previsões:

01. THE HUMAN FACTOR (warner)

clint eastwood + biopic.

02. SHUTTER ISLAND (paramount)

martin scorsese + serious film.

03. THE LOVELY BONES (paramount/dreamworks)

big drama + famous source.

04. NINE (weinstein co.)

musical + amazing cast.

05. AN EDUCATION (sony pictures classic)

indie + british.

contenders: AMELIA (fox searchlight), AWAY WE GO (focus), THE INFORMANT (warner), PUBLIC ENEMIES (universal), PRECIOUS (lionsgate), TAKING WOODSTOCK (focus), THE TREE OF LIFE (?),

previsões:

01. clint eastwood (THE HUMAN FACTOR)

clint + eastwood.

02. martin scorsese (SHUTTER ISLAND)

martin + scorsese.

03. peter jackson (THE LOVELY BONES)

previous winner + big drama.

04. rob marshall (NINE)

musical.

05. ang lee (TAKING WOODSTOCK)

respected director.

contenders: mira nair (AMELIA), pedro almodóvar (LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS), lone scherfig (AN EDUCATION), steven soderbergh (THE INFORMANT), michael mann (PUBLIC ENEMIES), lee daniels (PRECIOUS), terrence malick (THE TREE OF LIFE)…

previsões:

01. carey mulligan (AN EDUCATION)

breaktrough + british.

02. hillary swank (AMELIA)

unconditional love + biopic.

03. helen mirren (LOVE RANCH)

respected actress.

04. penélope cruz (LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS)

current favourite + almodovar.

05. saoirse ronan (THE LOVELY BONES)

child love.

contenders: maya rudolph (AWAY WE GO), michle pfeiffer (CHÉRI), audrey tatou (COCO AVANT CHANEL), jennifer connely (CREATION), meryl streep (JULIE & JULIA), emily blunt (THE YOUNG VICTORIA), evan rachel wood (WHATEVER WORKS)…

previsões:

01. morgan freeman (THE HUMAN FACTOR)

biopic + clint eastwood.

02. martin landau (LOVELY, STILL)

respected actor + overdue.

03. leonardo dicaprio (SHUTTER ISLAND)

star factor + current favourite + scorsese.

04. matt damon (THE INFORMANT)

overdue + deglam.

05. viggo mortensen (THE ROAD)

serious film.

contenders: paul bettany (CREATION), george clooney (UP IN THE AIR), mark wahlberg (THE LOVELY BONES), demitri martin (TAKING WOODSTOCK), joe pesci (LOVE RANCH), daniel day-lewis (NINE), christopher plummer (THE LAST STATION)…

previsões:

01. mo’nique (PRECIOUS)

early buzz + comedian going drama.

02. patricia clarkson (WHATEVER WORKS)

early buzz + woody allen + overdue.

03. judi dench (NINE)

legendary actress.

04. rachel weisz (THE LOVELY BONES)

grieving mother.

05. emily mortimer (SHUTTER ISLAND)

insane + wishful thinking.

contenders: emma thompson (AN EDUCATION), kathy bates (CHÉRI), marion cotillard (NINE/PUBLIC ENEMIES), nicole kidman (NINE), penélope cruz (NINE), michelle williams (SHUTTER ISLAND), imelda staunton (TAKING WOODSTOCK)…

previsões:

01. alfred molina (AN EDUCATION)

early buzz.

02. mark ruffalo (SHUTTER ISLAND)

scorsese + overdue + wishful thinking.

03. stanley tucci (THE LOVELY BONES)

villain + overdue.

04. matt damon (THE HUMAN FACTOR)

eastwood + biopic.

05. robert duvall (THE ROAD)

early buzz.

contenders: ewan mcgregor (AMELIA), tobey maguire (BROTHERS), michael imperioli (THE LOVELY BONES), billy crudup (PUBLIC ENEMIES), kodi scott-mcphee (THE ROAD), jackie earle haley (SHUTTER ISLAND), ben kingsley (SHUTTER ISLAND)…

previsões:

01. WHATEVER WORKS (woody allen)

allen.

02. LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (pedro almodovar)

almodovar.

03. UP (bob peterson)

pixar.

04. AWAY WE GO (dave eggers & vendela vida)

indie.

05. A SERIOUS MAN (ethan & joel coen)

coens.

contenders: BIUTIFUL (alejandro gonzález iñárritu & etc), THE BOAT THAT ROCKED (richard curtis), BRIGHT STAR (jane campion), THE BURNING PLAIN (guillermo arriaga), THE TREE OF LIFE (terrence malick)…

previsões:

01. SHUTTER ISLAND (laeta kalogridis & steven knight)

scorsese.

02. AN EDUCATION (nick hornby)

british.

03. THE HUMAN FACTOR (anthony peckman)

biopic.

04. THE LOVELY BONES (peter jackson & fran walsh & philippa boyens)

previous winners + famous source.

05. TAKING WOODSTOCK (james schamus)

quircky.

contenders: AMELIA (ronald bass), BRÜNO (sacha baron cohen), CHÉRI (christopher hampton), NINE (anthony minghella & michael tolkin), THE ROAD (joen penhall)…