Updated Predictions 12/22/11

Best Picture

1.The Artist

2.Hugo
3.The Descendants

4.War Horse                                                                                                                                                             5.The Help
6.Moneyball                                                                                                                                                                         7.Midnight in Paris

Next                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8.Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
9.Drive                                                                                                                                                            
 10.The Tree of Life


Best Director
1.Martin Scorsese-Hugo                                                                                                                                    2.Alexander Payne-The Descendants
3.Michel Hazanavicius-The Artist
4.Steven Spielberg-War Horse
5.Woodly Allen-Midnight in Paris  
            6.Terrence Malick-The Tree of Life                                                                                                       
7.Drive-Nicolas Winding
8.David Fischer -The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
9.Stephen Daldry-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
10. Bennet Miller-Moneyball


Best Actor
1.George Clooney-The Descendants
2.Brad Pitt-Moneyball                                                                                                                                               3.Jean Dujardin-The Artist
4.Leonardo DiCaprio-J.Edgar
5.Micheal Fassbender-Shame
Alternates
6.Gary Oldman-Tinker,Tailor,Solider,Spy.
7.Micheal Shannon-Take Shelter                                                                                                                           8.Ryan Gosling-The Ideas of March
9.Ryan Gosling-Drive
10.Demian Bichir-A Better Life



Best Actress
1.Meryl Streep-The Iron Lady
2.Michelle Willams-My Week with Marilyn
3.Viola Davis-The Help-
4.Glenn Close-Albert Nobbs
5.Tilda Swinton-We Need to Talk About Kevin
Alternates
6.Rooney Mara-The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.Charlize Theron-Young Adult
8.Elizabeth Olsen-Martha Marcy May Marlene
9.Michelle Yeoh-The Lady
10.Felicity Jones-Like Crazy



Best Supporting Actor

1. Christoper Plummer-Beginners
2.Albert Brooks-Drive
3.Kenneth Branagh-My Week with Marilyn
4.Jonah Hill-Moneyball
5.Nick Nolte-Warrior
6.Armie Hammer-J.Edgar
7.7Max von Sydow-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
8.Patton Oswalt-Young Adult
9.Ben Kingsley-Hugo
10.Andy Serkis-Rise of the Planet of the Apes



Best Supporting Actress

1.Olivia Spencer-The Help
2.Berenice Bejo-The Artist
3.Jessica Chastain-The Help
4.Shailene Woodly-The Descendants                                                                                                                          5.Janet McTeer-Albert Nobbs
Alternates
6.Melissa McCarthy-Bridesmaids                                                                                                                        7.Sandra Bullock-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
8.Vanessa Redgrave-Coriolanus
9.Sandra Bullock-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
10.Kate Winslet- Carnage


Best Original Screenplay
1.Woodly Allen-Midnight in Paris
2.Michel Hazanavicius-The Artist
3.Mike-Mills-Beginners
4.Will Reiser-50/50
5.Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo-Bridesmaids
Alternates
6.Tom McCarthy and Joe Tibani-Win Win
7.Diablo Cody-Young Adult
8.JC Chandor-Margin Call
9.Sean Durkin-Martha Marcy May Marlene
10.Asghar Farhadi-A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash -The Descendants
2. Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian -Moneyball
3. Richard Curtis and Lee Hall - War Horse                                                                                                                                                                                       
4. John Logan -Hugo
5.Bright O’Connor and Peter Straughan- Tinker,Tailor,Solider,Spy
6. Eric Roth- Extremely Loud and Close Incredibly Close                                                                            7. Steve Zaillian-Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8. Tate Taylor-The Help
9. Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza- Carnage
10. Christopher Hampton-A Dangerous Method


Best Animated Feature
1.Rango
2.The Adventures of Tintin-The Secret of the Unicorn
3.Arthur Christmas
4.Punne the Pooh

Alternates
6.Rio
7.Cars 2
8.Kung Fu Panda
9.Happy Feet 2

10.A Cat in Paris

Best Foreign Film
1.A Separation
2.Where do we go Now
3.In Darkness
4.La Havre
5.War is Declared
6.The Lady
7.Miss Bala
8,9 and 10.TBD


Best Documentary

1.Project Nim
2.Buck
3.Hell and Back Again
4.Bill Cunningham New York
5.Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
6.Pina
7.We Were Here
8.If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
9.Semper Fi: ALways Faithful
10.Loving Story

Best Original Score

1.John Willams-Tintin

2.Ludovic Bource-The Artist

3.Howard Shore-Hugo

4.John Willams-War Horse

5.Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross-The Girl with the Dragon Tatto.

6. ???-Extremly Loud and Incredibly Close

7.The Ideas of March

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Best Cinematography

1.The Tree of Life
2.Hugo
3.War Horse
4.The Artist
5.The Girl with the Dragon Tatto
6.Moneyball
7.Extremly Loud and Incredibly Close
8.Melancholia
9.Drive
10.Tinker,Tailor,Solider,Spy


Best Original Song

1.The Muppets-Life's a Happy Song

2.The Muppets-Man or Muppet

3.Captain America- Star Spangled Man

4.The Help -The Living Proof

5.Albert Noobs-Albert Noobs

6.The Muppets-Pictures in My Head

7. Winnie the Pooh-So Long

8,9 and 10TBD

Best Visual Effects

1.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Hallows Part 2
2.Rise of the Planet of the Apes
3.Hugo
4.The Tree of Life
5.Super 8
6.Transformers the Dark Side of the Moon
7.Captain America:The First Avenger
8.Thor
9.Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Rides
10.Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol


Best Film Editing
 1.Hugo
2.The Artist
3.Drive
4.The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
5.The Descendants
6.War Horse
7. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
8.The Tree of Life
9.Contagion
10.Moneyball

Best Art Direction
1.Hugo
2.The Artist
3.Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2
4.The Tree of Life
5.Jane Erye

6.War Horse

7.My Week with Marilyn
8.Tinker,Tailor,Solider,Spy
9.A Dangerous Method
10.Water for the Elephants

Best Costume Design
1.Jane Eyre
2.The Artist
3.Hugo
4.W.E
5.War Horse
6.My Week with Marilyn
7.J.Edgar
8.The Help
9.A Dangerous Method
10.Tinker, Tailor, Solider,Spy


Best Makeup
1.The Iron Lady
2.J.Edgar
3.The Artist
4.Hugo
5.Albert Noobs
6.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
7.My Week with Marilyn
8.War Horse
9.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
10.Anonymous




Best Sound Mixing
1.Super 8
2.Tintin
3.Hugo
4.The Girl with the Dragon Tatto
5.Transformer 3
6.War Horse
7.Contaagion
8.Mission Impossiblbe Ghost Protocol
9.Harry Potter and Deathky Hallows Part 2
10.Cars 2

Best Sound Editing
1.Tintin
2.Hugo
3..The Artist
4.Transformers 3:Dark Side of the Moon
5.War Horse
6.Super 8
7.Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol
8.X-men First Class
9.Cars 2
10.The Tree of Life


Best Live Action Short
TBD
Best Documentary Short
TBD
Best Animated Short
TBD