the knots in the laces

also, my oscar picks:
best picture - the hurt locker
best director - katheryn biglow, "the hurt locker"
best actor - jeff bridges, "crazy heart"
best actress - carey mulligan, "an education"
best supporting actor - christoph waltz, "inglourious basterds"
best supporting actress - mo'nique, "precious: based on the novel push by sapphire"
animated feature film - UP
art direction - avatar
cinematography - avatar
costume design - NINE
documentary (feature) - food, inc.
documentary (short subject) - china's unnatural disaster: the tears of sichaun province
film editing - avatar
foreign language film - the white ribbon
makeup - star trek
music (original score) - michael glacchino, "UP"
music (original song) - ryan bingham and t bone burnett - "the weary kind","crazy heart"
short film (animated) - a matter of loaf and death
short film (live action) - the new tenants
sound editing - avatar
sound mixing - avatar
visual effects - avatar
writing (adapted screenplay) - nick hornby, "an education"
writing (original screenplay) - quentin tarantino, "inglourious basterds"

a few of those are random guesses. and i pretty much envision "avatar" sweeping any category that pertains to technological proficiency.