2012 Oscar Predictions

Note: A lot, and I mean a lot of this is purely speculative. I haven't seen a lot of these movies yet, and I hope to before the Oscars (at least, once I know who the nominees are). So, owing to that fact, a lot of this is purely speculative and based off my best guesses, as well as trailers and photos.

* The bolded film for each category is my personal choice for the award.
** I will be posting a more official predictions list once the nominations come out, which is tomorrow

BEST PICTURE

The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Help
War Horse
Moneyball
The Ides of March
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
(maybe) Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

BEST ACTOR

Jean Dujardin- The Artist
George Clooney- The Descendants
Brad Pitt- Moneyball
Gary Oldman- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Leonardo DiCaprio- J.Edgar
(maybe) Michael Shannon or Fassbender- Take Shelter/Shame

BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis- The Help
Meryl Streep- The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams- My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close- Albert Nobbs
Tilda Swinton- We Need To Talk About Kevin
(maybe) Rooney Mara- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Kenneth Branagh- My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks- Drive
Nick Nolte- Warrior
Alan Rickman- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
(maybe) Ben Kingsley- Hugo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Octavia Spencer- The Help
Shailene Woodley- The Descendants
Jessica Chastain- The Help
Berenice Bejo- The Artist
Janet McTeer- Albert Nobbs

BEST DIRECTOR

Alexander Payne- The Descendants
Martin Scorsese- Hugo Michel Hazanavicius- The Artist
Steven Spielberg- War Horse
David Fincher- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
(maybe) Woody Allen- Midnight in Paris

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Help
The Ides of March
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Young Adult
Midnight in Paris
The Artist
Bridesmaids
?

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Kung Fu Panda 2
Arthur Christmas
Puss in Boots

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Tree of Life
The Artist
Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
War Horse
(maybe Drive)

BEST EDITING

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
The Tree of Life The Artist
Drive
War Horse
(maybe Hanna or Mission Impossible IV)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Artist The Muppets
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
War Horse
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
(maybe Hanna)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Life's A Happy Song"- The Muppets
"Man or Muppet"- The Muppets
"Pictures in My Head"- The Muppets
"Hello Hello"- Gnomeo & Juliet
"The Living Proof"- The Help

Just not Madonna. Anything but fucking Madonna.

BEST SOUND EDITING

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Tintin
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Drive
Hugo

BEST SOUND MIXING

Hugo
Tintin
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
Drive

BEST ART DIRECTION

War Horse
Hugo
The Artist The Help
Captain America: The First Avenger (really deserves one but may or may not get one)
(maybe) Sherlock Holmes, Anonymous, or Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
Hugo
The Tree of Life
X-Men First Class

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Hugo
The Artist
Jane Eyre
The Help
W.E.

BEST MAKEUP

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt II
Albert Nobbs
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life