Oscar Predictions

Well I'm shooting a bit blind this year with my Oscar predictions so don't expect my usual clairvoyance. Let's see how it goes.

Best Picture

The Descendants
The Artist
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
War Horse
Moneyball
The Ides of March
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Albert Nobbs
Alt- Harry Potter

Actress
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Glenn Close- Albert Nobbs
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis - The Help
Alt- Tilda Swinton

Actor
George Clooney - The Descendants
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Leo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
Jean DuJardin - The Artist
Alt-Michael Fassbinder

Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Albert Brooks - Drive
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill -Moneyball
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides of March
Alt-Nick Nolte

Supporting Actress
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants
Alt Jessica Chastain

Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Steven Spielberg - War Horse
Alt-David Fincher

Original Screenplay
The Artist
Midnight in Paris
50/50
Bridesmaids
Beginners
Alt- Win Win

Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Help
The Ides of MArch
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Alt-Hugo

Animated

Rango
Puss N Boots
The Adventures of Tin Tin
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Kung Fu Panda
Arthur Christmas
Alt- Cars 2