Most of this is based off of other predictions and critical acclaim as plenty of these movies I have not seen.
Best Picture
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Best Director
Black Swan
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception)
Robert Duvall (Get Low)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Best Actress
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Tilda Swinton (I Am Love)
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Vincent Cassel (Black Swan)
Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)
Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Justin Timberlake (The Social Network)
Best Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
Barbara Hershey (Black Swan)
Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right)
Best Original Screenplay
Another Year
Black Swan
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay
Rabbit Hole
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Best Animated Feature
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Best Original Score
127 Hours
Black Swan
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
Toy Story 3
Best Original Song
127 Hours
Burlesque
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Waiting for "Superman"
Best Sound Editing
Inception
Iron Man 2
The Town
TRON: Legacy
True Grit
Best Sound Mixing
127 Hours
Inception
Iron Man 2
The Town
TRON: Legacy
Best Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
Inception
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
True Grit
Best Cinematography
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Best Makeup
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
The King's Speech
Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan
The King's Speech
Shutter Island
True Grit
Best Film Editing
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The Social Network
Best Visual Effects (?)
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Inception
Iron Man 2
TRON: Legacy
Not sure about visuals after seeing the more recent trailers for TRON: Legacy, which looks visually awesome.
Edit: added two more nominations to visual effects are learning that the nominations were moved up from 3 to 5.
Rachel H. on 12/12/10 at 04:10 PM
toy story 3 is a definite winner for best picture. I haven't seen it myself, but i've heard it was fantastic
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Rachel H. on 12/12/10 at 04:10 PM
this has also inspired me to make my own oscar predictions
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Eldest2005 on 12/12/10 at 06:57 PM
It's an awesome movie. 2nd best film I've seen of 2010 behind Inception. I doubt it will win Best Picture, but it's still possible. It'll definitely win Best Animated Feature, all the Pixar films since The Incredibles have.
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peter h. on 12/12/10 at 09:13 PM
since slumdog and the hurt locker were low budget films, im picking the Kings Speech to take the top award due to being agaist the multi million dollar mind bender Inception, Currently the acadmey are favoring the underdogs rather than the fan faves, brilliant blog too
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Hawaiianguy2991 on 12/12/10 at 09:31 PM
Im predicting Social Network to win even though I have not seen it yet.
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Hawaiianguy2991 on 12/12/10 at 09:31 PM
and nice blog :)
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Eldest2005 on 12/13/10 at 11:23 AM
The Social Network was a really good movie, too. 4th best of 2010 behind Inception, Toy Story 3, and How to Train Your Dragon.
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american psycho on 12/13/10 at 12:37 PM
I hope Toy Story 3 wins!
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Rostron2 on 12/13/10 at 04:04 PM
There's a few good films in that top spot for the Oscar. I don't really agree with the choices of winners in all categories, but I can understand why you chose 'em.
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Dylan Smith on 12/26/10 at 01:16 PM
I really must say, this is an intresting listsir. I do happen to agree with you on the predicted winners for Best Picture, Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director. I think either Toy Story 3, True Grit, or Inception will win in several of their nominations. Any way, good job sir. BTW, a Happy New Year to you. Thanks, come back and see me.
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Jbird on 6/29/11 at 07:40 PM
Awesome blog!
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