Oscar Predictions 2012

I can gripe all I want about them but the Oscars aren’t going anywhere so we might as well have some fun. Last year I was 12 for 24 guessing the winners so let’s see if I can’t do a little better this year.

Picture: The Artist

Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Actor: George Clooney, The Descendants

Actress: Viola Davis, The Help

Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help

Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants

Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris

Animated Film: Rango

Art Direction: The Artist

Cinematography: The Tree of Life

Costume Design: W.E.

Documentary Feature: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Documentary Short: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Film Editing: The Artist

Foreign Film: A Separation (Iran)

Makeup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Music (Original Score): The Artist

Music (Original Song): “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets

Short Film (Animated): Morning Stroll

Short Film (Live Action): Time Freak

Sound Editing: War Horse

Sound Mixing: Hugo

Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

- Steve Avigliano, 2/26/12