Opinion: Leyna's picks for the Oscars

The following are my personal picks of who/what I think will win at Sunday's Oscars. The nominees are under their respective categories, and winners are marked with an asterisk. Again, these are not who I think should win, but will win.ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
*Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Colin Firth in "A Single Man" (The Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Matt Damon in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
*Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones" (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)
Helen Mirren in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Carey Mulligan in "An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
*Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia" (Sony Pictures Releasing)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penélope Cruz in "Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
*Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
"Coraline" (Focus Features)
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox) Wes
"The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney)
"The Secret of Kells" (GKIDS)
*"Up" (Walt Disney)

ART DIRECTION
*"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
"Sherlock Holmes" (Warner Bros.)
"The Young Victoria" (Apparition)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
*"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (Warner Bros.)
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
"The White Ribbon" (Sony Pictures Classics)

COSTUME DESIGN
"Bright Star" (Apparition)
"Coco before Chanel" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
*"The Young Victoria" (Apparition)

DIRECTING
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox) James Cameron
*"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company) Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate) Lee Daniels
"Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Jason Reitman

FILM EDITING
*"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"District 9" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox)
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Sherlock Holmes" (Warner Bros.)
*"Up" (Walt Disney)

MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
"Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney)
"Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney)
"Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36" (Sony Pictures Classics)
*"Take It All" from "Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
*"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)
"District 9" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
"An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
"A Serious Man" (Focus Features)
"Up" (Walt Disney)
"Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)

SOUND EDITING
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
*"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
"Star Trek" (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)
"Up" (Walt Disney)

SOUND MIXING
"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
"Star Trek" (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)
*"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount)

VISUAL EFFECTS
*"Avatar" (20th Century Fox)
"District 9" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
"Star Trek" (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"District 9" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
"An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"In the Loop" (IFC Films)
*"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
"Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
*"The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
"Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
"The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
"A Serious Man" (Focus Features)
"Up" (Walt Disney)