Oscar Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2012 Academy Awards. Some of the categories are complete guesses and some are upsets I am hoping for. For the most part I feel the great love of The Artist will have it winning many categories.

Best Picture – The Artist

Best Director – The Artist

Best Actor – The Artist

Best Actress – Viola Davis- The Help

Best Supporting Actor – Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Best Supporting Actress – Octavia Spencer – The Help

Best Original Screenplay – Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

Best Adapted Screenplay – Moneyball- (This is one of the tightest races it is a close call with The Descendants but I am an Aaron Sorkin fan so going with Moneyball)

Best Animated Feature Film-Rango

Best Foreign Film- A Separation

Best Art Direction- Hugo

Best Costume- Jane Eyre (Always go with the movie that has the biggest costumes and it was either Jane Eyre or Anonymous)

Best Original Song- “Man or Muppet”

Best Original Score- The Artist (Since it is a silent movie the score makes the whole movie but in my opinion it wasn’t that great. I hope that John Williams wins for either War Horse or The Adventures of Tintin)

Best Documentary- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Best Documentary (Short) – The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (complete guess)

Best Cinematography – The Tree of Life (the only thing people can agree on about The Tree of Life is the cinematography)

Best Editing – The Artist

Best Make-Up- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (why not Harry Potter should win at least one award)

Best Sound Editing- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (no one is talking about Transformers winning any awards and Hugo is actually the frontrunner in the sound categories but I predict upset)

Best Sound Mixing - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Visual Effects- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Rise of the Planet of the Apes or Hugo are the frontrunners and both are better movies but Transformers is just one giant special effect and should get some recognition)

Best Short Film (Animated) - La Luna (complete guess)

Best Short Film (Live Action) – Time Freak ( I actually have seen 2 movies in this category and this is one of the funniest short movies and hope it gets the award)