Oscar Predictions: Part 1

Not even going to try to predict the nominations for the short categories.

Best Makeup

·         The Iron Lady

·         The Artist

·         Hugo

                Alternate: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Costume Design

·         The Artist

·         Jane Eyre

·         Hugo

·         Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

·         The Help

                Alternate: Drive

Best Art Direction

·         The Artist

·         Hugo

·         War Horse

·         Jane Eyre

·         Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

                Alternate: Drive, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Cinematography

·         The Artist

·         War Horse

·         The Tree of Life

·         Moneyball

·         Hugo

                Alternate: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Visual Effects

·         Rise of the Planet of the Apes

·         Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

·         The Tree of Life

·         Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

·         Transformers: Dark of the Moon

                Alternate: Real Steel

Best Sound Editing

·         War Horse

·         Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

·         Transformers: Dark of the Moon

·         Super 8

·         Rise of the Planet of the Apes

                Alternate: Hanna

Best Sound Mixing

·         Super 8

·         Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

·         Hanna

·         Hugo

·         Moneyball

                Alternate: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Original Song

·         “Life’s a Happy Song” - The Muppets

·         “Pictures in my Head” - The Muppets

·         “Star-Spangled Man” - Captain America: The First Avenger

·         “So Long” – Winnie the Pooh

·         “The Living Proof” – The Help

                Alternate: “Lay Your Head Down” – Alberet Nobbs

Best Original Score

·         The Artist – Ludovic Bource

·         War Horse – John Williams

·         Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Alexandre Desplat

·         Jane Eyre – Dario Marianelli

·         The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo – Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross

                Alternate: Hugo (Howard Shore)

Best Foreign Film

·         A Seperation – Iran

·         Pina – Germany

·         Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Taiwan

·         Bullhead – Belgium

·         Footnote – Israel

                Alternate: Omar Killed Me - Morocco

 

Best Feature Documentary

·         Project Nim

·         Pina

·         Buck

·         Bill Cunningham New York

·         Paradise Lost 3: Pugatory

                Alternate: Hell and Back Again 

Best Animated Film

·         Rango

·         The Adventures of Tintin

·         Puss in Boots

·         Arthur Christmas

·         Chico & Rita

                Alternate: Winnie the Pooh

Best Film Editing

·         The Artist

·         Hugo

·         Moneyball

·         The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo

·         Drive

                Alternate: The Descendants