Oscar Predictions!

Best Picture - The Artist

The Artist has been the front runner for months now and I don't see any reason why that would change.

Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Of the 85 films that have won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, 62 of those have also won Best Director. I don't see any reason to go against the odds on this one. Though, if Hazanavicius doesn't win, Martin Scorsese will surely end up with the gold for Hugo.

Best Actor - Jean Dujardin - The Artist

This one is close between Dujardin and George Clooney of The Descendants, but my gut is telling me The Artist is going to rake up the three biggies this year. 

Best Actress - Viola Davis - The Help

Great performances in not so great movies seems to be the theme of the Best Actress category this year. Viola Davis gives a performance of great emotional depths in a movie that doesn't live up to her acting, but is still perfect Oscar bait. I'd be shocked if Davis doesn't win. 

Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer - Beginners

This is the lockiest lock in this years Academy Awards. Plummer will finally win his first Oscar at the age of 82.

Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer - The Help

I personally didn't love this performance, but everyone else seems to. She's almost as much a lock as Plummer is for his award. 

Original Screenplay - Midnight in Paris

Woody should and will finally win his first Oscar since 1987 for writing Hannah and Her Sisters. Does he care? No. Will he be at the show? I wouldn't bet on it. 

Adapted Screenplay - The Descendants

I hate using the term "overrated" to describe films, but that is exactly what The Descendants is. It will win this award though, even though Moneyball should. 

Foreign Language Film - A Separation

Animated Feature - Rango

Animated Short - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Editing - The Artist

Cinematography - The Tree of Life

Art Direction - Hugo

Costume Design - The Artist

Makeup - The Iron Lady

Original Score - The Artist

Original Song - "Man or Muppet" - The Muppets

Visual Effects - Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Sound Mixing - Hugo

Sound Editing - Hugo

Documentary Feature - Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Documentary Short - Incident in New Baghdad

Live Action Short - Raju