Winning an Oscar at a prior Academy Awards ceremony definitely puts an actor/actress in the driver’s seat when it comes to getting nominated again. Sandra Bullock has enough steam to be another front-runner at this year’s Oscars and, though I have yet to see the film, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” appears like “The Blind Side” of 2011, with family values and strong emotion. The film is also based on a popular book, so Adapted Screenplay is not far out of reach either.

Best Picture

Best Director
Stephen Daldry

Best Actor
Thomas Horn

Best Supporting Actress
Sandra Bullock
Zoe Caldwell

Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks
Max Von Sydow

Best Adapted Screenplay
Eric Roth

Best Cinematography
Chris Menges

Best Film Edting
Claire Simpson

Best Art Direction
K.K. Barrett (Production Designer)
George Detitta, Jr. (Set Decortator)

Best Costume Design
Ann Roth

Best Make-Up
Ivana Primovic (Hair and Make-up Designer)
Louise McCarthy (Make-up Department Head)
Jerry Popolis (Hair Department Head)

Best Sound Editing
Larry Blake

Best Sound Mixing
Danny Michael C.A.S. (Production Sound Mixer)
Paul Urmson (Re-Recording Mixer)
Skip Lievsay (Re-Recording Mixer)

Best Visual Effects
Kevin Mack
John Bair
Matt Dessero
Steve Kirshoff

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat