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.