The Academy Awards 2012 Predictions

(Source: http://topics.myfoxboston.com/entertainment/2010-oscars-academy-awards/kathryn-bigelow.htm)

When it comes to Oscar day I am usually glued to the telle capturing every moment there is to be had. Whether it is admiring the gorgeous gowns on the red carpet to eagerly waiting for a winner or an award to be announced.  The day before I make get my whole family to give me there picks on who will win each award and make a game out of it. 


This year I have decided to put my choices on my blog just because I can!  Some movies I have seen some I have not, this is solely just my opinion.  I will highlight in blue who I THINK will win and red who I WANT to win (if I want anyone to win at all) and I will write a brief annotation summing up my choices. Enjoy!

Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"

Realistically its out of, The Artist, The Help and The Descendants. I hope The Descendants win, simple.

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

I think George Clooney is a great actor and I would love to see him win another Oscar but this year it will go to Jean Dujardin for The Artist. The current hype of this silent film will be the edge he needs to bet Clooney.

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"

Frankly I'm just sick of Meryl Streep being such a darn good actress. She will win for The Iron Lady, a close second will be Viola Davis, but I would love anyone but Streep to win just because she wins soooo many awards, but who can blame her she is fantastic at what she does. It would just be nice to change it up haha.

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

I would love to see Jonah Hill win, I am a fan of his and it is very interesting to see that he has been successful in a drama film like Moneyball (which I haven't had the chance to see yet).  But, Christopher Plummer has dominated this awards season and will defiantly win the oscar.

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

I think that any of these actresses have the potential to win Supporting Actress but Octavia Spencer will take it out.  My dream would be for Melissa McCarthy to win but as I said I can only dream...

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"

Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Simply, Terrence Malick will probably get Best Director, the only one who can stop him is Michel Hazanavicius.

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"

I really hope and think that Woody Allen will get this award.  I love his work.

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Can't explain my choice, just think Alexander Payne needs some oscar love since all the other nominations will not win.

Best Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots""Rango"

I still maintain that The Adventures of Tintin is the rightful owner of this award but I guess there has to be a winner out of the selected nominees.

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

I wanted The Skin I Live In to be in this list but nay, it wasn't.  Like so many other films it was snubbed. But on that note A Separation will win its had a great awards season.

Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams

Will probably win this like it has everything else... Can you tell I don't like it when films get multiple awards haha.

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

 Go The Muppets! Show the one other nominee whose boss!

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

 Yet agian..

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo""
Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a beautiful film in the way it is shot and I hope it is rewarded with this award even though The Artist is also a heavy contender also.

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."

and again...

Best Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

I wouldn't have a clue.

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

I wouldn't have a clue.

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

After watching the opening credits of TGWTDT you will understand why this film should win and will win!

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Who am I kidding, Albert Nobbs for the win, they made Glenn Close look so much like a man... or did they...?

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

I wouldn't have a clue.

Best Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

I wouldn't have a clue.

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

 I'm very bias towards The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo if you can't tell already..

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

 Sound is sound, nearly in every movie. Well done if you are nominated for this award.

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

If you have seen Rise of the Planet of the Apes you will understand how well they presented the main ape Caesar through visual effects and this will win them the award this year. A close second to Real Steel.

As you can see The Artist will be The Hurt Locker, Slumdog Millionaire and Titanic of this year.

Good luck to all!