Oscar Nominee Predictions 2012

I got 69 out of 102 correct, not too bad (67.6%). Just to clarify, if I had something in "Spoilers" it did not count as correct in any way..

Reaction: I'm REALLY happy with these nominations, more than any year since I've been "in the know" and following (starting with 2009 Oscars). Elated to see Extremely Loud & Von Sydow, Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor, The Tree of Life in picture, director & cinematography, HUGO love overall (THIS was expected unlike the others), glad to see Bichir & not DiCaprio, Rooney Mara, PINA!

My only notable disappointments are Beginners getting nothing but Plummer, War Horse love (fine with this since it was expected), Margin Call getting anything, and the BIGGEST is Project Nim missing out on documentary. 


Note: Predicted nominees are in alphabetical order, not in order of most likely. 

Picture:

The Artist

The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse 

Spoilers: Bridesmaids,  Drive, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Tree of Life, War Horse

Director:

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life

Spoilers: The Help, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse

Actor:

Jean Dujardin for The Artist 

Demian Bichir for A Better Life

George Clooney for The Descendants

Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Michael Fassbender for Shame

Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*

Spoilers: Demian Bichir for A Better Life, Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar, Michael Shannon for Take Shelter

*Most predictors consider this wishful thinking, I'm blinded by my love for this performance

Actress: 

Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Viola Davis for The Help

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams for My Week With Marilyn 

Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin

Spoilers: Rooney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Charlize Theron for Young Adult

Supporting Actor:

Christopher Plummer for Beginners

Albert Brooks for Drive

Max Von Sydow for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonah Hill for Moneyball

Kenneth Branagh for My Week With Marilyn

Nick Nolte for Warrior

Spoilers: Viggo Mortenson for A Dangerous Method, Armie Hammer in J. Edgar, Jonah Hill for Moneyball, Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Patton Oswalt for Young Adult

Supporting Actress:

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs

Berenice Bejo for The Artist
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants

Octavia Spencer for The Help

Jessica Chastain for The Help

Spoilers: Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids, Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus

Original Screenplay:

50/50 

The Artist

Beginners

Bridesmaids

Margin Call

Midnight in Paris

A Separation

Spoilers: Win Win, Margin Call, A Separation

Adapted Screenplay:

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Help

Hugo
The Ides of March

Moneyball

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Spoilers: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Ides of March, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse

Foreign Film:

Bullhead (Belgium)

Footnote (Israel)

In Darkness (Poland)

Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)

Pina (Germany)

A Separation (Iran)

Spoilers: Bullhead (Belgium)

Documentary:

Bill Cunningham New York

Buck

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls
Paradise 3

Pina

Project Nim

Undefeated

Spoilers: Paradise 3, Pina, Sing Your Song, Undefeated, We Were Here

Animated Feature:

The Adventures of Tintin

A Cat in Paris

Chico & Rita

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

Winnie the Pooh

Spoilers: Arthur Christmas

Cinematography:

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo 
The Tree of Life

War Horse

Spoilers: Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life

Art Direction:

The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Spoilers: Anonymous, J. Edgar, Jane Eyre, The Help, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Tree of Life

Film Editing: 

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

Spoilers: The Help, War Horse

Costume Design:

Anonymous

The Artist

The Help

Hugo
Jane Eyre

My Week With Marilyn

W.E.

Spoilers: Anonymous, Jane Eyre, J. Edgar

Original Score:

The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Spoilers: The Adventures of Tintin

Sound Mixing:

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Mission Impossible
Moneyball 
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

War Horse

Spoilers: The Adventures of Tintin, Hanna, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super 8, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Sound Editing: 

The Adventures of Tintin
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Mission Impossible

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 

War Horse

Spoilers: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo

Visual Effects:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Mission Impossible 
Real Steel

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

Transformers: Dark of the Moon  

Spoilers: Captain America, Transformers: Dark of the Moon 

Makeup:

Albert Nobbs

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Iron Lady

Spoilers: Albert Nobbs, Anonymous, Hugo

Since I don’t have the slightest clue, I’m not predicting Best Original Song, Animated Short, Live Action Short,& Documentary Short