Who I think should win the Oscars

Tonight the Oscars are going to be handed, and I thought I that I might express my preferences. So, these are not the films/actors/screenplays who I think are gonna win, these are the nominees I would like to win, yet in some cases I'm quite sure they won't. Granted I haven't seen all the films that were nominated, so in most cases I'll just name my favourite. So, without further ado...

Actor in a Leading Role

• Morgan Freeman (Invictus)

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Cristoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds) -- really he's just awesome in this role, basically steals every scene. One of the best interpretations I've ever seen

Actress in a Leading Role

• Carey Mulligan (An Education)

Actress in a Supporting Role

• I've only seen Up In the Air and neither Vera Farmiga nor Anna Kendrick seemed Oscarworthy, though they were both moderately decent

Directing

• James Cameron (Avatar) -- he did good, very very good as director. Though Tarantino is at a close second

Visual Effects

• Avatar -- no surprise here, no?

Original Screenplay

• Inglorious Basterds -- really, what's so amazing about the writing in The Hurt Locker?

Best Picture

• District 9 -- both Avatar and Inglorious Basterds are strong contenders for the title, yet District 9 just worked for me better than the other films.

Well, so far you can pretty much tell that I was enthusiastic by both Avatar and Inglorious Basterds. Well, I liked pretty much everything in Avatar but the screenplay (really, it's a very cheap story). Also Inglorious Basterds was an awesome film, by all standards. I loved it very much, and I consider it Tarantino's finest ever.

I am disheartened to see that both Watchmen and Moon are absent from the list of nominations. Moon will remain a cult classic, I am certain. And Sam Rockwell's acting will be remembered for ages to come, and Gerty will remain one of the best robots in movies ever. So there's a nomination missing for best actor, best director and best movie there. And a nomination for Duncan Jones as best director.

Watchmen. Best actor in a supporting role, Jackie Earl Haley -- though he's not quite Critoph Waltz. Still a nomination would have been nice. Best director, Zack Snyder, yes in my opinion, he did better than James Cameron, much better. Best motion picture -- yess, better than District 9 in my opinion. In my heart Watchmen was the best 2009 had to offer, in spite of the fact it was one of the most competitive years for movies, ever. Also when is Viggo Mortensen going to get his well deserved Oscar? He was great in A History of Violence, he was great in Eastern Promises, he was brilliant in The Road. It's a big shame he's not on this year's list.

I don't think much of movies like Up In the Air and A Serious Man. They're mildly enjoyable, and I never get to feel much for the story. As for The Hurt Locker, it was a good film, I not denying, but I was ultimately bored by it. Kathryn Bigelow did a fairly good job directing the film, however between fairly good and best this year there's a huge leap.

And yes, I do have a bias for science fiction. Duuuh...