If I chose the nominees

Given my frustration with the nominations this year, I'm just going to go ahead and give my picks for the major awards

BEST ACTRESS

Abbie Cornish - Bright Star
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Antichrist
Penelope Cruz - Broken Embraces
Carey Mulligan - An Education

BEST ACTOR

Ben Whishaw - Bright Star
Sharlto Copley - District 9
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Willem Defoe - Antichrist

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mo'Nique - Precious
Blanca Portillo - Broken Embraces
Olivia Williams - An Education
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Melanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Michael Fassbender - Inglourious Basterds
Alfred Molina - An Education
Daniel Bruhl - Inglourious Basterds
Paul Schneider - Bright Star
Jackie Earle Hayley - Watchmen

BEST DIRECTOR

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Jane Campion - Bright Star
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Neill Blomkamp - District 9
Pedro Almodovar - Broken Embraces

BEST PICTURE

Inglourious Basterds
Broken Embraces
Bright Star
The Hurt Locker
An Education