My Oscar Ballot

Since official Oscar ballots are due tomorrow, I think it’s time I fill out my own fantasy ballot. I haven’t seen every movie I need to see (“Crazy Heart” and “A Single Man” stand out, amongst others), but ballots are due, so here we go. I am voting as if I were a real member of the Academy, so I’m going by all their rules and eligible films. These are not predictions, which will come later, but how I would vote if I were lucky enough to be a voting member of the Academy.

Best Picture
“Avatar”
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“The Messenger”
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“A Serious Man”
“Sugar”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”

Best Animated Film
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“Mary and Max”
“Ponyo”
“Up”

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron, “Avatar”
The Coen Brothers, “A Serious Man”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglorious Basterds”

Best Actor
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Ben Foster, “The Messenger”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”
Sam Rockwell, “Moon”
Michael Stuhlbarg, “A Serious Man”

Best Actress
Zooey Deschanel, “(500) Days of Summer”
Melanie Laurent, “Inglorious Basterds”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Anthony Mackie, “The Hurt Locker”
Christian McKay, “Me and Orson Welles”
Alfred Molina, “An Education”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglorious Basterds”

Best Supporting Actress
Marion Cotillard, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Samantha Morton, “The Messenger”

Best Original Screenplay
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“The Messenger”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”

Best Adapted Screenplay
“An Education”
“Me and Orson Welles”
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“Up in the Air”
“Where the Wild Things Are”

Best Original Score
“Avatar”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Road”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”

Best Original Song
All is Love, “Where the Wild Things Are”
Cinema Italiano, “Nine”
Petey’s Song, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Smoke without Fire, “An Education”
Stu’s Song, “The Hangover”

Best Film Editing
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“Invictus”

Best Cinematography
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“The Road”
“A Serious Man”

Best Art Direction
“Avatar”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“Nine”
“A Serious Man”
“Where the Wild Things Are”

Best Costume Design
“An Education”
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“Nine”
“The Road”

Best Makeup
“District 9”
“The Road”
“Star Trek”

Best Sound Mixing
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“Star Trek”

Best Sound Editing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglorious Basterds”
“2012”
“Up”

Best Visual Effects
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Best Documentary Feature
“The Cove”
“Every Little Step”
“Facing Ali”
“Food, Inc.”
“Valentino: The Last Emperor”