The results of Marshall’s Oscar Predictions:
My misfires were largely compartmentalized. I missed all of the screenplays, the sound categories, all four short films, and Best Foreign Film. I was counting on an “Avatar” sweep of the techs, but that didn’t happen. And as for the short films, I always guess those blindly.
Marshall and the Movies 
Best Adapted Screenplay shocked me … had “Up in the Air” pegged because I knew it wouldn’t net any other awards. “Hurt Locker” upsetting “Avatar” for Best Picture was a pleasant surprise. More than anything I FEARED “Avatar” would win but didn’t necessarily expect it.