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Sunday, 26 February 2012

2012 Oscars Nominees/Predictions

Today I spent my afternoon with two lovely ladies, lunching in the O2 and seeing some Denzel and Ryan action at the Sky Superscreen. We spent a good amount of time chatting about how disappointing it is that we can't watch the Academy Awards this evening and about who we think will win that gorge golden statue. Off the back of my luscious afternoon here are the nominees and my predictions...

BEST PICTURE

The Artist - There's ridiculous amounts of love for The Artist and I would put money on this outcome.
The Descendant
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help 
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"- genuinely can't decide between these two guys, anyone in this
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" category could genuinely win here.
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" - smart money is on Christopher Plummer but I would love Nick Nolte to take home the glory.
Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" - This is the one I want it to be and the one I think it should be but Viola Davis is really being shouted about at the moment.
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"
 
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"- Complete shoo-in in my opinion, if she doesn't win it will be a massive shock.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM


"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski

ART DIRECTION

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo - But it'll probably be The Artist!!
Midnight in Paris 
War Horse

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life - But it'll probably be The Artist!!
War Horse

COSTUME DESIGN

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo - But it'll probably be the Artist :)
Jane Eyre
W.E.

DIRECTING

"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

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

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


 FILM EDITING

The Artist 
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran

MAKE UP

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady

MUSIC (Original Score)

The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

MUSIC (Original Song)

"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"
"Real in Rio" from "Rio"

SHORT FILM (Animated)

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

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

SOUND EDITING

Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

SOUND MIXING

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

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

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation 
 
Pretty sure The Artist is going to clean up but I would LOVE there to be some big surprises. It's been an interesting year - here's hoping for an exciting end!

Awards season love - over and out! 

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