Alan's Oscar Nominee Predictions - 2012

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Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence announces the Academy Award nominations Tuesday morning. Hopefully in this dress. Here's what's gonna happen:

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1.    The Artist

2.    The Descendants

3.    The Help

4.    Hugo

5.    Midnight in Paris

6.    Moneyball

7.   Tree of Life

8. War Horse 

The images in my lil' collage above are your top 5 for-sures. 

Intrestingly, they are the alphabetical first five too.

New rules will result in anywhere from 5-10 Best Picture nominees. 

Actor

George Clooney, The Descendants

Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Michael Fassbender, Shame

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Actress

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

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max Von Sidoh, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Darnit. No spot for Uggie, the pooch from The Artist

Supporting Actress

Benice Bejo,The Artist

Jessica Chastain,The Help

Melissa McCarthy,Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer,The Descendants

Vanessa Redgrave could snatch the Janet McTeer spot for Coriolanus.

Director

Hazanavicius, The Artist

Scorsese, Hugo

Payne, The Descendants

Allen, Midnight In Paris

Malick, The Tree Of Life

Speilberg and Fincher likely to sneak in. 

Screenplay (Original)

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Midnight In Paris

Win Win

50/50

Usually the most somber and serious category. This year I’m happily predicting all comedies.

Screenplay (Adapted)

The Descendants

The Help

Hugo

Moneyball

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Girl with Dragon Tattoo is neck and neck with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy for the last spot. Of course that sentence sounds like the title of a much better film.

Animated Picture

Adventures Of TinTin

Rango

Puss in Boots

Arthur Christmas

Chico and Rita

I’m thinking the Pixar streak is over. Cars 2 was a crash and miss.

That's it. Good luck!