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Westchase Blockbuster Staff Share Their Oscar Picks

Quartet of film buffs hope their favorites take home the gold at this Sunday's Academy Awards.

In honor of the Oscars this weekend, we’ve decided to ask the staff – all self-proclaimed movie buffs – at Westchase's Blockbuster Movie, located at 12105 W. Linebaugh Ave., to give us their picks are for the film industry’s biggest night.

Rebekah Vigliatura, Store Manager

  • Pick for Best Picture:  The Fighter
  • Pick for Best Actor:  Jeff Bridges, True Grit or Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
  • Pick for Best Actress:  Natalie Portman, Black Swan
  • Pick for Best Director:  David O. Russell, The Fighter

Ingrid Martinez, Assistant Store Manager

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  • Pick for Best Picture:  The Social Network
  • Pick for Best Actor:  Jeff Bridges, True Grit
  • Pick for Best Actress:  Natalie Portman, Black Swan
  • Pick for Best Director:  Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit

Glenn Judd, Manager

  • Pick for Best Picture:  127 Hours
  • Pick for Best Actor:  James Franco, 127 Hours
  • Pick for Best Actress:  Natalie Portman, Black Swan
  • Pick for Best Director:  Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech

Chad Coonfield, Customer Service Representative

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  • Pick for Best Picture:  Black Swan or Inception
  • Pick for Best Actor:  Jeff Bridges, True Grit
  • Pick for Best Actress:  Natalie Portman, Black Swan
  • Pick for Best Director:  Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan

Watch the 83rd Academy Awards live this Sunday, March 27th at 8pm on ABC, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.  (The Red Carpet Special begins at 7pm.) 

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