2012 Oscar Predictions

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

Director
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
*Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life

Actor
Winner: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
*George Clooney - The Descendants
Demian Bichir - A Better life
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Actress
Winner: Viola Davis - The Help
*Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Supporting Actor
Winner: Christopher Plummer - Beginners
*Max Von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior

Supporting Actress
Winner: Octavia Spencer - The Help
*Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs

Original Screenplay
Winner:  Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
*Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
JC Chandor - Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi - A Separation
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo - Bridesmaids

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

Film Editing
Winner: The Artist
*The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Original Score
Winner: The Artist
*War Horse
The Adventures of Tintin
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Cinematography
Winner: The Tree of Life
*The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Art Direction
Winner: Hugo
*The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Costume Design
Winner: The Artist
*Jane Eyre
Anonymous
Hugo
W.E.

Makeup
Winner: The Iron Lady
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Albert Nobbs

Sound Editing
Winner: War Horse
*Hugo
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Sound Mixing
Winner: Hugo
*War Horse
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Visual Effects
Winner: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
*Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Animated
Winner: Rango
*Kung Fu Panda 2
Chico & Rita
A Cat in Paris
Puss in Boots

*if upset