207. Oscar-Predictions.
Here are my predictions and favorites for tonights Academy Awards...
Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Who I think will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: Black Swan (follow-up is The King's Speech though)
Winner: The King's Speech
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem(Biutiful)
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg(The Social Network)
Colin Firth(The King's Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Who I think will win: Colin Firth
Who I want to win: Colin Firth
Winner: Colin Firth
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
John Hawkes (Winter's Bone)
Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Who I think will win: Christian Bale (please, please, please, please, please)
Who I want to win: CHRISTIAN BALE (if he doesn't win, I'm going to cry)
Winner: CHRISTIAN BALE
Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Who I think will win: Natalie Portman
Who I want to win: Natalie Portman
Winner: Natalie Portman
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Who I think will win: Melissa Leo
Who I want to win: Hailee Steinfeld
Winner: Melissa Leo
Best Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Who I think will win: Toy Story 3
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Toy Story 3
Achievement in Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Who I think will win: True Grit
Who I want to win: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Winner: Alice in Wonderland
Achievement in Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Who I think will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: Black Swan
Winner: Inception
Achievement in Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
Who I think will win: I Am Love
Who I want to win: The King's Speech
Winner: Alice in Wonderland
Achievement in Directing
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (True Grit)
Who I think will win: Tom Hooper
Who I want to win: Darren Aronofsky
Winner: Tom Hooper
Best documentary feature
Exit through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
Who I think will win: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Inside Job
Best documentary short subject
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang
Who I think will win: Sun Come Up
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Strangers No More
Achievement in film editing
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Who I think will win: The Fighter
Who I want to win: Black Swan (follow-up: The Fighter, The King's Speech)
Winner: The Social Network
Best foreign language film of the year
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Algeria)
Who I think will win: Biutiful
Who I want to win: /
Winner: In a Better World
Achievement in Makeup
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Who I think will win: The Way Back
Who I want to win: /
Winner: The Wolfman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon)
Hans Zimmer (Inception)
Alexandre Desplat (The King's Speech)
A.R. Rahman (127 Hours)
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network)
Who I think will win: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Who I want to win: Hans Zimmer
Winner: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Coming Home” (Country Strong)
“I See the Light” (Tangled)
“If I Rise” (127 Hours)
“We Belong Together” (Toy Story 3)
Who I think will win: Coming Home
Who I want to win: I See the Light
Winner: We Belong Together
Best animated short film
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey
Diary)
Who I think will win: The Lost Thing
Who I want to win: Day & Night
Winner: The Lost Thing
Best live action short film
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
Who I think will win: Na Wewe
Who I want to win: /
Winner: God of Love
Achievement in sound editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Who I think will win: True Grit
Who I want to win: Inception
Winner: Inception
Achievement in sound mixing
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
Who I think will win: Inception
Who I want to win: Inception
Winner: Inception
Achievement in visual effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Who I think will win: Inception
Who I want to win: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Winner: Inception
Adapted screenplay
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Who I think will win: The Social Network
Who I want to win: True Grit
Winner: The Social Network
Original screenplay
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Who I think will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: The Fighter (follow-up The King's Speech, Inception)
Winner: The King's Speech
Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Who I think will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: Black Swan (follow-up is The King's Speech though)
Winner: The King's Speech
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem(Biutiful)
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg(The Social Network)
Colin Firth(The King's Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Who I think will win: Colin Firth
Who I want to win: Colin Firth
Winner: Colin Firth
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
John Hawkes (Winter's Bone)
Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Who I think will win: Christian Bale (please, please, please, please, please)
Who I want to win: CHRISTIAN BALE (if he doesn't win, I'm going to cry)
Winner: CHRISTIAN BALE
Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Who I think will win: Natalie Portman
Who I want to win: Natalie Portman
Winner: Natalie Portman
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Who I think will win: Melissa Leo
Who I want to win: Hailee Steinfeld
Winner: Melissa Leo
Best Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Who I think will win: Toy Story 3
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Toy Story 3
Achievement in Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Who I think will win: True Grit
Who I want to win: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Winner: Alice in Wonderland
Achievement in Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Who I think will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: Black Swan
Winner: Inception
Achievement in Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
Who I think will win: I Am Love
Who I want to win: The King's Speech
Winner: Alice in Wonderland
Achievement in Directing
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (True Grit)
Who I think will win: Tom Hooper
Who I want to win: Darren Aronofsky
Winner: Tom Hooper
Best documentary feature
Exit through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
Who I think will win: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Inside Job
Best documentary short subject
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang
Who I think will win: Sun Come Up
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Strangers No More
Achievement in film editing
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Who I think will win: The Fighter
Who I want to win: Black Swan (follow-up: The Fighter, The King's Speech)
Winner: The Social Network
Best foreign language film of the year
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Algeria)
Who I think will win: Biutiful
Who I want to win: /
Winner: In a Better World
Achievement in Makeup
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Who I think will win: The Way Back
Who I want to win: /
Winner: The Wolfman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon)
Hans Zimmer (Inception)
Alexandre Desplat (The King's Speech)
A.R. Rahman (127 Hours)
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network)
Who I think will win: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Who I want to win: Hans Zimmer
Winner: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Coming Home” (Country Strong)
“I See the Light” (Tangled)
“If I Rise” (127 Hours)
“We Belong Together” (Toy Story 3)
Who I think will win: Coming Home
Who I want to win: I See the Light
Winner: We Belong Together
Best animated short film
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey
Diary)
Who I think will win: The Lost Thing
Who I want to win: Day & Night
Winner: The Lost Thing
Best live action short film
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
Who I think will win: Na Wewe
Who I want to win: /
Winner: God of Love
Achievement in sound editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Who I think will win: True Grit
Who I want to win: Inception
Winner: Inception
Achievement in sound mixing
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
Who I think will win: Inception
Who I want to win: Inception
Winner: Inception
Achievement in visual effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Who I think will win: Inception
Who I want to win: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Winner: Inception
Adapted screenplay
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Who I think will win: The Social Network
Who I want to win: True Grit
Winner: The Social Network
Original screenplay
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Who I think will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: The Fighter (follow-up The King's Speech, Inception)
Winner: The King's Speech