Detroit Film Critics nominees

Best Film
(500) Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Up
Up in the Air

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Pete Docter, Up
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Marc Webb, (500) Days of Summer

Best Actor
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Sam Rockwell, Moon

Best Actress
Alison Lohman, Drag Me to Hell
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Woody Harrelson, Zombieland
Christian McKay, Me & Orson Welles
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Ensemble
The Hangover
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Star Trek
Zombieland

Breakthrough Performance
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Christian McKay, Me & Orson Welles
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Chris Pine, Star Trek
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Oscar Meter: Up
- Best Picture: Up, (500) Days of Summer, Inglourious Basterds
- Best Director: Pete Docter - Up, Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds, Marc Webb - (500) Days of Summer
- Best Actor: Sam Rockwell - Moon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days of Summer
- Best Actress: Gabourey Sidibe - Precious, Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones
- Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson - The Messenger, Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
- Best Supporting Actress: Melanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds, Marion Cotillard - Nine

Oscar Meter: Down
- Best Picture: Nine, The Lovely Bones, Avatar (?)
- Best Director: Rob Marshall - Nine, Peter Jackson - The Lovely Bones
- Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - Nine, Morgan Freeman - Invictus, Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker, Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
- Best Actress: Marion Cotillard - Nine and Melanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds (could category confusion kill their chances?), Abbie Cornish - Bright Star, Helen Mirren - The Last Station
- Best Supporting Actor: Alfred Molina - An Education, Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
- Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz - Nine, Julianne Moore - A Single Man