Tomorrow marks the climax of the award season; the 84th Academy Awards Nominations will be revealed. I admit that I have not been following the award circuit this year like I have in previous years Since I have not been too up to date I will only be predicting the big six categories. I believe that the silent film The Artist will have the most nominations followed by The Descendants. There won't be too many surprises this year.
Best Picture:
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Help
The Tree of Life
Alternatives: War Horse; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Drive and Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy
Notes: There will be between Five to Ten films nominated for Best Picture. The top six are guaranteed to be nominated. I have a feeling that there will be seven films nominated for Best Picture.
Best Director:
Woody Allen- Midnight in Paris
David Fincher-The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
Martin Scorsese- Hugo
Alexander Payne- The Descendants
Martin Hanazavicius- The Artist
Alternatives: Steven Spielberg- War Horse, Terrence Malick- The Tree of Life, Steve McQueen- Shame
Best Actor
George Clooney- The Descendants
Brad Pitt- Moneyball
Michael Fassbender- Shame
Gary Oldman- Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy
Jean Dujardin- The Artist
Alternatives: Leonardo DiCaprio- J. Edgar
Best Actress
Viola Davis- The Help
Meryl Streep- The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams- My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton- We Need to Talk About Kevin
Glenn Close- Albert Nobbs
Alternatives: Rooney Mara- The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, Charlize Theron- Young Adult
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Albert Brooks- Drive
Jonah Hill- Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh- My Week with Marilyn
Nick Nolte- Warrior
Notes: I am certain that this will be the final list for Best Supporting Actor.
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer- The Help
Jessica Chastain- The Help
Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
Berenice Bejo- The Artist
Shaileen Woodley- The Descendants
Alternatives: Carey Mulligan- Drive/Shame
