We're finally closing in on the big day: the announcement of nominees for this year's Oscars! It all goes down this Tuesday, and I've been counting down my picks for who might end up on the Academy's final ballot. A few of the contenders seem pretty obvious — James Cameron for a Best Director nod? Well, obviously! But now let's head into murkier territory with the Best Picture race. This Read more

The Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday morning, but until it's official, I'm trying my hand at my own predictions of who I think will get a nod this year. I've already tackled the major acting categories, so now I'm moving on to the people behind the scenes: the directors. Read more

The Oscar nominations are announced next week, and until then, I'm counting down the days by listing my own predictions for the major categories. I've already shared who I think should be nominated for best actor, best actress, and best supporting actor, and now here are my picks for supporting actress. Read more

We're just a few days away from the 2010 Oscar nomination announcements — I'll be rising early on Feb. 2 to report who got a nod, but until then, I'm getting my predictions in now. I've already told you who I think will be up for best actor and best actress, and now here's another five I think are worthy of an Academy Award nod: the best supporting actors. Read more

The Academy Award nominations are a couple of weeks away, and while we're all tingling with anticipation, I'm sharing my own predictions for this year's nods. The other day I told you who I thought would be in the running for best actor, and now I'm taking on the ladies. Check out my five predictions for best actress. Read more

With the Golden Globes behind us and less than a month until Academy Award nominations are announced (Feb 2!), I'll be sharing my shortlists for the Oscar ballot over the next couple weeks. First up: Best Actor. Jeff Bridges seems like a shoo-in given his Globe win, but I wouldn't count out his competition. Here are my final five picks for the category. Read more