And The Oscar Goes To....

The Academy Awards will be taking place tomorrow in Los Angeles.  As has been tradition for several years, The Shadow wil give you his predictions for the big night.

There will be some favorites and some suspense in the Best Director and Best Picture categories.  The other categories seem to be a slam dunk this year, but there have been surprises in the past.  We can only wait and see.

The Shadow's predictions in the main categories are below.  After the awards ceremony tomorrow night, The Shadow will post the names of the winners.

• Best Picture -- Avatar
• Best Director -- Kathryn Bigelow
• Best Actor -- Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
• Best Actress -- Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
• Best Supporting Actor -- Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Bastards)
• Best Supporting Actress -- Mo'Nique (Precious:  Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire)
• Best Original Screenplay -- Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)
• Best Adopted Screenplay -- Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious:  Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire)
• Best Animated Feature -- Up
• Best Cinematography -- Avatar
• Best Original Score -- James Horner (Avatar)
• Best Original Song -- Take It All (Nine)

Good night and good luck.