So this year I’ve entered into an oscar pool. Its run by a local safe house so I got all excited…since I thought safe house meant a place where federal witness’ could chill while the older cops who guard them insist they’re too old for this…

It’s not. It’s just a place for women to escape abusive relationships. Still cool and I can support that so I threw my name, money and my nominations into the pool.

 Here they are:

Best Picture: Inglourious Basterds

Leading Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education

Supporting Actress: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart

Directing: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Adapted Screenplay: Nick Hornby, An Education

Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker

Documentary Feature: Food, Inc.

Animated Feature Film: Up

Art Direction: Avatar

Cinematography: Inglourious Basterds

Visual Effects: Avatar

Sound Mixing: Avatar

Sound Editing: Inglourious Basterds

Original Score: Up, Michael Giacchino

Original Song: The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Costume: The Young Victoria

Documentary (short subject): The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

Film Editing: Avatar

Makeup: Star Trek

Short Film Animated: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Short Film Live Action: Instead of Abracadabra

Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon

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