The ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Gods have spoken, and here are who they are considering as front-runners in the main categories.

BEST PICTURE

Frontrunners
The Hurt Locker
Invictus
The Lovely Bones
Precious
Up in the Air

Other Possibilites
Avatar
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
A Serious Man
Up

Long Shots
An Education
It's Complicated
A Single Man
Star Trek
Where the Wild Things Are


BEST DIRECTOR

Frontrunners
Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
Peter Jackson "The Lovely Bones"
Jason Reitman "Up in the Air"

Other Possibilities
James Cameron "Avatar"
Joel & Ethan Coen "A Serious Man"
Lee Daniels "Precious"
Clint Eastwood "Invictus"
Rob Marshall "Nine"

Long Shots
J.J. Abrams "Star Trek"
Jane Campion "Bright Star"
Tom Ford "A Single Man"
Spike Jonze "Where the Wild Things Are"
Quentin Tarantino "Inglourious Basterds"


BEST ACTOR

Frontrunners
George Clooney "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman "Invictus"

Other Possibilities
Matt Damon "The Informant!"
Daniel Day-Lewis "Nine"
Robert De Niro "Everybody's Fine"
Jeremy Renner "The Hurt Locker"
Michael Stuhlbarg "A Serious Man"

Long Shots
Paul Bettany "Creation"
Ben Foster "The Messenger"
Viggo Mortensen "The Road"
Clive Owen "The Boys Are Back"
Michael Sheen "The Damned United"


BEST ACTRESS

Frontrunners
Carey Mulligan "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe "Precious"
Meryl Streep "Julia & Julia"

Other Possibilities
Abbie Cornish "Bright Star"
Marion Cotillard "Nine"
Penelope Cruz "Broken Embraces"
Helen Mirren "The Last Station"
Saoirse Ronan "The Lovely Bones"

Long Shots
Emily Blunt "The Young Victoria"
Sandra Bullock "The Blind Side"
Michelle Monaghan "Trucker"
Hilary Swank "Amelia"
Robin Wright "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Frontrunners
Alfred Molina "An Education"
Stanley Tucci "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Other Possibilities
Alec Baldwin "It's Complicated"
Matt Damon "Invictus"
Woddy Harrelson "The Messenger"
Anthony Mackie "The Hurt Locker"
Christopher Plummer "The Last Station"

Long Shots
George Clooney "The Men Who Stare at Goats"
Zach Galifianakis "The Hangover"
Brian Geraghty "The Hurt Locker"
Peter Sarsgaard "An Education"
Paul Schneider "Bright Star"


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Frontrunners
Anna Kendrick "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique "Precious"
Julianne Moore "A Single Man"

Other Possibilities
Mariah Carey "Precious"
Penelope Cruz "Nine"
Judi Dench "Nine"
Vera Farmiga "Up in the Air"
Susan Srandon "The Lovely Bones"

Long Shots
Patricia Clarkson "Whatever Works"
Melanie Laurent "Inglourious Basterds"
Samantha Morton "The Messenger"
Paul Patton "Precious"
Rachel Weisz "The Lovely Bones"