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Four? Seven? All 10?
And don't forget to check out our whizz-bang 2010 printable Oscar ballot ahead of Monday's award shenanigans. We—along with Fab and Bella, of course—will be covering all of the day's action, including the red carpet, the winners and the press room gossip. So stay tuned.
With the supporting actor and supporting actress categories attempted, it's now time to try our hand at predicting who will win the lead acting races at next Monday's Oscars. And being the polite boffins that we are, let's go with ladies first, shall we?
Our Favourite: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Award season's darling is also the biggest surprise: Sandra Bullock has been sweeping the best actress category for her role as a big-hearted Tennessee mother.
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The Hurt Locker took six awards at the BAFTAs today, while Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan, Mo'Nique and Christolph Waltz took the big four acting trophies. Kristen Stewart took home the Orange Rising Star Award, as voted for by the British public and Fish Tank won outstanding British film. Check out all the winners below!
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Plus, over the coming weeks, Fab, Bella and I will have everything Oscar covered (and we really do mean everything) as we prep for our live blowout from the March 8 red carpet. So stay tuned for all the golden goodness and let the tipping begin!
Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
An Education, Nick Hornby
District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
In the Loop, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Ianucci, and Tony Roche
An Education, The Hurt Locker and Avatar lead the pack in the 2010 Bafta Awards, with eight nominations each! All three are up for Best Film, alongside Precious and Up in the Air. George Clooney, Colin Firth and Andy Serkis are in the running for Leading Actor, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep and Gabourey Sidibe are among those fighting it out for the Leading Actress trophy, with Alec Baldwin, Anna Kendrick, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas and Stanley Tucci heading up the Supporting Actor and Actress categories.
For every Golden Globe nomination, there is always someone who's missed out. Sometimes the snub is entirely understandable, and other times it makes absolutely no sense at all. It's all part and parcel of an award ceremony that only has five nominees per category, we suppose.
Category: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
The Contenders: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious vs Carey Mulligan, An Education
The Lowdown: It's the battle of the newcomers. This is the first Golden Globe nom for Gabourey and Carey, though both actresses have received plenty of buzz (not to mention critics' awards) for their roles in Precious and An Education. With the last three winners of this category being British (Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Helen Mirren), the cute and charming Carey certainly has her accent going for her.