Oscar Sunday

Here are my choices for the big show tonight. I have $2 riding on these picks! Predictions in BOLD. Once again pressed for time so no witty comments...

BEST ACTOR

Demian Bichir

George Clooney

Jean DuJardin

Gary Oldman

Brad Pitt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh

Jonah Hill

Nick Nolte

Christopher Plummer

Max Von Sydow

BEST ACTRESS

Glenn Close

Viola Davis

Rooney Mary

Meryl Streep

Michelle Williams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo

Jessica Chastain

Melissa McCarthy

Janet McTeer

Octavia Spencer

BEST ANIMATED FILM

A Cat in Paris

Chico & Rita

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss In Boots

Rango

BEST ART DIRECTION

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Midnight In Paris

War Horse

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

The Tree of Life

War Horse

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Anonymous

The Artist

Hugo

Jane Eyre

W.E.

BEST DIRECTOR

Michel Hazanavicius

Alexander Payne

Martin Scorsese

Woody Allen

Terrence Malick

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Pina

Undefeated

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

God is the Bigger Elvis

Incident in New Baghdad

Saving Face

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

BEST FILM EDITING

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Bullhead, Belgium

Footnote, Israel

In Darkness, Poland

Monsieur Lazhar, Canada

A Separation, Iran

BEST MAKEUP

Albert Nobbs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Iron Lady

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

The Adventures of Tintin

The Artist

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Man or Muppet, THE MUPPETS

Real in Rio, RIO

BEST PICTURE

The Artist

The Descendants

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

Dimanche/Sunday

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

La Luna

A Morning Stroll

Wild Life

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

Pentecost

Raju

The Shore

Time Freak

Tuba Atlantic

BEST SOUND EDITING

Drive

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

War Horse

BEST SOUND MIXING

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

War Horse

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Real Steel

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

The Descendants

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Margin Call

Midnight In Paris

A Separation