Preparing for the Oscars 2010...what should I be watching??

Based on the award nominees and winners so far, here's a list I made of the ones to watch...

Best Picture

The Hurt Locker
Up in the Air
Precious
Avatar
Inglourious Basterds
An Education
Nine
Invictus
The Messenger
A Serious Man

Best Actor
George Clooney - Up in the Air
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Tobey Maguire - Brothers
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Daniel Day-Lewis - Nine

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones
Helen Mirren - The Last Station

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon - Invictus
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Alfred Molina - An Education
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station

Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique - Precious
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Penelope Cruz - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
Marion Cotillard - Nine
Julianne Moore - A Single Man
Samantha Morton - The Messenger
Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
James Cameron - Avatar
Clint Eastwood - Invictus
Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels - Precious