An Appetizer of Oscar Picks

While the bulk of my "big category" Oscar picks will appear in tomorrow's Union-Tribune, AOL City's Best asked me -- along with San Diego City Beat Film Editor Anders Wright and KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando--for my opinion on Best Picture, Actor, Actress and Original Screenplay winners.

The three of us are nothing if not entirely consistent in our opinions. Could this mean I might actually have a good showing on my Oscar ballot? Well, I couldn't do any worse than last year! (Thankfully those predictions are lost in the ether, but let's just say I was all about "Avatar.")

Here's the City's Best story by Jennifer Kester.

I'll post my expanded U-T picks tomorrow and, hopefully, a comprehensive list of my predictions (guesses?) in all categories before the Sunday ceremonies. Go Franco!