2012 Oscar Predictions

It's only October, but here's my early take on predictions.

-Best Picture-
01. The Artist
02. The Descendants
03. J. Edgar
04. War Horse
05. The Help
06. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
07. Midnight in Paris
08. The Tree of Life
09. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
10. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

-Best Director-
01. Stephen Daldrey, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
02. Alexander Payne, The Descendants
03. Steven Spielberg, War Horse
04. Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar
05. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

-Best Actor in a Leading Role-
01. George Clooney, The Descendants
02. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
03. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
04. Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
05. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50

-Best Actress in a Leading Role-
01. Viola Davis, The Help
02. Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
03. Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
04. Elzabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
05. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

-Best Actor in a Supporting Role-
01. Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
02. Albert Brooks, Drive
03. Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
04. Christopher Plummer, Beginners
05. Armie Hammer, J. Edgar

-Best Actress in a Supporting Role-
01. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
02. Octavia Spencer, The Help
03. Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
04. Jessica Chastain, The Help
05. Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method