Saturday, September 3, 2011

September Oscar Predictions

I'm really not feeling doing the chart right now, so I'll just post my current Oscar predictions. I did these before the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals, so most of these could go down in flames because of how the films are received there. We'll see.

Best Picture:
The Artist
A Dangerous Method
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Best Director:
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Steven Spielberg, War Horse

Best Lead Actor:
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Lead Actress:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Felicity Jones, Like Crazy
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
John Goodman, The Artist
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actress:
Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Evan Rachel Wood, The Ides of March
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay:
The Artist
Like Crazy
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life


Best Adapted Screenplay:
A Dangerous Method
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March
War Horse


Best Art Direction:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Best Cinematography:
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Best Costume Design:
The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.


Best Film Editing:
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Ides of March
The Tree of Life
War Horse


Best Makeup:
The Artist
A Dangerous Method
My Week With Marilyn


Best Original Score:
The Artist
A Dangerous Method
The Muppets
Rango
War Horse


Best Original Song:
The Help
The Muppets Movie
The Muppets Movie
We Bought a Zoo
Winnie-the-Pooh


Best Sound Mixing:
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon
War Horse


Best Sound Editing:
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon
War Horse


Best Visual Effects:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Tree of Life
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon