2012 Winner Predictions

Best Picture Argo

Directing Life of Pi

Adapted Screenplay Argo

Original Screenplay Django Unchained

Lead Actress Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Lead Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Film Editing Argo

Cinematography Life of Pi

Production Design Anna Karenina

Costume Design Anna Karenina

Makeup & Hairstyling Les Misérables

Visual Effects Life of Pi

Sound Editing Skyfall

Sound Mixing Les Misérables

Score Life of Pi

Song "Skyfall", Skyfall

Animated Feature Wreck-It Ralph

Documentary Feature Searching for Sugar Man

Foreign Language Feature Amour

2012 Nominee Predictions

Best Picture
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Directing
Argo
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Adapted Screenplay
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Original Screenplay
Amour
Djangou Unchained
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
Lead Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Lead Actor
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Denzel Washington, Flight
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Film Editing
Argo
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Cinematography
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Production Design
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Costume Design
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Lincoln
A Royal Affair
Makeup & Hairstyling
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
Men in Black 3
Visual Effects
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Prometheus
Sound Mixing
Django Unchained
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
Sound Editing
Django Unchained
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
Score
Anna Karenina
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Song
"Ancora Qui", Django Unchained
"Cosmonaut", Lawless
"Learn Me Right", Brave
"Skyfall", Skyfall
"Suddenly", Les Misérables
Animated Feature
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph
Documentary Feature
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Imposter
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man
Foreign Language Feature
Amour
The Intouchables
No
A Royal Affair
War Witch

2011 Winner Predictions

Best Picture The Artist
Directing The Artist
Adapted Screenplay The Descendants
Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris
Lead Actress Viola Davis, The Help
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Lead Actor Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Film Editing The Artist
Cinematography The Tree of Life
Art Direction Hugo
Costume Design The Artist
Makeup Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Visual Effects Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Sound Mixing Hugo
Sound Editing War Horse
Score The Artist
Song "Man or Muppet" The Muppets
Animated Feature Rango
Documentary Feature Pina
Foreign Language Feature A Separation

2011 Nominee Predictions

Best Picture

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

War Horse

Directing

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Help

Hugo

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Original Screenplay

The Artist

Beginners

Bridesmaids

Midnight in Paris

A Separation

Lead Actress

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs

Viola Davis, The Help

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Supporting Actress

Bérénice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Lead Actor

George Clooney, The Descendants

Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Nick Nolte, Warrior

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Film Editing

The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

War Horse

Cinematography

The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

The Tree of Life

Art Direction

Anonymous

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Costume Design

Anonymous

The Artist

Hugo

Jane Eyre

My Week With Marilyn

Makeup

Anonymous

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

The Iron Lady

Visual Effects

Captain America: The First Avenger

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Sound Mixing

The Adventures of Tintin

Hugo

Moneyball

Super 8

War Horse

Sound Editing

The Adventures of Tintin

Drive

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

War Horse

Score

The Artist

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

War Horse

Song

"Hello, Hello", Gnomeo & Juliet

"Life's a Happy Song", The Muppets

"The Living Proof", The Help

"Pictures in My Head", The Muppets

"Star-Spangled Man", Captain America: The First Avenger

Animated Feature

The Adventures of Tintin

Arthur Christmas

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

Documentary Feature

Buck

Hell and Back Again

Pina

Project Nim

We Were Here

Foreign Language Feature

Bullhead

Footnote

In Darkness

Monsier Lazhar

A Separation

2010 Winner Predictions

Best Picture The King's Speech
Directing The Social Network
Adapted Screenplay The Social Network
Original Screenplay The King's Speech
Lead Actress Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Supporting Actress Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Lead Actor Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Supporting Actor Christian Bale, The Fighter
Film Editing The Social Network
Cinematography True Grit
Art Direction The King's Speech
Costume Design The King's Speech
Makeup The Wolfman
Visual Effects Inception
Sound Editing Inception
Sound Mixing Inception
Score The King's Speech
Song "We Belong Together" Toy Story 3
Animated Feature Toy Story 3
Documentary Feature Inside Job
Foreign Language Feature Incendies

