Awards: Oscar Nominee Predictions

The Golden Globes are over; now it’s on to the big show: the Oscars. Here are my predictions as to who will be getting an Oscar nomination this year. Oh, and I don’t predict the shorts (live, animated or documentary). The official announcement is on Tuesday, January 24.

BEST PICTURE The Artist | The Descendants | The Help | Hugo | Midnight in Paris | Moneyball | The Tree of Life

BEST ACTOR George Clooney (The Descendants) | Leonardo diCaprio (J Edgar) | Jean Dujardin (The Artist) | Michael Fassbender (Shame) | Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

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)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn) | Albert Brooks (Drive) | Armie Hammer (J Edgar) | Jonah Hill (Moneyball) | Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jessica Chastain (The Help) | Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) | Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) | Octavia Spencer (The Help) | Shailene Woodley (The Decendants)

BEST DIRECTOR Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) | Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) | Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) | Alexander Payne (The Descendants) | Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Decendants | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | The Help | Hugo | Moneyball

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 50/50 | Bridesmaids | Midnight in Paris | Win Win | Young Adult

BEST FOREIGN FILM Bullhead | Monsieur Lazhar | Pina | A Separation | In Darkness

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE The Adventures of Tintin | Arthur Christmas | Rango

BEST DOCUMENTARY Buck | Hell and Back Again | If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front | Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | Project Nim

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY The Artist | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Hugo | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | The Tree of Life

BEST FILM EDITING The Artist | The Descendants | Hugo | Midnight in Paris | Moneyball

BEST ART DIRECTION The Artist | The Descendants | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II | The Help | Hugo

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Albert Nobbs | The Artist | Bridesmaids | The Help | Hugo

BEST MAKEUP Albert Nobbs | Hugo | The Iron Lady

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II | Hugo | Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | The Tree of Life

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Artist | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Hugo | War Horse | W.E.

BEST SONG Hello Hello (Gnomeo & Juliet) | Lay Your Head Down (Albert Nobbs) | Life’s a Happy Song (The Muppets) | The Living Proof (The Help) | Man or Muppet (The Muppets)

BEST SOUND EDITING The Adventures of Tintin | Drive | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon | War Horse

BEST SOUND The Adventures of Tintin | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part II | Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

Let's see how I do.