ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION PREDICTIONS

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Best Picture

1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. Hugo
4. Midnight in Paris
5. The Help
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7. Moneyball
8. War Horse

Next in line: Bridesmaids, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Tree of Life

Outsiders: Drive, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Ides of March

Best Director

1. Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
2. Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
3. Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
4. Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
5. David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

Next in line: Terrence Malick, Tate Taylor

Outsiders: Steven Spielberg

Best Actor

1. George Clooney (The Descendants)
2. Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
3. Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
4. Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
5. Michael Fassbender (Shame)

Next in line: Demian Bichir, Michael Shannon

Outsiders: Ryan Gosling (twice!), Gary Oldman

Best Actress

1. Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
2. Viola Davis (The Help)
3. Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
4. Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
5. Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)

Next in line: Rooney Mara, Elizabeth Olsen, Charlize Theron

Outsiders: Kirsten Dunst, Anna Paquin

Best Supporting Actor

1. Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
2. Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
3. Albert Brooks (Drive)
4. Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
5. Nick Nolte (Warrior)

Next in line: Patton Oswalt

Outsiders: Armie Hammer, Brad Pitt, Alan Rickman, Max von Sydow

Best Supporting Actress

1. Octavia Spencer (The Help)
2. Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
3. Jessica Chastain (The Help)
4. Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
5. Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)

Next in line: Melissa McCarthy, Carey Mulligan

Outsiders: Jessica Chastain (twice more!), Vanessa Redgrave

Best Original Screenplay

1. Midnight in Paris
2. The Artist
3. Win Win
4. Bridesmaids
5. Take Shelter

Next in line: 50/50, Beginners, Young Adult

Outsiders: Margaret, A Separation, The Tree of Life

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. The Descendants
2. Moneyball
3. The Help
4. Hugo
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Next in line: The Ides of March, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Outsiders: Drive, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. War Horse

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Best Cinematography

1. The Tree of Life
2. Hugo
3. The Artist
4. War Horse
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Next in line: Drive, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Outsiders: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Moneyball

Best Film Editing

1. Hugo
2. The Artist
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Moneyball
5. War Horse

Next in line: The Descendants, Drive, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Outsiders: The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction - Set Decoration

1. Hugo
2. The Artist
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. War Horse

Next in line: Anonymous, The Help. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Outsiders: J. Edgar, Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life, W.E.

Best Costume Design

1. The Artist
2. The Help
3. W.E.
4. Hugo
5. The Iron Lady

Next in line: Jane Eyre, My Week with Marilyn

Outsiders: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Sound Mixing

1. Hugo
2. Super 8
3. War Horse
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Next in line: Drive, Hanna, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Moneyball, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Outsiders: The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Tree of Life

Best Sound Editing

1. Super 8
2. Hugo
3. War Horse
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Next in line: Drive, Fast Five, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Outsiders: Hanna, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Tree of Life

Best Visual Effects

1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
3. Hugo
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
5. Captain America: The First Avenger

Next in line: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Real Steel, The Tree of Life

Outsiders: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, X-Men: First Class

Best Make-Up

1. Hugo
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
3. The Iron Lady

Next in line: Albert Nobbs, Anonymous

Outsiders: The Artist, Gainsbourg (A Heroic Life)

Best Original Score

1. The Artist
2. War Horse
3. Hugo
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. W.E.

Next in line: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Jane Eyre, Moneyball

Outsiders: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Help. Super 8

Best Original Song

1. 'The Living Proof' (The Help)
2. 'Life's a Happy Song' (The Muppets)
3. 'Man or Muppet' (The Muppets)
4. 'Hello Hello' (Gnomeo & Juliet)
5. 'Couer Volant' (Hugo)

Next in line: 'Lay Your Head Down' (Albert Nobbs), 'Pictures in My Head' (The Muppets), 'Star-Spangled Man' (Captain America: The First Avenger)

Outsiders: 'So Long' (Winnie the Pooh)

Best Animated Feature

1. Rango
2. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
3. Kung Fu Panda 2
4. Puss in Boots
5. Winnie the Pooh

Next in line: Arthur Christmas, Cars 2, Rio

Outsiders: Chico & Rita

Best Documentary

1. Project Nim
2. Buck
3. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
4. Semper Fi: Always Faithful
5. We Were Here

Next in line: Bill Cunningham New York, Pina, The Undefeated

Outsiders: Battle for Brooklyn, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Best Foreign Language Film

1. A Separation - Iran
2. In Darkness - Poland
3. Monsieur Lazhar - Canada
4. Pina - Germany
5. Footnote - Israel

Next in line: Bullhead - Belgium, Superclasico - Denmark, Omar Killed Me - Morocco

Outsiders: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Taiwan