It's that time again. We've been predicting for month, and we've certainly made our fair share of changes, but at last we come to it: Oscar nomination morning. Tomorrow, that is. Starting at 5:30 PST the Academy will unveil its nominees and confirm some front-runners, throw out some surprise nominations and snubs, and even a few left-field choices. Of all of the categories, Best Picture will be the most interesting, seeing as how, due to new rules, we could have 5 Best Picture nominees. Or 6. Or 7. Or 8. Or 9. Or 10. So even though that makes predicting the category a bit of a pain, it also leaves more room for the race to really get interesting. And since the Academy is the last-remaining major body to release its nominees, I figured I'd take a stab, and throw out my guesses for who/what will be called out on January 24th. Picks are in order of likelihood.
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Best Director
Martin Scorcese - Hugo
Michel Hazanvicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
David Fincher - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Actor
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Best Actress
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Viola Davis - The Help
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Albert Brooks - Drive
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Brad Pitt - The Tree of Life
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Hugo
Moneyball
The Help
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris
The Artist
50/50
A Separation
Bridesmaids
Best Editing
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Artist
Hugo
Moneyball
Best Cinematography
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Hugo
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Art Direction
Hugo
The Artist
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
My Week with Marilyn
The Help
Best Costume Design
My Week with Marilyn
The Help
Hugo
The Artist
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (?????)
Best Original Score
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
War Horse
Hugo
The Help
Best Original Song
"The Living Proof" - The Help
"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs
"Life's a Happy Song" - The Muppets
"Pictures in My Head" - The Muppets
"Star Spangled Man" - Captain America
Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Hugo
Captain America
Best Make Up
J. Edgar
The Iron Lady
The Artist
Best Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Rango
Puss in Boots
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation [Iran]
In Darkness [Poland]
Pina [Germany]
Footnote [Israel]
Bullhead [Belgium]
As for sound, documentary, and the short categories...let's just say I've probably made enough mistakes with what's already here...
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