda Richardson, Made In Dagenham 

Kristin Scott Thomas, Nowhere Boy