If it were up to me...

...these would be my picks for the best of 2010:

Best Picture - Lovely, Still

(Lovely, Still photo kidnapped from traileraddict)
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The American
Inception

Best Director - Nicholas Fackler for Lovely, Still (Nicholas Fackler photo kidnapped from zimbio)
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Tom Hooper for The King's Speech
Anton Corbijn for The American
Christopher Nolan for Inception

Best Actress - Natalie Portman for Black Swan
(Natalie Portman photo kidnapped from beyondhollywood)
Ellen Burstyn for Lovely, Still
Patricia Clarkson for Cairo Time
Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit
Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture

Best Actor - Martin Landau for Lovely, Still
(Martin Landau photo kidnapped from media.theiapolis)
James Franco for Howl
Colin Firth for The King's Speech
Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter
George Clooney for The American

Best Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo for The Fighter
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Amy Adams for The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech
Mila Kunis for Black Swan
Melissa Leo for Welcome to the Reily's

Best Supporting Actor - Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech
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Christian Bale for The Fighter
Kevin Kline for The Extra Man
Matt Damon for True Grit
Vincent Cassel for Black Swan

Best Documentary Feature - Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (Radiant Child photo kidnapped from barbarajanereyes)
Kings of Pastry
A Film Unfinished
Inside Job
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Best Original Screenplay - Lovely, Still
(Lovely, Still photo kidnapped from traileraddict)
Black Swan
The Fighter
Howl
The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay - True Grit
(True Grit photo kidnapped from frommysomewhatseriousmind)
Toy Story 3
The Town
127 Hours
The American

I am still looking forward to Oscar Night with Emma even though a lot of my favourites of the past year will be absent. Fingers locked in crossed position for Ms. Portman to bring home a golden boy! She was completely mesmerising.