2012 Oscar Predictions
Picture
Winner: The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Moneyball
War Horse
The Tree of Life
Director
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
*Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Actor
Winner: Jean Dujardin – The Artist
*George Clooney – The Descendants
Demian Bichir – A Better life
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Actress
Winner: Viola Davis – The Help
*Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Supporting Actor
Winner: Christopher Plummer – Beginners
*Max Von Sydow – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Supporting Actress
Winner: Octavia Spencer – The Help
*Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Original Screenplay
Winner: Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
*Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
JC Chandor – Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids
Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton & Jim Rash – The Descendants
*Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
John Logan – Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon – The Ides of March
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughn – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Film Editing
Winner: The Artist
*The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Original Score
Winner: The Artist
*War Horse
The Adventures of Tintin
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Cinematography
Winner: The Tree of Life
*The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse
Art Direction
Winner: Hugo
*The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Costume Design
Winner: The Artist
*Jane Eyre
Anonymous
Hugo
W.E.
Makeup
Winner: The Iron Lady
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Albert Nobbs
Sound Editing
Winner: War Horse
*Hugo
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sound Mixing
Winner: Hugo
*War Horse
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Visual Effects
Winner: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
*Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Animated
Winner: Rango
*Kung Fu Panda 2
A Cat in Paris
Puss in Boots
*if upset
Citizen Craig 