Oscar Predictions
The OSCARS are set to be handed out this Sunday, Feb. 27th, with hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco, and here are the nominees:
Be on the look-out on Monday for the WINNERS, and my FASHION POLICE report. Here's my predictions:
BEST PICTURE
127 Hours - would be surprised
Black Swan - Dark Horse
The Fighter - Dark Horse
Inception - would be surprised
The Kids Are All Right - 2nd Choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 3rd Choice
Toy Story 3 - dark horse
True Grit - would be surprised
Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole - 3rd choice
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
Natalie Portman, Black Swan - MY PICK
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine - dark horse
BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Biutiful - 2nd choice
Jeff Bridges, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network - would be surprised
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech - MY PICK
James Franco, 127 Hours - dark horse
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter - dark horse
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
Melissa Leo, The Fighter - MY PICK
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom - would be surprised
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter - MY PICK
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
Jeremy Renner, The Town - would be surprised
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right - dark horse
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan - 3rd pick
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - would be surprised
David Fincher, The Social Network - 2nd choice
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech - MY PICK
David O. Russell, The Fighter - dark horse
BEST ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon - dark horse
The Illusionist - would be surprised
Toy Story 3 - MY PICK
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria) - 3rd Choice
Incendies (Canada) - would be surprised
In a Better World (Denmark) - 2nd chocie
Dogtooth (Greece) - dark horse
Biutiful (Mexico) - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift Shop - 2nd choice
Gasland - 3rd choice
Inside Job - dark horse
Restrepo - would be surprised
Waste Land - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Killing in the Name - 2nd choice
Poster Girl - MY PICK
Strangers No More - 3rd choice
Sun Come Up - dark horse
The Warriors of Qiugang - would be surprised
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Day & Night - would be surprised
The Gruffalo - 3rd choice
Let’s Pollute - 2nd choice
The Lost Thing - dark horse
Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) - MY PICK
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Confession - MY PICK
The Crush - dark horse
God of Love - 3rd choice
Na Wewe - would be surprised
Wish 143 - 2nd choice
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter - dark horse
Mike Leigh, Another Year - would be surprised
Christopher Nolan, Inception - 3rd choice
David Seidler, The King’s Speech - MY PICK
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3 - dark horse
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours - would be surprised
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - 2nd choice
Debra Granik and Anne Roselini, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network - MY PICK
BEST SCORE
127 Hours - dark horse
How to Train Your Dragon - would be surprised
Inception - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 2nd choice
BEST SONG
“Coming Home,” Country Strong - MY PICK
“I See the Light,” Tangled - 3rd choice
“If I Rise,” 127 Hours - dark horse
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice
BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland - dark horse
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - would be surprised
Inception - MY PICK
The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan - 2nd choice
Inception - dark horse
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 3rd choice
True Grit - would be surprised
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice
I Am Love - would be surprised
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Tempest - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST EDITING
127 Hours - dark horse
Black Swan - 2nd Choice
The Fighter - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - would be surprised
The Social Network - MY PICK
BEST MAKEUP
Barney’s Version - 3rd Choice
The Way Back - 2nd Choice
The Wolfman - MY PICK
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception - MY PICK
Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice
TRON: Legacy - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
Unstoppable - would be surprised
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception - MY PICK
The King’s Speech - 3rd Choice
Salt - would be surprised
The Social Network - 2nd Choice
True Grit - dark horse
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - 3rd Choice
Hereafter - dark horse
Inception - MY PICK
Iron Man 2 - would be surprised
Be on the look-out on Monday for the WINNERS, and my FASHION POLICE report. Here's my predictions:
MY PICK - Who I think WILL win
2nd Choice - Who I think has the best chance for an upset
Dark Horse - Who I think won't win it, but I WANT to win it (or MOST unexpected)
3rd Choice - Could see win, it... but much more unlikely
Would be Surprised - I do NOT see this one winning it
2nd Choice - Who I think has the best chance for an upset
Dark Horse - Who I think won't win it, but I WANT to win it (or MOST unexpected)
3rd Choice - Could see win, it... but much more unlikely
Would be Surprised - I do NOT see this one winning it
BEST PICTURE
127 Hours - would be surprised
Black Swan - Dark Horse
The Fighter - Dark Horse
Inception - would be surprised
The Kids Are All Right - 2nd Choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 3rd Choice
Toy Story 3 - dark horse
True Grit - would be surprised
Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole - 3rd choice
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine - dark horse
BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Biutiful - 2nd choice
Jeff Bridges, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network - would be surprised
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech - MY PICK
James Franco, 127 Hours - dark horse
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter - dark horse
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
Melissa Leo, The Fighter - MY PICK
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom - would be surprised
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter - MY PICK
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
Jeremy Renner, The Town - would be surprised
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right - dark horse
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan - 3rd pick
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - would be surprised
David Fincher, The Social Network - 2nd choice
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech - MY PICK
David O. Russell, The Fighter - dark horse
BEST ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon - dark horse
The Illusionist - would be surprised
Toy Story 3 - MY PICK
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria) - 3rd Choice
Incendies (Canada) - would be surprised
In a Better World (Denmark) - 2nd chocie
Dogtooth (Greece) - dark horse
Biutiful (Mexico) - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift Shop - 2nd choice
Gasland - 3rd choice
Inside Job - dark horse
Restrepo - would be surprised
Waste Land - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Killing in the Name - 2nd choice
Poster Girl - MY PICK
Strangers No More - 3rd choice
Sun Come Up - dark horse
The Warriors of Qiugang - would be surprised
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Day & Night - would be surprised
The Gruffalo - 3rd choice
Let’s Pollute - 2nd choice
The Lost Thing - dark horse
Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) - MY PICK
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Confession - MY PICK
The Crush - dark horse
God of Love - 3rd choice
Na Wewe - would be surprised
Wish 143 - 2nd choice
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter - dark horse
Mike Leigh, Another Year - would be surprised
Christopher Nolan, Inception - 3rd choice
David Seidler, The King’s Speech - MY PICK
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3 - dark horse
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours - would be surprised
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - 2nd choice
Debra Granik and Anne Roselini, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network - MY PICK
BEST SCORE
127 Hours - dark horse
How to Train Your Dragon - would be surprised
Inception - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 2nd choice
BEST SONG
“Coming Home,” Country Strong - MY PICK
“I See the Light,” Tangled - 3rd choice
“If I Rise,” 127 Hours - dark horse
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice
BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland - dark horse
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - would be surprised
Inception - MY PICK
The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan - 2nd choice
Inception - dark horse
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 3rd choice
True Grit - would be surprised
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice
I Am Love - would be surprised
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Tempest - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST EDITING
127 Hours - dark horse
Black Swan - 2nd Choice
The Fighter - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - would be surprised
The Social Network - MY PICK
BEST MAKEUP
Barney’s Version - 3rd Choice
The Way Back - 2nd Choice
The Wolfman - MY PICK
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception - MY PICK
Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice
TRON: Legacy - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
Unstoppable - would be surprised
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception - MY PICK
The King’s Speech - 3rd Choice
Salt - would be surprised
The Social Network - 2nd Choice
True Grit - dark horse
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - 3rd Choice
Hereafter - dark horse
Inception - MY PICK
Iron Man 2 - would be surprised
