Sunday, December 19, 2010

Oscar Predictions: December


With Awards Season firmly underway, and with several of the heavy hitters (NYC, LA, NBR) out of the way, I've decided to go and update my predictions. Of course, with groups like the BAFTAs, certain performances could gain traction or lose steam, but overall, we're looking at a somewhat clearer picture than we were at the start of the month.

*nominees listed in no order

Best Picture:
The Social Network
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The Fighter
Inception
Toy Story 3
True Grit
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
Winter's Bone

Best Director:
David Fincher - The Social Network
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
David O. Russel - The Fighter

Best Actor:
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
James Franco - 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Robert Duvall - Get Low

Best Actress:
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone

Best Supporting Actress:
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Mila Kunis - Black Swan

Best Original Screenplay:
The King's Speech
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The Fighter
Black Swan

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
127 Hours
Winter's Bone
True Grit

Best Editing:
Black Swan
The Social Network
Inception
127 Hours
Toy Story 3

Best Cinematography:
Black Swan
Inception
True Grit
127 Hours
The King's Speech

Best Art Direction:
The King's Speech
Black Swan
Inception
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1

Best Costume Design:
The King's Speech
Black Swan
True Grit
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1

Best Original Score [assuming they're eligible...]:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network
John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
AR Rahman - 127 Hours
Carter Burwell - True Grit

Best Original Song:
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque
"If I Rise" - 127 Hours
"I See the Light" - Tangled



1 comment:

Robert said...

If your predictions come true, I'll be really happy. Especially with your Best Score category. Haha! It's interesting to think that Mila Kunis is probably going to get an Oscar nomination...Strange that she picked up the buzz and not Barbara Hershey.