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With only hours before the 82^nd Academy Awards ceremonies at the Kodak Theatre, fans, moviegoers and stars are all set for this year’s Oscars to be hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. This will be the first time the Oscars have featured a hosting duo since Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in 1987. Entertainment columnists said that this year’s most anticipated show can run up to four hours.

The rehearsal night on the eve of ceremonies looked like a casual version of the Oscar night. “Instead of the glamorous gowns and tuxedoes they'll wear for Sunday's big show, the stars were relaxed in jeans and sneakers. And instead of being live on the air in front of millions, they performed behind closed doors for a small crowd of show workers,” Yahoo News posted.

Movie critics and fans have posted their predictions with a list of Oscar Winners: "Will Be"s and "Should Be"s.

The Oscars coverage starts with the red carpet where viewers will get a chance to see all their favorite stars walk the carpet, see who their dates are, and most importantly what everyone is wearing.

This year, actress Lauren Bacall will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Social networks and online fan sites are going ‘Oscarfrenzy’ as fans discuss their bets for up to the presenter list and food and menu for almost 4,000 guests.

Also making things interesting this year is the battle for the Best Director award between James Cameron and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow. James Cameron directed the blockbuster Avatar, while Kathryn Bigelow directed what some call 'the underdog', The Hurt Locker.

Some of the nominees for this year are:

BEST PICTURE

Avatar

The Blind Side

District 9

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious

A Serious Man

Up

Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

George Clooney, Up In The Air

Colin Firth, A Single Man

Morgan Freeman, Invictus

Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Matt Damon, Invictus

Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Christopher Plummer, The Last Station

Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTRESS

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Helen Mirren, The Last Station

Carey Mulligan, An Education

Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz, Nine

Vera Farmiga, Up In The Air

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart

Anna Kendrick, Up In The Air

Mo’Nique, Precious

BEST DIRECTOR

James Cameron, Avatar

Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Lee Daniels, Precious

Jason Reitman, Up In The Air

The complete list of nominees can be viewed at the Academy Awards site.

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