So, normally I do not like to predict the nominees for the Oscars, simply because I am usually either way off or completely unsure, just because you can never be quite sure, but I decided to throw in my predictions anyway. Looking at many other predictions, mine are pretty much along the same lines, save for a few curve balls that are perhaps wishful thinking on my part. Though I have not seen all of these films, from hearsay and whatnot, I have a pretty good idea. I guess we will all see on January 25th at 5:30am!
Best Picture
- Black Swan
- The Social Network
- Inception
- True Grit
- The King’s Speech
- 127 Hours
- The Fighter
- The Kids Are All Right
- Winter’s Bone
- Toy Story 3
Best Director:
- Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
- David Fincher, “The Social Network”
- Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
- The Coen Brothers, “True Grit”
- Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
Best Leading Actor
- Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
- Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
- Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
- James Franco, “127 Hours”
- Robert Duvall, “Get Low”
Best Leading Actress
- Annette Bening, “The Kid’s Are All Right”
- Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
- Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
- Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
- Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”
Best Supporting Actor
- Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
- Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
- Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
- Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”
- Jeremy Renner, “The Town”
(Would kill for John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”, to be nominated!)
Best Supporting Actress
- Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
- Amy Adams, “The Fighter”
- Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
- Jackie Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Best Original Screenplay
- David Speidler, “The King’s Speech”
- Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, “The Kids Are All Right”
- Mike Leigh, “Another Year”
- Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
- Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin, “Black Swan”
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”
- Michael Arndt, “Toy Story 3”
- Ben Affleck, Peter Craig, Aaron Stockard, “The Town”
- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, “True Grit”
- Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Daniel Woodrell, “Winter’s Bone”
Best Cinematography
- Inception
- Black Swan
- True Grit
- 127 Hours
- The Social Network
Best Animated Feature
- Toy Story 3
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Despicable Me
Best Makeup
- Alice In Wonderland
- The Fighter
- The Wolfman
Best Visual Effects
- Inception
- Tron: Legacy
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
- Alice In Wonderland
- Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part One
Best Film Editing
- Inception
- The Social Network
- True Grit
- Black Swan
- The King’s Speech
Best Costume Design
- Alice In Wonderland
- True Grit
- The King’s Speech
- Secretariat
- The Tempest
Best Original Score
- Hans Zimmer, “Inception”
- Trent Rezner, Atticus Ross, “The Social Network”
- Daft Punk, “Tron: Legacy”
Best Original Song
- “Shine”, “Waiting For Superman
- “If I Rise”, 127 Hours
- “We Belong Together”, Toy Story 3
- “I See The Light”, Tangled
- “Darling I Do”, Shrek Forever After **Hoping this won’t get overlooked!**
Best Documentary
- Waiting For Superman
- Restrepo
- Exit Through The Gift Shop
- Joan Rivers-A Piece of Work
- Inside Job
(Client 9 & The Tillman Story are close here too)
Best Art Direction
- Shutter Island
- The King’s Speech
- Alice in Wonderland
- True Grit
- Inception
(Could potentially see “Tron: Legacy” sneak in here)
Best Sound Mixing
- Black Swan
- True Grit
- Tron: Legacy
- The Social Network
- Inception
Best Sound Editing
- Tron: Legacy
- Inception
- Iron Man 2
- How to Train Your Dragon
- 127 Hours
Best Foreign Feature
- Mexico, “Biutiful,” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director;
- Denmark, “In a Better World,” Susanne Bier, director;
- Greece, “Dogtooth,” Yorgos Lanthimos, director;
- Algeria, “Hors la Loi” (“Outside the Law”), Rachid Bouchareb, director;
- South Africa, “Life, above All,” Oliver Schmitz, director;
