Prediction results!

So I think I did okay:


BEST PICTURE (bold means I guessed it correctly)

BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
INCEPTION
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
127 HOURS
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE KING'S SPEECH
Winter's Bone

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
COLIN FIRTH, The King's Speech
JESSE EISENBERG, The Social Network
JAMES FRANCO, 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges, True Grit

BEST ACTRESS
NATALIE PORTMAN, Black Swan
ANNETTE BENING, The Kids are All Right
JENNIFER LAWRENCE, Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTIAN BALE, The Fighter
JOHN HAWKES, Winter's Bone
JEREMY RENNER, The Town
GEOFFREY RUSH, The King's Speech
MARK RUFFALO, The Kids are All Right

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS, The Fighter
MELISSA LEO, The Fighter
HELENA BONHAM CARTER, The King's Speech
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
JACKI WEAVER, Animal Kingdom

BEST DIRECTOR
DARREN ARONOFSKY, Black Swan
DAVID FINCHER, The Social Network
TOM HOOPER, The King's Speech
DAVID O. RUSSELL, The Fighter
Joel and Ethan Coen, True Grit

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
127 HOURS
TRUE GRIT
Winter's Bone
Toy Story 3

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
INCEPTION
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
The King's Speech (predicted it in adapated screenplay, oops)
THE FIGHTER
Another Year


So that's 35/45. That's 77%. Not too bad, not that great. Really ticked off that Nolan got SHAFTED at Best Director by the Coen Brothers. It's a crime!


Later!

Predictions for Oscar nominations

Hey guys, slow week.

Here are my PREDICTIONS for next week's announcements for the Academy Award nominations:

BEST PICTURE:
The Social Network
Black Swan
Inception
Toy Story 3
The Fighter
127 Hours
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech
True Grit
The Town

BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine

BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Annette Bening - The Kids are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Julianne Moore - The Kids are All Right
Haliee Steinfeld - True Grit

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids are All Right
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
MIla Kunis - Black Swan
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

BEST DIRECTOR
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
David Fincher - The Social Network
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David O. Russell - The Fighter

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED
The Social Network
127 Hours
The King's Speech
The Town
True Grit

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL
Inception
Buried
The Kids are All Right
The Fighter
Black Swan


Those are my guesses for those categories, I guess we will see on Tuesday how accurate I was.



- mark