Award Season CONTENDERS

Over at incontention.com they have there own list of CONTENDERS. I was inspired to do my own list but with a slightly different spin.

Best Picture

Statistically

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Up In The Air
3. Inglourious Basterds

My Picks At This Point

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Avatar

Actor in a Leading Role

Statistically

1. George Clooney, Up in the Air
2. Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
3. Colin Firth, A Single Man

My Picks At This Point

1. George Clooney, Up in the Air
2. Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
3. Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine

Actor in a Supporting Role

Statistically

1. Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
2. Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
3. Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles

My Picks At This Point

1. Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Actress in a Leading Role

Statistically

1. Carey Mulligan, An Education
2. Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

My Picks At This Point

1. Carey Mulligan, An Education
2. Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Actress in a Supporting Role

Statistically

1. Mo'Nique, Precious
2. Anna Kendrick, Up In The Air

My Picks At This Point

1. Mo'Nique, Precious

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Statistically

1. Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up In The Air
2. Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox

My Picks At This Point

1. Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up In The Air
2. Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Statistically

1. Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds
2. Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
3. Scott Neustadtler & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer

My Picks At This Point

1. Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds
2. Scott Neustadtler & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer

Directing

Statistically

1. Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
2. Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

My Picks At This Point

1. Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
2. James Cameron, Avatar
3. Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Film Editing

Statistically

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar

My Picks At This Point

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Inglorious Basterds
4. Star Trek
Wild Card: (500) Days of Summer

Cinematography

Statistically

1. The Hurt Locker
2. The White Ribbon
3. Nine

My Picks At This Point

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Nine
Wild Card: Inglorious Basterds

Visual Effects

Statistically

1. Avatar
2. Star Trek

My Picks At This Point

1. Avatar
2. Star Trek
3. 2012
Wild Card: District 9

Art Direction

Statistically

1. Avatar
2. Nine
3. Inglourious Basterds

My Picks At This Point

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Nine
3. Avatar

Costume Design

Statistically

1. The Young Victoria
2. Inglourious Basterds

My Picks At This Point

1. The Young Victoria
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Nine

Makeup

My Picks At This Point

1. District 9
2. Avatar

Sound Editing

My Picks At This Point

1. Star Trek
2. Avatar
3. The Hurt Locker

Sound Mixing

My Picks At This Point

1. Star Trek
2. Avatar
3. The Hurt Locker

Music (Score)

Statistically

1. Michael Glacchino, Up

My Picks At This Point

1. Michael Glacchino, Up

Music (Song)

Statistically

1. Crazy Heart
2. Nine

My Picks At This Point

1. Nine
2. Crazy Heart

Animated Feature Film

Statistically

1. Up
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox

My Picks At This Point

1. Up
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. Coraline
Wild Card: Ponyo

Short Film (Animated)

TBD

Documentary Feature

Statistically

1. The Cove
2. Anvil! The Story of Anvil

My Picks At This Point

1. The Cove
2. Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Documentary Short

TBD

Foreign Language Film

Statistically

1. Sin Nombre
2. Summer Hours
3. The White Ribbon

My Picks At This Point

1. Sin Nombre
2. Summer Hours
3. The White Ribbon

Short Film (Live Action)

TBD