Best Picture

Will Win: The Hurt Locker
Should Win: Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Coraline, Summer Hours
Lucky To Be There: The Blind Side, An Education

Best Director

Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Should Win: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Also Could Have Been Nominated: Olivier Assayas, Summer Hours
Lucky To Be There: Surprisingly, none.

Best Actor

Will Win: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Should Win: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Should Have Been Nominated: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Lucky To Be There: Morgan Freeman, Invictus

Best Actress

Will Win: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Should Win: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Should Have Been Nominated: Tilda Swinton, Julia
Lucky To Be There: Helen Mirren, The Last Station

Best Supporting Actor

Will Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Should Win: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Should Have Been Nominated: Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker
Lucky To Be There: Matt Damon, Invictus

Best Supporting Actress

Will Win: Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Should Win: Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Should Have Been Nominated: Rosamund Pike, An Education or Marion Cotillard, Public Enemies
Lucky To Be There: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart