It's that time of year again. Oscar season. The time where the "experts" at the Academy vote and deem the "Best of the Best" for 2010. Here are my pics for this year. LEGEND X - My pick for winner * - My personal pick for winner

Scorecard Categories: 24 Correct X's: 13 / 24 Correct *'s: 9 / 24 Complete Misses: 10 / 24 * beats X: 1 / 11   Oscar Winner   Movies I've seen

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role X Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)   George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)   Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)   Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009) * Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008) Presenter: Kate Winslet Comments: I thought it was pretty cool how they handled this. Having one actor/actress that worked with a nominee give a small speech about them.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role   Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)   Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)   Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)   Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009) X* Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009) Presenter: Penélope Cruz Comments: This was the first acceptance of the night and the best speech. Telling the thank you's in the form of chronicaling a journey. Excellent metaphor.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role X* Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)   Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)   Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)   Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)   Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009) Presenter: Sean Penn Comments: Sandra gave a great speech, following Sean Penn's terrible lead in.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role   Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)   Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I) X Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009) * Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)   Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) Presenter: Robin Williams Comments: Nothing like being to full of yourself. She may or may not have meant that to be the message, but it was. (On my end anyway).

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year   Coraline (2009): Henry Selick * Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Wes Anderson   The Princess and the Frog (2009): John Musker, Ron Clements   The Secret of Kells (2009): Tomm Moore X Up (2009): Pete Docter Presenter: Cameron Diaz & Steve Carell Comments: Note to Hollywood. Make an animated film about an old man and a kid that is either Asian or has Down Syndrome and you get an Oscar. I know it reads horrible, but I'm not the only one thinking it.

Best Achievement in Art Direction X* Avatar (2009): Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair   The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): David Warren, Anastasia Masaro, Caroline Smith   Nine (2009): John Myhre, Gordon Sim   Sherlock Holmes (2009): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer   The Young Victoria (2009): Patrice Vermette, Maggie Gray Presenter: Sigourney Weaver Comments: This was a shoe in. Pure Eye-gasm the whole movie.

Best Achievement in Cinematography X Avatar (2009): Mauro Fiore   Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009): Christian Berger   Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009): Bruno Delbonnel * The Hurt Locker (2008): Barry Ackroyd   Inglourious Basterds (2009): Robert Richardson Presenter: Sandra Bullock Comments: Some would argue that Cinematography is easy when you have to render the entire movie, but you still need the vision to set up the shots.

Best Achievement in Costume Design   Bright Star (2009): Janet Patterson   Coco avant Chanel (2009): Catherine Leterrier * The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): Monique Prudhomme X Nine (2009): Colleen Atwood   The Young Victoria (2009): Sandy Powell Presenter: Tom Ford & Sarah Jessica Parker Comments: Sandy Powell gets my "F*** you, give this award to someone else" Award. Ungrateful. "I have 2 of these already blah blah blah".

Best Achievement in Directing * Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008) X James Cameron for Avatar (2009)   Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)   Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)   Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009) Presenter: Barbara Streisand Comments: Here's my opinion. This award went to the Best Director of 2010. Regardless of sex, race, color, creed.

Best Documentary, Features   Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2008): Anders Østergaard, Lise Lense-Møller   The Cove (2009): Nominees to be determined X* Food, Inc. (2008): Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein   The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009): Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith   Which Way Home (2009): Rebecca Cammisa Presenter: Matt Damon Comments: Hey new guy, you can't hold up a banner at the Oscar's. Even if it is just to say "Text Dolphin to 44144".

Best Documentary, Short Subjects   China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (2009) (TV): Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill   The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009): Daniel Junge, Henry Ansbacher X* The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009) (TV): Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert   Królik po berlinsku (2009): Bartosz Konopka, Anna Wydra   Music by Prudence (2010): Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett Presenter: Carey Mulligan & Zoe Saldana Comments: This is what an acceptance speech looks like when one director is fit and the other one is a loud-mouth, slow-moving beotch.

Best Achievement in Film Editing   Avatar (2009): Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron   District 9 (2009): Julian Clarke X The Hurt Locker (2008): Bob Murawski, Chris Innis * Inglourious Basterds (2009): Sally Menke   Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Joe Klotz Presenter: Tyler Perry Comments: Get some Hurt Locker!

