Oscar Night

Just a little business before I get to the point of this entry.  I got a part in a one act play with the Love Creek Productions Theater Company.  It should be a lot of fun, and all should attend.  It is showing March 13, 14 and 15 at 8 pm.  I will post more details in a few days.  Also, I finally watched The Tree of Life today so I have seen all 9 of the Academy Award nominated pictures.  I didn't hate The Tree of Life the way I expected too.  Normally I am not a huge fan of all visuals and no plot, but it go to me, and I really enjoyed it.  Anyways, the point of this post is not really about me, but more of an extension of my last two entries.  I figured I would predict the Oscars tonight, because I want to, and I am normally pretty good at this so I wanted to prove it.  So without further ado:

Best Picture
The Artist

Best Actor
Jean Dujardint

Best Actress
Viola Davis

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer

Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer (could be Jessica Chastain, but in the effort to only choose one I will go with Octavia)

Best Animated Feature
Rango

Best Cinematography
The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction
Hugo

Best Costume Design
Jane Eyre

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Best Documentary Feature
Undefeated

Best Documentary Short
Incident in New Baghdad

Best Film Editing
The Artist

Best Foreign Language Film
Iran, "A Separation:

Best Makeup
The Iron Lady (I am pretty sure Voldemort counts as visual effects, if not then I would have chosen Potter)

Best Music (Original Score)
Ludovic Bource, The Artist (It is hard to vote against Williams, but since he is nominated twice I think he is his biggest enemy)

Best Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets ( I have a 50/50 chance here but I think this song is amazing so I would have picked it with five nominees.)

Best Short Film (Animated)
A Morning Stroll

Best Short Film (Live Action)
The Shore

Best Sound Editing
Drive (It has to win something)

Best Sound Mixing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Visual Effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Writing (Adapted Screenlay)
Hugo

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Midnight in Paris (Would love to see a Bridesmaids win here)

Some of these were complete guesses.  I will post soon to recap my results.

Cheers