Our Oscar Predictions: How did we get on?
The Hurt Locker won six Academy Awards - but LBC listeners knew they would!
LBC's film critic James Hartigan was correct in all but one of his Oscar predictions - including all the major categories. The only one he got wrong was the notoriously difficult to predict Best Foreign Language film, which was won by Argentinian film The Secret in Their Eyes.
| Category |
What Will Win | What Should Win |
Who Won? |
| Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Inglourious | The Hurt Locker |
| Best Director | Katherine Bigelow (Hurt Locker) | Katherine Bigelow | Katherine Bigelow |
| Best Actor | Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) | Jeremy Renner (Hurt Locker) | Jeff Bridges |
| Best Actress | Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) | Sandra Bullock | Sandra Bullock |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz (Inglourious) | Christoph Waltz | Christoph Waltz |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mo'Nique (Precious) | Mo'Nique | Mo'Nique |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Up in the Air |
Precious | Precious |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino (Up) | Michael Giacchino | Michael Giacchino |
| Best Song | 'The Weary Kind' (Crazy Heart) | 'The Weary Kind' | 'The Weary Kind' |
| Best Foreign Film | The White Ribbon | A Prophet | The Secret in Their Eyes |
| Best Animated Film | Up | Up | Up |