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The frontrunners for Best Director used to be married to each other. Kathryn Bigelow looks to become the first woman to win this Oscar for the low-budget “Hurt Locker,” while James Cameron’s big-budget “Avatar” was groundbreaking. Adam Spunberg likes Bigelow, but don’t count out Quentin Tarantino.

From James Horner to Alexandre Desplat to Hans Zimmer, the nominees for Best Original Score are filled with big name composers from big name movies. Adam Spunberg says it’s as competitive a field as he’s seen, but likes Michael Giacchino heartwarming tunes for “Up.”

The five nominees for Best Original Song are underwhelming, write Adam Spunberg and Savanna New. With two Randy Newman songs, a French song, and a little number from “Nine,” T-Bone Burnett’s “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart” may come out on top.

Our “Road to the Oscars” series is in full swing, ready to help you with your Oscar pools. This week, we looked at some of the more obscure categories like Best Live Action Short and Best Foreign Film, as well as the more mainstream Best Animated Film category. Adam Spunberg takes a look back.

Most Academy members see potential Oscar films on DVDs sent by studios, rather than in movie theaters. In fact, more people seem to be eschewing the big screen for a DVD in their Netflix queue, watching films in the comfort of their home. Adam Spunberg says there’s still value in going to the cineplex.

With the Academy expanding the field of Best Picture nominees to 10 films, Adam Spunberg asks if the move was worth it. The change allowed mainstream movies like “The Blind Side”, “Up”, and “District 9″ to get nominated, but Spunberg questions the value of having them there.

Before the nominees were announced, Adam Spunberg had a good idea what would be snubbed. Writing on Monday evening, Spunberg said that Viggo Mortensen and Zooey Deschanel put in just a handful of first-class performances that the Academy overlooked.

After receiving excellent reviews, some critics feel “Bright Star” could be a sleeper Best Picture nominee. But while Adam Spunberg found the film delightful, it also left something to be desired. Spunberg examines this film on 19th century English poet John Keats’ short and tragic romance.

A total of ten Best Picture Nominees will be unveiled on Tuesday. Adam Spunberg offers his own personal top ten films of the year.