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Only four days left! Here are my predictions. Wanna bet? Share yours in the comments. The winner gets cookies, somehow! :)
Best Motion Picture
Will win: “The Artist“
Should win: “The Tree of Life“
Should’ve been nominated: “Drive“
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Will win: Jean Dujardin in “The Artist“
Should win: Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“
Should’ve been: Michael Fassbender in “Shame“
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Will win: Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady“
Should win: Probably Meryl Streep.
Should’ve been: Tilda Swinton in “We Need To Talk About Kevin“
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Will, should win: Christopher Plummer in “Beginners“
Should’ve been: Hunter McCracken in “The Tree of Life“
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Will win: Octavia Spencer in “The Help“
Should win: I honestly don’t know, but I’m rooting for Chastain, because…
Should’ve been: Jessica Chastain in “The Tree of Life“
Best Achievement in Directing
Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist” (Sorry, Marty!)
Should win: Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life“
Should’ve been nominated: How about a woman, Hollywood? Lynne Ramsay, maybe?
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Will win: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris“
Should win: J.C. Chandor, “Margin Call” / Asghar Farhadi, “Jodaeiye Nader az Simin“
Should’ve been: Mike Mills, “Beginners“
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Will win: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants“
Best Animated Feature Film
Will, should: “Rango“
Best Foreign Language Film
Will win: I have a feeling that “Jodaeiye Nader az Simin” will not win this, but don’t ask me who will. So I’m randomly guessing… “In Darkness” (Poland).
Should win: Probably “Jodaeiye Nader az Simin“
Should’ve been: “Pina,” of course.
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Will, should, end of discussion: Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life“
Best Achievement in Editing
Will: “The Artist“
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Will: “Hugo“
Should’ve been: “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Will: “Hugo“
Should’ve been: “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“
Best Achievement in Makeup
Will win: “The Iron Lady“
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Will win: Ludovic Bource, “The Artist” (yawn)
Should win: Alberto Iglesias, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“
Should’ve been: Alberto Iglesias, “La piel que habito“
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Will, should win: “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets“
Should’ve been: More songs from “The Muppets,” also I liked “Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger” a lot.
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing, Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Will win: I’m going with “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” for both of these. (But it’s probably gonna be “Hugo.”)
Should/Should’ve been: “Drive“
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Will, should: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes“
Should’ve been: “The Tree of Life“
Best Documentary, Features
Will, should: “Pina“
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Will: I’m totally guessing… “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom“
Best Short Film, Animated
Will win: “La Luna” (because I love Pixar and “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” really didn’t do anything for me.
Best Short Film, Live Action
Will win: “The Shore,” I guess? I’d like to see “Time Freak.”
So, if you’re keeping score, that’s 5 wins for “The Artist,” 2 wins each for “Hugo,” “The Iron Lady” and “Transformers,” 1 win each for “Beginners,” “The Help,” “Midnight in Paris,” “The Descendants,” “Rango,” “In Darkness,” “The Tree of Life,” “The Muppets,” “Rise of the Apes” and “Pina.”


