2009
| Picture | Director | Actor | Actress | S. Actor | S. Actress | Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay | |
| AD’s Most Likely (and consensus) -(17) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Sasha Stone (AD) -(17) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Pete Hammond – (19) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Damien Bona (Inside Oscar) (17) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Plummer | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Kris Tapley (IC) (19) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Dave Karger (EW) (17) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| MCN Gurus | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Ryan Adams (AD) (15) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Streep | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Brad Brevet (ROS) (19) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Anne Thompson (Indiewire) (16) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| David Poland (MCN) (17) | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Tom O’Neil (TE) (18) | Inglourius Basterds | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Scott Feinberg (AWI) -(17) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Steve Pond (The Wrap) -(20) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Anthony Breznican, USA Today | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Moviefone | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Scott Bowles (USA Today) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Eugene Hernandez IndieWire |
The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Larry Abuliak (Fox News) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Susan Wloszczyna USA Today | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Guy Lodge, In Contention | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Ebert | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Oscar Frenzy | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Hollywood Stock X | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Peter Knegt (Indiewire) | ||||||||
| Steve Mason (ESPN) | Inglourius Basterds | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Erik Childress (eFC/Oscar Eye, Cinematical) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Mark Olsen, LA Times | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Richard Brody, New Yorker | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Brinton, AwardsBreach | Inglourius Basterds | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| CinemaIvazut | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Craig Kennedy (Living in Cinema) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Greg Ellwood, Hitfix | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Ed Douglas (Coming Soon) | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Matthew Lucas (From the Front Row) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Nathaniel Rogers (The Film Experience) | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| The Big Picture | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Ed Douglas, Coming Soon | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Michael Wilmington, MCN | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Tom Charity CNN | Avatar | Bigelow | Bridges | Streep | Waltz | Mo’Nique | Basterds | Up in the Air |
| Shannon Yankee from Mississippi | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Michael Grei, AD | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
| Mark Bakolor, Oscar Central | The Hurt Locker | Bigelow | Bridges | Bullock | Waltz | Mo’Nique | The Hurt Locker | Up in the Air |
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