ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Demin Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
My Prediction: Jean Dujardin
Winner: Jean Dujardin
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
My Prediction: Jonah Hill
Winner: Christopher Plummer (and it’s a record. He’s now the oldest person to win an Oscar at age 82)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"
My Prediction: Meryl Streep
Winner: Meryl Streep
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Benice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"
My Prediction: Octavia Spencer
Winner: Octavia Spencer
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"A Cat in Paris " Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli"
Chico & Rita "Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski
My Prediction: “A Cat in Paris
Winner: “Rango”
ART DIRECTION
"The Artist" Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo" Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris
"War Horse" Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
My Prediction: “Hugo”
Winner: “Hugo”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo" Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski
My Prediction: “The Artist”
Winner: “Hugo”
COSTUME DESIGN
"Anonymous" Lisy Christl
"The Artist" Mark Bridges
"Hugo" Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
"W.E." Arianne Phillips
My Prediction: “Anonymous
Winner: “The Artist”
DIRECTING
"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick
My Prediction: Woody Allen
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
"Hell and Back Again" Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
"Pina" Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
"Undefeated" TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas
My Prediction: “Paradise 3: Purgatory”
Winner: “Undefeated”
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
"The Barber of Birmingham
"God Is the Bigger Elvis" Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad
"Saving Face" Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
My Prediction: “Incident in New Baghdad
Winner: “Saving Face”
FILM EDITING
"The Artist" Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen
My Prediction: The Artist
Winner: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” (that came as a total shock)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran
My Prediction: “In Darkness”
Winner: “A Seperation” (In all fairness, I said it was between this and “In Darkness, so technically, I’m right!)
MAKEUP
"Albert Nobbs" Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
"The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
My Prediction: “Albert Nobbs”
Winner: “The Iron Lady”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" John Williams
My Prediction: “The Artist”
Winner: “The Artist” (I think this makes my third correct prediction)
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio"from "Rio " Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett
My Prediction: “Man or Muppet”
Winner: “Man or Muppet”
BEST PICTURE
"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer
"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
"Midnight in Paris
"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
"The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined
"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
My Prediction: “The Artist”
Winner: “The Artist”
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
"Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
My Prediction: “A Morning Stroll”
Winner: "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
"Pentecost" Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju" Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George
"Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic " Hallvar Witzø
My Prediction: “Pentecost”
Winner: “The Shore”
SOUND EDITING
"Drive" Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
My Prediction: “Drive”
Winner: “Hugo” (seriously? Drive deserved it!)
SOUND MIXING
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
"Hugo" Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
"Moneyball" Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Greg P. Russell, Gary
"War Horse" Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
My Prediction: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Winner: “Hugo” (Ok…”Hugo” is sweeping all the technical awards…)
VISUAL EFFECTS
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo" Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
"Real Steel" Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
My Prediction: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Winner: “Hugo” (again)
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan
"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
My Prediction: “The Ides of March”
Winner: “The Descendants”
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
"The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris
"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi
My Prediction: “Midnight in Paris
Winner: “Midnight in Paris
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