Academy Award Predictions

I know I have been posting a lot about award shows, but tis the season.  Once the Academy Awards have happened, things will slow down on the awards front, but here are my predictions.

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo-x (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
The Help 
Hugo
Midnight in Paris 
Moneyball
The Tree of Life 
War Horse


7 out 9-But I only predicted 8


Best Actor
George Clooney-The Descendants
Jean Dujardin-The Artist 
Michael Fassbender-Shame x (Damien Bichir-A Better Life)
Gary Oldman-Tinker Tailor Solider Spy
Brad Pitt-Moneyball


4 out 5 


Best Actress
Viola Davis-The Help
Rooney Mara-The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep-The Iron Lady 
Tilda Swinton-We Need to Talk about Kevin x (Glen Close Albert Nobbs)
Michelle Williams-My Week with Marilyn


4 out 5


Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Brannagh-My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks-Drive x (Max Von Sydow-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Jonah Hill-Moneyball
Nick Nolte-Warrior
Christopher Plummer-Beginners


4 out of 5


Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo-The Artist
Jessice Chasstain-The Help 
Melissa McCarthy-Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer-Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer-The Help


5 for 5 


Best Director 
Woody Allen-Midnight in Paris
David Fincher-The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Terrence Malick-The Tree of Life)
Michel Hazanivicius -The Artist 
Alexander Payne-The Descendants
Martin Scorsese-Hugo 


4 out of 5 


Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
The Help x - (Ides of March)
Hugo
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 


4 out 5 


Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
Beginners x (Margin Call) 
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris 
A Separation


4 out 5 


Best Art Direction
The Artist 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy x (Midnight in Paris)
War Horse


4 out 5 


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


5 for 5!


Best Costume Design
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 x (Anonymous)
The Help x (W.E.)
Hugo
Jane Eyre


3 out 5 


Editing 
The Artist 
The Help x (The Descendants) 
Hugo 
Moneyball 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


4 out 5 


Best Original Score
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo x (The Adventures of Tin Tin)
Hugo
War Horse
W.E. x (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)


3 out 5 


Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol  x (Real Steel)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon


4 out of 5 


Nomination Tally (Top Totals)
The Artist with 11 (Actual total is 10)
Hugo with 11 (Spot on!)
The Help with 8 (only 4 nominations -severely under performed)


60 Out of 74 (81 Percent)