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year   Ajami (2009)(Israel) X* Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)   El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)   Un prophète (2009)(France)   La teta asustada (2009)(Peru) Presenter: Pedro Almodóvar & Quentin Tarantino Comments: Is it wrong to giggle when the recipient stumbles over his English. A for effort!

Best Achievement in Makeup   Il divo (2008): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano X* Star Trek (2009): Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow   The Young Victoria (2009): John Henry Gordon, Jenny Shircore Presenter: Ben Stiller Comments: Dear Ben, Shave the goatee. It'll grow back.

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score * Avatar (2009): James Horner   Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Alexandre Desplat   The Hurt Locker (2008): Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders   Sherlock Holmes (2009): Hans Zimmer X Up (2009): Michael Giacchino Presenter: Jennifer Lopez & Sam Worthington Comments: Normally I'm not really into Modern Interprative dance, but this was a very very cool way to intro this category.

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song X* Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")   Faubourg 36 (2008): Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas("Loin de Paname")   Nine (2009): Maury Yeston("Take It All")   The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman("Almost There")   The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman("Down in New Orleans") Presenter: Amanda Seyfried & Miley Cyrus Comments: First, this was a phenominal song/soundtrack. Second, either Amanda is tiny (return my calls eh!) or Miley is HUGE.

Best Motion Picture of the Year X Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau   The Blind Side (2009): Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson * District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham   An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey   The Hurt Locker (2008): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro   Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender   Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness   A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen   Up (2009): Jonas Rivera   Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman Presenter: Tom Hanks Comments: FINALLY! I have been saying for years that the Best Picture winner had BETTER win the most other awards.

Best Short Film, Animated   French Roast (2008): Fabrice Joubert   Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (2008): Nicky Phelan, Darragh O'Connell   La dama y la muerte (2009): Javier Recio Gracia   Logorama (2009): Nicolas Schmerkin X* Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008) (TV): Nick Park Presenter: Carey Mulligan & Zoe Saldana Comments: I need to get my hands on this pic. Looked amazing.

Best Short Film, Live Action X* The Door (2008): Juanita Wilson, James Flynn   Istället för abrakadabra (2008): Patrik Eklund, Mathias Fjällström   Kavi (2009): Gregg Helvey   Miracle Fish (2009): Luke Doolan, Drew Bailey   The New Tenants (2009): Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson Presenter: Carey Mulligan & Zoe Saldana Comments: Meh, none of these really twisted my giblets. I did like the intro from Oscar winning directors that started in the Short Film Category.

Best Achievement in Sound Editing   Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle X* The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson   Inglourious Basterds (2009): Wylie Stateman   Star Trek (2009): Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin   Up (2009): Michael Silvers, Tom Myers Presenter: Zach Efron & Anna Kendrick Comments: Very cool way to explain how Sound Editing (and Mixing) is put together. Seriously Anna, return a guys calls.

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing X Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson   The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett   Inglourious Basterds (2009): Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Mark Ulano   Star Trek (2009): Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Peter J. Devlin * Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Patterson Presenter: Zach Efron & Anna Kendrick Comments: See above

Best Achievement in Visual Effects X* Avatar (2009): Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones   District 9 (2009): Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken   Star Trek (2009): Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton Presenter: Gerard Butler & Bradley Cooper Comments: Yeah, this was a no brainer.....mostly because my head exploded in the theater.

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published * District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell   An Education (2009): Nick Hornby   In the Loop (2009): Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche   Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Geoffrey Fletcher X Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner Presenter: Rachel McAdams & Jake Gyllenhaal Comments: I can't remember what was said during the speech, but Steve Martin followed it with a stellar zinger.

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen X* The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal   Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino   The Messenger (2009/I): Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman   A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen   Up (2009): Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy Presenter: Robert Downey, Jr. & Tina Fey Comments: Wait, Robert rocks blue lenses and Tina goes sans-optics....wtf yo!

Table of Contents . . : M O N : . . Scorecard Performance by an actor in a leading role Performance by an actor in a supporting role Performance by an actress in a leading role Performance by an actress in a supporting role Best animated feature film of the year Achievement in art direction Achievement in cinematography Achievement in costume design Achievement in directing Best documentary feature Best documentary short subject Achievement in film editing Best foreign language film of the year Achievement in makeup Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) Best motion picture of the year Best animated short film Best live action short film Achievement in sound editing Achievement in sound mixing Achievement in visual effects Adapted screenplay Original screenplay