Oscar Predictions

Ah, yes - 'tis awards season. This looks like a fierce year that could end up bloody so I've decided to post my predictions early in the main categories. The technical ones will come shortly. The asterisk indicates who I would like to win :D


Best Picture

127 Hours (5)
Black Swan (4)
Blue Valentine (9)
Inception (7)
The Kids Are All Right (3)
How to Train Your Dragon (6)
The King’s Speech (8)
Toy Story 3 (2)
The Social Network*(1)
Winter’s Bone (10)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

James Franco, 127 Hours*
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Natalie Portman, Black Swan*
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network*
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Barbara Hershey, Black Swan
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Amy Adams, The Fighter*
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech

Best Animated Feature

Toy Story 3*
How to Train Your Dragon
Despicable Me

Best Director

David Fincher, The Social Network*
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Christopher Nolan, Inception