Since every other film blogger and wannabe Awards diva is doing so, I figured I might as well post my predictions as to who and what will actually win when the Oscars are handed out on Sunday. Please remember, these are not the films and performers that I personally would choose to honor. (Indeed, I’ve never disagreed with the Oscar nominations more than I have this year.) These are just my predictions and random guesses at what will be honored on Sunday.
Best Picture: The Descendants
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actor: George Clooney in The Descendants
Best Actress: Viola Davis in The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer in Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer in The Help
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Best Animated Feature Film: Rango
Best Foreign Language Film: In Darkness (Poland)
Best Documentary Feature: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Best Original Score: War Horse
Best Original Song: “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
Best Sound Editing: Hugo
Best Sound Mixing: Hugo
Best Art Direction: The Artist
Best Cinematography: The Tree Of Life
Best Makeup: Albert Nobbs
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Film Editing: The Descendants
Best Visual Effects: Hugo
Agree? Disagree? Confused as to what just the Hell I was thinking when I made some of these predictions? Please let me know in the comments section below.