Final Oscar Predictions

Best Picture:
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball

Best Director:
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Démian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Original Screenplay:
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Cinematography:
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction:
Anonymous
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Costume Design:
The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre
My Week With Marilyn

Best Editing:
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Visual Effects:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life

Best Makeup:
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
The Iron Lady

Best Original Score:
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
War Horse

Best Original Song:
“Star Spangled Man,” Captain America: The First Avenger
“Life’s a Happy Song,” The Muppets
“Pictures in My Head,” The Muppets
“So Long,” Winnie the Pooh

Best Sound Mixing:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Super 8

Best Sound Editing:
The Adventures of Tintin
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Rango
Real Steel
Super 8

Best Animated Feature:
Arthur Christmas
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
Winnie the Pooh

Best Foreign Language Film:
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Footnote (Israel)
Omar Killed Me (Morocco)
In Darkness (Poland)

Best Documentary:
Bill Cunningham: New York
If a Tree Falls
Pina
Project Nim
We Were Here