BEST PICTUREWhat won: THE HURT LOCKERWhat will win: AVATARWhat should win: AVATARAcademy members could afford to ignore the biggest box office film of the year, if not of all time (on an inflation-adjusted basis), in favour of an arthouse movie that hardl
BEST PICTURE
What won: THE HURT LOCKER
What will win: AVATAR
What should win: AVATAR
Academy members could afford to ignore the biggest box office film of the year, if not of all time (on an inflation-adjusted basis), in favour of an arthouse movie that hardly anyone has seen except the critics
BEST DIRECTOR
Who won: KATHRYN BIGELOW
Who will win: KATHRYN BIGELOW
Who should win: KATHRYN BIGELOW
James Cameron has been magnanimous to his former spouse, the first woman to win this award with a small but perfectly formed movie (to the few who have seen it)
BEST ACTRESS
Who won: Sandra Bullock
Who will win: Sandra Bullock
Who should win: Sandra Bullock
She may have won a Rassie for What About Steve but The Blind Side (not yet released in NZ) confirms Bullock can move from comedy roles to drama and is a worthy ahead of Meryl Streep
BEST ACTOR
Who won: Jeff Bridges
Who will win: Jeff Bridges
Who should win: Morgan Freeman
Again, sentiment was with Bridges for his alcoholic country singer turn in Crazy Heart over Freeman playing Nelson Mandela
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Who won: Mo'Nique
Who will win: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Who should win: Vera Famiga
A hot favourite among Hollywood insiders, she won for her role as the abusive mother in Precious
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Who won: Christoph Waltz
Who will win: Christoph Waltz
Who should win: Christoph Waltz
Anyone who speaks three languages fluently in a single role deserves every accolade he gets, even if no one had heard of him before Inglourious Basterds
BEST ANIMATED PICTURE
What won: UP
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Who won: MARK BOAL for CRAZY HEART
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Who won: Geoffrey Fletcher for PRECIOUS
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS and BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: AVATAR
