Oscar Eye: Our 2010 Predictions. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are approaching fast and the Kodak Theater will be flooded with actors and filmmakers looking to get their hands on the famous golden statute that symbolizes their winning in a specific category.

Before the Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 7th, the staff here at Reel Empire wanted to take time to attempt to predict the winners in the various categories including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director along with several others.

Read on to check out our predictions, post your own predictions and share your thoughts! Do you agree with our lists? Disagree? We want to know!

Note: * indicates the predicted winner.

Chad Langen's Predictions

Best Picture:

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker*
• Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Inglorious Basterds
• A Serious Man
• An Education
• Up
• Up in the Air
• District 9
• The Blind Side

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart*
• George Clooney - Up in the Air
• Colin Firth - A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman - Invictus
• Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon - Invictus
• Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds*

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side*
• Helen Mirren - The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan - An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Meryl Streep - Jule & Julia

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penelope Cruz - Nine
• Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
• Mo'nique - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire*

Best Animated Feature Film

• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• The Secret of Kells
• Up*

Best Director

• Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker*
• James Cameron - Avatar
• Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds
• Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Jason Reitman - Up in the Air

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell - District 9
• Nick Hornby - An Education
• Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Ianucci, Tony Roche - In the Loop
• Geoggery Fletcher - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire*
• Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner - Up in the Air

Best Original Screenplay

• Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
• Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds*
• Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman - The Messenger
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - A Serious Man
• Bob Peterson and Pete Docter - Up

Adam Azoulay's Predictions

Best Picture:

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Inglorious Basterds
• A Serious Man
• An Education
• Up
• Up in the Air*
• District 9
• The Blind Side

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart*
• George Clooney - Up in the Air
• Colin Firth - A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman - Invictus
• Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon - Invictus
• Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds*

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren - The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan - An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire*
• Meryl Streep - Jule & Julia

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penelope Cruz - Nine
• Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
• Mo'nique - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire*

Best Animated Feature Film

• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• The Secret of Kells
• Up*

Best Director

• Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker*
• James Cameron - Avatar
• Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds
• Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Jason Reitman - Up in the Air

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell - District 9
• Nick Hornby - An Education
• Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Ianucci, Tony Roche - In the Loop
• Geoggery Fletcher - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
• Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner - Up in the Air*

Best Original Screenplay

• Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
• Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds
• Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman - The Messenger
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - A Serious Man*
• Bob Peterson and Pete Docter - Up