Here are my predictions for all the Oscar winners for tonight's 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, I'm going out on a limb with this one, my gut is telling me that The King's Speech won't make the clean sweep it's expected to make and the winners will be spread evenly throughout the night. I have to say, I have a pretty bad record when it comes to predictions and I'm hoping this year that will change but I'm not holding my breath.
Best Picture Nominees: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit
Who will win: The Social Network
Who should win: The Social Network
Actor in a Leading Role Nominees: Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King's Speech), James Franco (127 Hours)
Who will win: Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
Who should win: Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
Actress in a Leading Role Nominees Annette Benning (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Wiliams (Blue Valentine)
Who will win: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Who should win: Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees: Christian Bale (The Fighter), John Hawkes (Winter's Bone), Jeremy Renner (The Town), Mark Ruffolo (The Kids Are All Right), Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Who will win: Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Who should win: Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees: Amy Adams (The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
Who will win: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Who should win: Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
Directing Nominees: Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David O'Russell (The Fighter), Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) , David Fincher (The Social Network), Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit)
Who will win: David Fincher (The Social Network)
Who should win: David Fincher (The Social Network)
And the rest:
Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3
Art Direction: Inception
Cinematography: The King's Speech
Costume Design: Alice In Wonderland
Documentary Feature: Waste Land
Documentary Short Subject: Poster Girl
Film Editing: Black Swan
Foriegn Language Film: Biutiful
Makeup: The Way Back
Music (Original Score): The King's Speech
Music (Original Song): Toy Story 3
Short Film (Animated): Day & Night
Short Film (Live Action): The Confession
Sound Editing: Inception
Sound Mixing: The Social Network
Visual Effects: Inception
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Social Network
Writing (Original Screenplay): The King's Speech
Final Oscar Tally:
4 - The Social Network, The King's Speech
3 - Inception
2 - Toy Story 3, Black Swan, The Fighter
1 - The Confession, Day & Night, Poster Girl, Waste Land, The Way Back, Biutiful, Alice in Wonderland
I'm picking "The King's Speech" to take the top award myself, but otherwise, we are largely in agreement. I sure hope you are right about "Wasteland" taking Best Documentary, I found it very moving. Come tonight,we'll see what happens!
ReplyDeleteI'm writing this shortly before the ceremony - sorry about your upcoming disappointment for "The Social Network", but it will be "The King's Speech" for Best Picture. But TKS will not win Best Cinematography; that will be "Inception", though it should be "True Grit".
ReplyDeleteWe agree totally on Best Supporting Actor - it should be Rush, but it will be Bale. Inception will also pick up the technical awards you mention, including sound mixing.
If Fincher wins, what a shame he gets it for this film, given the superior work he turned in on "Fight Club" and "Zodiac"
Well...that will teach me. Of course The King's Speech was going to win - once again my hope takes over my brain. Well done Pat and Tom, I know when I've been bested.
ReplyDeleteSo I got 11 out of 24. Not Good. Not good at all. Told you I was bad at this.