Take our wild Oscar challenge
9 February 10

Are you the kind of person who thinks of March in terms of one thing only?

Not for you the excitement of Easter, the green promise of St. Patrick's Day, nor the stretch in the evenings. You think of the red carpet, the empty words about being grateful just to be nominated, the cringe-making speeches cut thankfully short by the soaring orchestra, and most importantly, you think of winning.

Last week the Oscar nominations came out and we want to make this years ceremony a bit more exciting for you. In return for a chance to win an amazing film-related prize, we want you to predict the winners in the following categories:

Best Picture

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer 
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• A Serious Man
• Up 
• Up in the Air

Directing

•  “Avatar” James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow 
• “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino 
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels 
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air” 
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man” 
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” 
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actress in a Leading Role

•  Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”  
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education” 
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” 
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Obviously your going to have to see all these movies to make your choice so I bid you go forth and eat popcorn. Email your answers to alison@mediacontact.ie