THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: Oscar Predictions 2012: The Artist

Feb 26, 2012

Oscar Predictions 2012: The Artist

Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin
Best Actress: Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer
Best Screenplay: Woody Allen
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Animated Feature: Rango
Art Direction: Hugo
Cinematography: The Tree of Life
Costume Design: The Artist
Film Editing: The Artist
Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Original Score: The Artist
Original Song: Man or Muppet
Documentary Feature: Undefeated
Documentary Short: Saving Face
Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Live Action Short: The Shore
Sound Editing: Hugo
Sound Mixing: Hugo
Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Make-Up: The Iron Lady

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scribbler50February 27, 2012 at 7:39 PM
Wow! If Meryl Streep hadn't rained on your parade you would've gone (to steal the documentary title which you also called correctly) "Undefeated" in all the major categories.

Well done, Sir!
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Tom ShoneFebruary 28, 2012 at 4:55 AM
'I got lucky with the shorts' as they say
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