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Best Director:  

Who should win:  Katherine Bigelow The Hurt Locker

Who will win:   Katherine Bigelow: The Hurt Locker

Best Supporting Actress:

Who Will win and who SHOULD win:  Mo'nique for Precious

Best Supporting Actor: 

Who should win:  CHristopher Plummer in The Last Station never been nominated in his 50 years of acting history

Who will win:  Christopher Waltz Inglorious Basterds

BEST ACTRESS:

Who should win:  Helen Mirren for The Last Station

Who will win:  Could go either way and destory Screen Queen's perfect Oscar track record. This is the one category where it's a total luck of the Academy voter's draw.  Voters are either "Team Bullock" or "Team Streep." If it's an underdog "you've earned it" year, it will be Bullock. Otherwise, Streep is the winner.

BEST ACTOR

Who should win:   Colin FIrth A Single Man he's earned it and put in his time

Who WILL win:    Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart. He's earned it and put in his time.  

BEST PICTURE

Should and will:  The Hurt Locker

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