Your Oscar Guide

The Oscars have finally arrived and will usher glamour and tackiness into our living rooms on Sunday night.

How are you going to watch the Oscars?

I’m not one for sharing. I like to have my peace, quiet and the total control of the remote. I’ve already warned my husband that this show is my Superbowl – I’ve booked the living-room TV from 4pm on — pre-shows.

Here is my guide for the Oscar party:

Party Ideas: check out these Oscar party ideas from Early Show host Katie Lee:

Pre-show Specials:

Barbara Walter’s Special: after a 29-year run, Barbara’s most tuned in pre-Oscar show will come to an end. She will sit down for a chat with Mo’Nique and Sandra Bullock at 6pm on Sunday night.

ABC Official Pre-show Special:  Sherri Shepherd and Kathy Ireland interview the stars on the red carpet at 8pm, followed by the big show.

Live from the Red Carpet on E!: capture all the live red-carpet arrivals on E! Network, or check out their live blogs on the E! website.

OSCAR GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS

Best Picture

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education

• The Hurt Locker
• Inglorious Bastards
• Previous: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up in the Air

Who will win: Avatar
Who should win: Hurt Locker

Best Director

• James Cameron, Avator
• Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

• Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Bastards
• Lee Daniels, Precious
• Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Who will win: James Cameron
Who should win: Kathryn Bigelow

Best Lead Actor

• Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
• George Clooney, Up in the Air
• Colin Firth, A Single Man

• Morgan Freeman, Invictus
• Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Who will win: Jeff Bridges
Who should win: Jeff Bridges

Best Lead Actress

• Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren, The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan, An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
• Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Who will win: Sandra Bullock
Who should win: Meryl Streep

Best Supporting Actor

• Matt Damon, Invictus
• Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

• Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
• Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Bastards

Who will win: Christopher Waltz
Who should win: either Waltz or Woody Harrelson

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

Who will win: Mo’Nique
Who should win: Mo’Nique

For more nominees visit the official Oscar Site.

The Oscars air at 8:30pm on ABC! Hosts: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin