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Tuesday
morning, all of Hollywood will be up at 5:30 in the morning for the most
exciting day of the movie year : the Academy Award nominations. Academy President Tom Sherak and Oscar
nominee Jennifer Lawrence will beall dolled & caffeined up to announce all
the major categories. You, however, can
get a heads up on everyone else and catch a glimpse of the nominees before the
announcement below. For various reasons,
I haven’t seen many of the movies (they will be noted by an *) so these are
predictions based upon previous awards results and not personal
preference. If they were, Bridesmaids
wouldn’t be sniffing any category and The Help would…well you’ll find out later
this week.
Best Picture
1.
The Artist*
2.
The Descendents
3.
Hugo*
4.
Midnight in Paris*
5.
The Help
6.
Moneyball*
7.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8.
Bridesmaids
9.
War Horse*
10.
Drive*
According to the new Academy rules, there could be up to
10 nominees and at least five. Most,
including myself, believe there will be 7 or 8 nominees. I’m thinking 8 will make the cut, with my top
6 as locks. Dragon Tattoo is all but in
and the 8th slot could go to any of the bottom three.
Best Director
Michel
Hanazavicius, The Artist*
Alexander
Payne, The Descendants
Martin
Scorsese, Hugo*
Woody
Allen, Midnight in Paris*
Bennett
Miller, Moneyball*
Three of these gentlemen (Hanazavicius, Payne &
Scorsese) are locks, with Allen virtually assured his spot. The coveted fifth spot can be claimed by as
many six different men. David Fincher is
the most obvious choice, but I feel that the Academy doesn’t think as highly of
him as cinephiles do. If it isn’t Miller,
then its Spielberg.
Best Actor
George
Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo
DiCaprio, J. Edgar*
Jean
Dujardin, The Artist*
Michael
Fassbender, Shame*
Brad
Pitt, Moneyball*
Three locks (Clooney, Dujardin & Pitt) then two huge
questions. First, did the Academy see
the NC-17 rated Shame? Second, does the
Academy remember seeing the bomb that was J. Edgar? I think yes to both, less so for
DiCaprio. If no for either, look for
Gary Oldman to get some love.
Best Actress
Glenn
Close, Albert Nobbs*
Viola
Davis, The Help
Rooney
Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl
Streep, The Iron Lady*
Michelle
Williams, My Week with Marilyn*
Seven actresses, five spots. Davis & Streep are in, Close &
Williams are near-locks. The fifth spot
will go to Mara, or previous winners Tilda Swinton or Charlize Theron. I don’t know how the Academy can reject the
best acting performance all year though.
Best Supporting
Actor
Albert
Brooks, Drive*
Jonah
Hill, Moneyball*
Nick
Nolte, Warrior*
Patton
Oswalt, Young Adult
Christopher
Plummer, Beginners*
Three locks here (Brooks, Hill, Plummer) and a near-lock
overdue nod for Nolte. Oswalt could easily
be overtaken by Kenneth Branagh but I don’t believe so.
Best Supporting
Actress
Bernice
Bejo, The Artist*
Jessica
Chastain, The Help
Melissa
McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia
Spencer, The Help
Shaileen
Woodley, The Descendants
If these aren’t the five, I will be shocked.
Best Original
Screenplay
The
Artist*
Bridesmaids
50/50*
Midnight
in Paris*
A
Separation*
Three locks (Artist, Brides & Midnight) and two
fairly open spots. 50/50 is in because
of the weak field. A Separation will
edge out Young Adult.
Best Adapted
Screenplay
The
Descendants
The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo*
The
Help
Moneyball*
Four locks with Dragon Tattoo & Ides of March
battling for the fifth spot. Dragon
Tattoo gets it.
Best Animated
Feature
The
Adventures of TinTin*
Cars
2*
Puss
in Boots*
Rango*
Winnie
the Pooh*
Only 2 locks here (TinTin & Rango) with Arthur
Christmas & Kung Fu Panda 2 waiting in the wings.
Best
Cinematography
Guillaume
Schiffman, The Artist*
Jeff
Cronenweth, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Bob
Richardson, Hugo*
Emmanuel
Lubezki, Tree of Life
Janusz
Kaminski, War Horse*
Best Editing
The
Artist*
The Descendants
The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
*
Moneyball*
Best Art
Direction
The Artist*
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2*
Hugo*
Midnight
in Paris*
Tree
of Life
Best Costume
Design
The
Artist*
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2*
The
Help
Hugo*
Tree
of Life
Best Makeup
The
Artist*
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2*
Hugo*
Best Original
Score
The
Artist*
Drive*
The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo*
War
Horse*
Best Original
Song
“The
Living Proof”, The Help
“Life’s
a Happy Song”, The Muppets
“Man
or Muppet”, The Muppets
“Pictures
in My Head”, The Muppets
Best Visual
Effects
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2*
Hugo*
Rise
of the Planet of the Apes*
Transformers:
Dark of the Moon*
Tree
of Life
Best Sound
Editing
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2*
Super
8*
War
Horse*
Best Sound
Mixing
The
Artist*
Hanna*
Hugo*
Super
8*
War
Horse*
The Artist is (c) of The Weinstein Company. The Descendents is (c) of 20th Century Fox. Hugo is (c) of Paramount Pictures. Midnight in Paris is (c) of Sony Pictures Classics. The Help is (c) of DreamWorks SKG. Moneyball is (c) of Columbia Pictures. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is (c) of Sony Pictures. Bridesmaids is (c) of Universal Pictures.
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