2011 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Best Picture:

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

Alternates: The Tree of Life, War Horse

Possible Spoilers: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Drive; Bridesmaids; 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. Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Alternates: David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Tate Taylor, The Help; Steven Spielberg, War Horse

Possible Spoilers: Thomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy; Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive; Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Best Actor:

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

Alternates: Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

Possible Spoilers: Demian Bichir, A Better Life; Woody Harrelson, Rampart

Best Actress

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

Alternates: Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia; Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Possible Spoilers: Charlize Theron, Young Adult; Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene; Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Christopher Plummer, Beginners
2. Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
3. Albert Brooks, Drive
4. Jonah Hill, Moneyball
5. Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life

Alternates: Nick Nolte, Warrior; Ben Kingsley, Hugo; Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Possible Spoilers: Patton Oswalt, Young Adult; Armie Hammer, J. Edgar; Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March; Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method; John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene

Best Supporting Actress:

1. Octavia Spencer, The Help
2. Berenice Bejo, The Artist
3. Jessica Chastain, The Help
4. Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
5. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Alternates: Carey Mulligan, Shame; Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Possible Spoilers: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life; Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; Evan Rachel Wood, The Ides of March

Best Original Screenplay:

1. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
2. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
3. Annie Mumulo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
4. Thomas McCarthy, Win Win
5. Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Alternates: Will Reiser, 50/50; Mike Mills, Beginners; Diablo Cody, Young Adult

Possible Spoilers: J. C. Chandor, Margin Call; Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life; Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan, Shame; Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1. Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian, Moneyball
2. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, The Descendants
3. John Logan, Hugo
4. Tate Taylor, The Help
5. Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Alternates: Steve Zaillian, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; George Clooney and Grant Heslov, The Ides of March; Richard Curtis and Lee Hall, War Horse

Possible Spoilers: Hossein Amini, Drive; Christopher Hampton, A Dangerous Method

Best Art Direction:

1. Hugo
2. The Artist
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II
4. Anonymous
5. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Alternates: The Help, War Horse, Midnight in Paris

Best Cinematography:

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

Alternates: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II; Drive

Best Costume Design:

1. The Artist
2. Hugo
3. My Week with Marilyn
4. The Help
5. Jane Eyre

Alternates: Anonymous, Midnight in Paris, W.E.

Best Film Editing:

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

Alternates: War Horse, Drive

Best Makeup:

1. The Iron Lady
2. Hugo
3. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Alternates: Albert Nobbs, The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II

Best Music - Original Score:

1. The Artist
2. Hugo
3. War Horse
4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Alternates: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II, The Ides of March

Best Music - Original Song:

1. "Life's a Happy Song," The Muppets
2. "The Living Proof," The Help
3. "Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs
4. "Pictures in My Head," The Muppets
5. "Star-Spangled Man," Captain America: The First Avenger

Alternates: "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; "Hello Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet; "So Long," Winnie the Pooh; "Coeur Volant," Hugo

Best Sound Editing:

1. Super 8
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3. War Horse
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
5. Drive

Alternates: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Rango, Hanna

Best Sound Mixing:

1. Super 8
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
3. Hugo
4. The Artist
5. War Horse

Alternates: Moneyball, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stanger Tides, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Best Visual Effects:

1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
4. Hugo
5. The Tree of Life

Alternates: Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class

Best Foreign Language Feature:

1. In Darkness (Poland)
2. A Separation (Iran)
3. Footnote (Israel)
4. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan)
5. Pina (Germany)

Alternates: Monsieur Lazhar (Canada), SuperClasico (Denmark), Omar Killed Me (Morocco), Bullhead (Belgium)

Best Animated Feature:

1. Rango
2. Arthur Christmas
3. Puss in Boots
4. Kung Fu Panda 2
5. Chico and Rita

Alternates: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Arrugas (Wrinkles), Cars 2, Winnie the Pooh, Happy Feet 2

Best Documentary Feature:

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

Alternates: Pina, Bill Cunningham New York, Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, The Loving Story, Battle for Brooklyn

Best Documentary Short:

1. The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
2. Incident in New Baghdad
3. Pipe Dreams
4. Witness
5. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Alternates: Saving Face, God is the Bigger Elvis, In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

Best Short Film - Animated:

1. La Luna
2. A Morning Stroll
3. Wild Life
4. Paths of Hate
5. The Fantastic Flying Books of Ms. Morris Lessmore

Alternates: Dimanche/Sunday, Magic Piano, Luminaris, Specky Four-Eyes, I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat

Best Short Film - Live Action:

1. Sailcloth
2. Love at First Sight
3. The Road Home
4. The Roar of the Sea
5. Je Pourrais Etre Votre Grand-Mere

Alternates; Raju, The Shore, Time Freak, Tuba Atlantic, Pentecost