BEST PICTURE
Projected Nominees
[1] “Invictus” (Warner Brothers, 12/11, trailer)
[2] “Up in the Air” (Paramount, 12/4, trailer)
[3] “Precious” (Lions Gate, 11/6, trailer)
[4] “The Hurt Locker” (Summit, 6/26, trailer)
[5] “Avatar” (20th Century Fox, 12/18, trailer) ▲
[6] “Nine” (The Weinstein Company, 12/18, trailer)
[7] “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics, 10/9, trailer)
[8] “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company, 8/21, trailer)
[9] “The Lovely Bones” (Paramount, 12/11, trailer)
[10] “A Serious Man” (Focus Features, 10/2, trailer)
Major Threats
[11] “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight, 12/16) NEW
[12] “Julie & Julia” (Columbia, 8/7, trailer)
[13] “Up” (Disney, 5/29, trailer)
[14] “Bright Star” (Apparation, 9/18, trailer)
[15] “Where the Wild Things Are” (Warner Brothers, 10/16, trailer)
[16] “Star Trek” (Paramount, 5/8, trailer)
On the Outside
[17] “This Is It” (Sony, 10/28, trailer)
[18] “A Single Man” (The Weinstein Company, 12/11, trailer)
[19] “The Road” (The Weinstein Company, 11/25, trailer)
[20] “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics, 12/23)
[21] “The Young Victoria” (SPE Worldwide Acquisitions, 12/18, trailer) ▲
[22] “Capitalism: A Love Story” (Overture, 9/23, trailer)
[23] “500 Days of Summer” (Fox Searchlight, 7/17, trailer) NEW
[24] “Amelia” (Fox Searchlight, 10/23, trailer)
[25] “The Hangover” (Warner Brothers, 6/5, trailer)

BEST DIRECTOR
Projected Nominees
[1] Clint Eastwood (“Invictus”)
[2] Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”)
[3] Lee Daniels (“Precious”)
[4] Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”)
[5] James Cameron (“Avatar”) ▲
Major Threats
[6] Rob Marshall (“Nine”)
[7] Lone Scherfig (“An Education”)
[8] Quentin Tarantino (“Inglourious Basterds”)
[9] Peter Jackson (“The Lovely Bones”)
[10] Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (“A Serious Man”)
[11] Scott Cooper (“Crazy Heart”) NEW
[12] Nora Ephron (“Julie & Julia”)
On the Outside
[13] Pete Docter, Bob Peterson (“Up”)
[14] Jane Campion (“Bright Star”)
[15] Spike Jonze (“Where the Wild Things Are”)
[16] J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek”)

BEST ACTOR
Projected Nominees
[1] Morgan Freeman (“Invictus”)
[2] George Clooney (“Up in the Air”)
[3] Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”) NEW
[4] Colin Firth (“A Single Man”) ▲
[5] Daniel Day-Lewis (“Nine”)
Major Threats
[6] Viggo Mortensen (“The Road”)
[7] Michael Stuhlbarg (“A Serious Man”)
[8] Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker”)
[9] Robert De Niro (“Everybody’s Fine”)
[10] Matt Damon (“The Informant!”)
On the Outside
[11] Hal Holbrook (“That Evening Sun”) ▲
[12] Ben Whishaw (“Bright Star”)
[13] Ben Foster (“The Messenger”)
[14] Clive Owen (“The Boys Are Back”)
[15] James McAvoy (“The Last Station”)
[16] Sam Rockwell (“Moon”)
[17] Mark Wahlberg (“The Lovely Bones”)
[18] Michael Sheen (“The Damned United”) ▼
[19] Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“500 Days of Summer”) NEW

BEST ACTRESS
Projected Nominees
[1] Carey Mulligan (“An Education”)
[2] Meryl Streep (“Julie & Julia”)
[3] Gabby Sidibe (“Precious”)
[4] Helen Mirren (“The Last Station”)
[5] Abbie Cornish (“Bright Star”)
Major Threats
[6] Emily Blunt (“The Young Victoria”) ▲
[7] Marion Cotillard (“Nine”)
[8] Maggie Gyllenhaal (“Crazy Heart”) NEW
[9] Saoirse Ronan (“The Lovely Bones”)
[10] Michelle Monaghan (“Trucker”)
[11] Audrey Tautou (“Coco Before Chanel”)
On the Outside
[12] Hilary Swank (“Amelia”)
[13] Zooey Deschanel (“500 Days of Summer”) ▲
[14] Penelope Cruz (“Broken Embraces”)
[15] Michelle Pfeiffer (“Cheri”)
[16] Charlize Theron (“The Burning Plain”)
[17] Brenda Blethyn (“London River”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Projected Nominees
[1] Matt Damon (“Invictus”)
[2] Stanley Tucci (“Julie & Julia” or “The Lovely Bones”)
[3] Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”)
[4] Alfred Molina (“An Education”)
[5] Peter Sarsgaard (“An Education”)
Major Threats
[6] Christopher Plummer (“The Last Station”)
[7] Woody Harrelson (“The Messenger”)
[8] Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt Locker”)
[9] Paul Schneider (“Bright Star”)
On the Outside
[10] George Clooney (“The Men Who Stare at Goats”)
[11] Robert Duvall (“The Road”)
[12] Paul Giamatti (“The Last Station”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Projected Nominees
[1] Mo’Nique (“Precious”)
[2] Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air”)
[3] Penelope Cruz (“Nine”)
[4] Judi Dench (“Nine”)
[5] Mariah Carey (“Precious”)
Major Threats
[6] Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air”)
[7] Julianne Moore (“A Single Man”)
[8] Rachel Weisz (“The Lovely Bones”)
[9] Betty White (“The Proposal”) ▲
On the Outside
[10] Natalie Portman (“Brothers”)
[11] Nicole Kidman (“Nine”)
[12] Paula Patton (“Precious”)
[13] Susan Sarandon (“The Lovely Bones”)
[14] Sigourney Weaver (“Avatar”)
[15] Patricia Clarkson (“Whatever Works”)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Projected Nominees
[1] “Capitalism: A Love Story” (Overture, 9/23, trailer)
[2] “The Cove” (Roadside Attractions, 7/31, trailer)
[3] “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” (Abramorama, 4/10, trailer)
[4] “Food, Inc.” (Magnolia, 6/12, trailer)
[5] “Tyson” (Sony Pictures Classics, 4/24, trailer)
Major Threats
[6] “Valentino: The Last Emperor” (Vitagraph, 3/18, trailer)
[7] “Every Little Step” (Sony Pictures Classics, 4/17, trailer)
[8] “It Might Get Loud” (Sony Pictures Classics, 8/14, trailer)
On the Outside
[9] “Racing Dreams” (TBA, TBA)
[10] “American Swing” (Magnolia, 3/27)

Updates: Since these charts were initially posted, information has been brought to my attention that has led me to shift Maggie Gyllenhaal (“Crazy Heart”) from supporting to lead, and Natalie Portman (“Brothers”) from lead to supporting.

Photo: Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart.” Courtesy: Fox Searchlight.