Here are my predictions for this Sunday’s Academy Awards. All 24. “The Artist” will win the night with 6 statues, while “Hugo” will win only 2.
Best Picture – “The Artist”
Best Actor – George Clooney – “The Descendants”
Best Actress – Viola Davis – “The Help”
Best Supporting Actor – Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
Best Supporting Actress – Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
Best Director – Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
Best Animated Feature – “Rango”
Best Documentary Feature – “Pina”
Best Foreign Language Film – “A Separation”
Best Original Screenplay – Woody Allen – “Midnight in Paris”
Best Adapted Screenplay – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; story by Stan Chervin – “Moneyball”
Best Animated Short Film – “La Luna”
Best Live-Action Short Film – “Time Freak”
Best Documentary Short Film – “God is the Bigger Elvis”
Best Visual Effects – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Best Cinematography – “The Artist”
Best Art Direction – “The Artist”
Best Makeup – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”
Best Costume Design – “The Artist”
Best Film Editing – “The Descendants”
Best Sound Editing – “Hugo”
Best Sound Mixing – “Hugo”
Best Original Score – “The Artist”
Best Original Song – “Man or Muppet” – Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie – “The Muppets”
Billy Crystal will be fantastic, and the show will end at approx. 11:53 pm ET
BONUS BLOG:
Best Picture Nominees A-F
The Artist – A
The Descendants – B+
The Help – B+
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – B+
Midnight in Paris – B
War Horse – B-
Moneyball – C+
The Tree of Life – C+
Hugo – C