Every year critics sound off and talk about who/what they think will win the Oscars for the big categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. Here’s the somewhat surprising list of predictions from the big critics:

BEST FILM/PICTURE

“The Hurt Locker” (10)

• Austin Film Critics Association
• Boston Society of Film Critics
• Chicago Film Critics Association
• Houston Film Critics Society
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association
• New York Film Critics Circle
• Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle
• Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

READ THE FULL LIST AFTER THE JUMP

“Up in the Air” (7)

• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
• Florida Film Critics Circle
• Indiana Film Critics
• National Board of Review
• Southeastern Film Critics Association
• St. Louis Film Critics Association
• Utah Film Critics Association

“Inglourious Basterds” (2.5)

• Phoenix Film Critics Society
• San Diego Film Critics Society
• Toronto Film Critics Association (tie)

“Up” (1)

• Detroit Film Critics Society

“Hunger” (0.5)

• Toronto Film Critics Association (tie)

BEST DIRECTOR

Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker” (13)

• Austin Film Critics Association
• Boston Society of Film Critics
• Chicago Film Critics Association
• Houston Film Critics Society
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association
• New York Film Critics Circle
• Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle
• Southeastern Film Critics Association
• St. Louis Film Critics Association
• Toronto Film Critics Association
• Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air” (3)

• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
• Florida Film Critics Circle
• Utah Film Critics Association

Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds” (2)

• Phoenix Film Critics Society
• San Diego Film Critics Society

Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” (1)

• National Board of Review

Spike Jonze, “Where the Wild Things Are” (1)

• Indiana Film Critics

Pete Docter, “Up” (1)

• Detroit Film Critics Society

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (or just BEST SCREENPLAY)

Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, “(500) Days of Summer” (5)

• Florida Film Critics Circle
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society
• Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
• Southeastern Film Critics Association
• St. Louis Film Critics Association

Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds” (4.5)

• Austin Film Critics Association
• San Diego Film Critics Society
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle
• Toronto Film Critics Association (tie)
• Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man” (2)

• Boston Society of Film Critics
• National Board of Review

Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche, “In the Loop” (1)

• New York Film Critics Circle

Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker” (1)

• Chicago Film Critics Association

Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, “Up” (1)

• Phoenix Film Critics Society

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (or just BEST SCREENPLAY)

Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, ”Up in the Air” (11.5)

• Austin Film Critics Association
• Chicago Film Critics Association
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
• Houston Film Critics Society
• Indiana Film Critics
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association
• National Board of Review
• Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
• Phoenix Film Critics Society
• Southeastern Film Critics Association
• Toronto Film Critics Association (tie)
• Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (3)

• San Diego Film Critics Society
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle
• Utah Film Critics Association

I can’t agree on all of these but these guys tend to be pretty accurate, keep in mind the nominations haven’t even been announced yet. The whole ceremony got moved to March 7th because of the Olympics, so don’t expect the nominations announcement until February.

Source: Risky Business

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