Oscar Predictions

The Oscar nominations came out this morning so I've decided to get a jump on my predictions this year. Not that my predictions, or the awards themselves matter in the grand scheme of things, but it's a decent way to kill time at work while I have nothing else to do. I'm only going to list my predictions for the winners. If you want the full list of nominees go here.

Best Picture - The King's Speech

Best Actor (Leading) - Colin Firth (The King's Speech)

Best Actor (Supporting) - Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)

Best Actress (Leading) - Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

Best Actress (Supporting) - Hailee Steinfield (True Grit) [my dark horse pick]

Best Animated Feature - Toy Story 3 [is there really any doubt?]

Art Direction - Inception

Cinematography - Inception

Costume Design - The Tempest

Director - Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)

Best Documentary Feature - Exit Through The Gift Shop [it's the only one I've seen]

Best Documentary Short Subject - The Warriors of Qiugang [a wild guess]

Editing - Black Swan

Best Foreign Language Film - Biutiful (Mexico) [only one I've heard of]

Makeup - The Wolfman

Original Score - The Social Network

Original Song - If I Rise (127 Hours) [another wild guess, but Dido wrote the lyrics and I like her]

Best Animated Short Film - Day & Night [only one I've seen]

Best Live Action Short Film - God of Love [wild guess]

Sound Editing - Inception

Sound Mixing - Inception

Visual Effects - Inception

Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)

Original Screenplay - Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg (The Kids Are Alright)

So if my predictions are right, it should be a big night for The King's Speech and Inception. We shall see.