Oscar Predictions Segment One: The Actors

The first in a series of predictions for the 82nd Academy Awards.

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Javier Bardem as Uxbal, Biutiful
Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido Contini, Nine
Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, Shutter Island
Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, The Human Factor
Christopher Plummer as Leo Tolstoy, The Last Station

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawn, Bright Star
Romola Garai as Anne Keyes, 1939
Carey Mulligan as Jenny, An Education
Michelle Pfeiffer as Lea de Lonval, Chéri
Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel, Coco avant Chanel

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, The Human Factor
Richard Kind as Uncle Arthur, A Serious Man
James McAvoy as Valentin Bulgakov, The Last Station
Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Shutter Island
Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, The Lovely Bones

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Clarkson as Melodie's Mother, Whatever Works
Penélope Cruz as Carla Albanese, Nine
Allison Janey, Away We Go
Mo'Nique as Mary, Precious
Meryl Streep as Julia Child, Julie and Julia

More to come in the next couple of days.