Predictions: 2012 ACADEMY AWARDS

It’s that time of year again, the night before the big show when little gold statues are going to be handed out and many within the Hollywood elite will spend the better part of the night patting eaching other on the back and kissing a lot of ass. And I’m here again to offer my predictions to who I think will walk out with their own little statue tomorrow night when Billy Crystal hosts the show for the seven billionth time. I was looking forward to seeing Eddie Murphy host the show, but we’ll have to settle for a rerun. Hopefully the awards themselves will not be as predicatable as the host who will likely sing, make a few lame out of date jokes and nothing more.

BEST PICTURE:

– The Artist

– The Decendents

– Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

– The Help

– Hugo

– Midnight In Paris

– Moneyball

– The Tree Of Life

– War Horse

I have seen most of the nominations, and while I was rooting for ‘Midnight In Paris’ for the longest time… I have been swayed by some rather amazing movies that have been nominated this year. I am confused to why there were only nine nominees rather than the 10 there are supposed to be, but I have an idea of where this is going.

What Will Win: The Artist

What Should Win: The Decendents

BEST DIRECTOR:

– Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist

– Alexander Payne, The Descendants

– Martin Scorsese, Hugo

– Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

– Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Who Will Win: Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist

Who Should Win: Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris

BEST ACTOR:

– Demian Bichir, A Better Life

– George Clooney, The Descendants

– Jean Dujardin, The Artist

– Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

– Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Who Will Win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Who Should Win: George Clooney, The Descendants

BEST ACTRESS:

– Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs

– Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

– Viola Davis, The Help

– Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

– Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Who Will Win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Who Should Win: Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

– Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn

– Jonah Hill, Moneyball

– Nick Nolte, Warrior

– Christopher Plummer, Beginners

– Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Who Will Win: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Who Should Win: Jonah Hill, Moneyball

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

– Berenice Bejo, The Artist

– Jessica Chastain, The Help

– Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

– Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

– Octavia Spencer, The Help

Who Will Win: Octavia Spencer, The Help

Who Should Win: Jessica Chastain, The Help

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

– The Artist

– Bridesmaids

– Midnight in Paris

– Margin Call

– A Separation

Who Will Win: Midnight in Paris

Who Should Win: Margin Call

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

– The Descendants

– Hugo

– The Ides of March

– Moneyball

– Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Who Will Win: The Descendants

Who Should Win: Moneyball

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

– A Cat in Paris

– Chico & Rita

– Kung Fu Panda 2

– Puss in Boots

– Rango

Who Will Win: Chico & Rita

Who Should Win: Kung Fu Panda 2

BEST FOREIGN FILM:

– Bullhead

– Footnote

– In Darkness

– Monsieur Lazhar

– A Separation

Who Will Win: A Separation

Who Should Win: A Separation

And the other awards will go to…

BEST ART DIRECTION: Hugo

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hugo

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Artist

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Best DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Saving Face

BEST EDITING: The Artist

BEST MUSICAL SCORE: The Artist

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: The Muppets

BEST SHORT FILM (animated): The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore

BEST SHORT FILM (live action): The Shore

BEST SOUND EDITING: Drive

BEST SOUND EDITING: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2