2010 Nominee Predictions

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Figher
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Directing
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The Social Network
Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Original Screenplay
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Lead Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helen Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Lead Actor
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Film Editing
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Inception
The King's Speech
Shutter island
True Grit
Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Makeup
Alice in Wonderland
Barney's Version
The Wolfman
Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
Iron Man 2
TRON: Legacy
Sound Editing
Black Swan
Inception
127 Hours
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Sound Mixing
Black Swan
Inception
127 Hours
The Social Network
True Grit
Score
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Song
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" Burlesque
"If I Rise" 127 Hours
"I See the Light" Tangled
"We Belong Together" Toy Story 3
"Shine" Waitng for Superman
Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Documentary Feature
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
Restrepo
The Tillman Story
Waiting for Superman
Foreign Language Feature
Biutiful
In a Better World
Incendies
Life, above All
Outside the Law

2009 Winner Predictions

Best Picture The Hurt Locker
Directing The Hurt Locker
Adapted Screenplay Up in the Air
Original Screenplay Inglourious Basterds
Lead Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Supporting Actress Mo'Nique, Precious
Lead Actor Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Film Editing The Hurt Locker
Cinematography Avatar
Art Direction Avatar
Costume Design The Young Victoria
Makeup Star Trek
Visual Effects Avatar
Sound Editing Avatar
Sound Mixing The Hurt Locker
Score Up
Song "The Weary Kind" Crazy Heart
Animated Feature Up
Documentary Feature The Cove
Foreign Language Feature El Secreto de Sus Ojos

2009 Nominee Predictions

Best Picture
Avatar
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
Directing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air
Adapted Screenplay
District 9
An Education
In the Loop
Precious
Up in the Air
Original Screenplay
(500) Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up
Lead Actress
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Supporting Actress
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo'Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Samantha Morton, The Messenger
Lead Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Film Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Up in the Air
Cinematography
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
The White Ribbom
Art Direction
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Inglourious Basterds
Public Enemies
Sherlock Holmes
Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria
Makeup
District 9
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Star Trek
Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek
Sound Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Up
Sound Mixing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Up
Score
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Informant!
Sherlock Holmes
Up
Song
"Almost There" The Princess and the Frog
"Cinema Italiano" Nine

"Down in New Orleans" The Princess and the Frog
"I See You" Avatar
"The Weary Kind" Crazy Heart
Animated Feature
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
Up
Documentary Feature
The Beaches of Agnes
Burma VJ
The Cove
Food, Inc.
Mugabe and the White African
Foreign Language Feature
Ajami
Un Prophète

El Secreto de Sus Ojos

The White Ribbon

Winter in Wartime

2008 Winner Predictions

Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire
Directing Slumdog Millionaire
Adapted Screenplay Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay Milk
Lead Actress Kate Winslet, The Reader
Supporting Actress Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Lead Actor Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Supporting Actor Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Film Editing Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume Design The Duchess
Makeup The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Visual Effects The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sound Editing Wall-E

Sound Mixing The Dark Knight
Score Slumdog Millionaire
Song “Jai Ho” Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Feature Wall-E
Documentrary Feature: Man on Wire
Foreign Language Feature Waltz with Bashir

2008 Nominee Predictions

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Directing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay
Milk
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
Wall-E
The Wrestler
Lead Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Lead Actor
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr, Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Film Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design
Australia
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road
Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Synecdoche, New York
Tropic Thunder
Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Wall-E

Sound Mixing
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Song
“Down to Earth” Wall-E

“Gran Torino” Gran Torino
“I Though I Lost You” Bolt
“Jai Ho” Slumdog Millionaire
“The Wrestler” The Wrestler
Animated Feature
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Waltz with Bashir
Documentary Feature
Encounters at the End of the World
I.O.U.S.A.
Man on Wire
Standard Operating Procedure
Trouble the Water
Foreign Language Feature
The Baader Menhof Komplex
The Class

Everlasting Moments
The Necessities of Life
Waltz with Bashir