It's almost time for
Mo'Nique to announce the
2011 Oscar Nominations! And while all the agents, publicists and managwhores will eagerly await the announcement tomorrow, Jan 25th at 5:30AM Hollywoodland Time, I will still be sleeping, knowing that I already knew who was going to get a nod. Here are my predictions for
The Big Five, aka the only awards that really matter to anyone.
Best Picture
Inception
Toy Story 3
The King's Speech
True Grit
Black Swan
The Social Network
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
Winter's Bone
127 Hours
Dark Horse: Rabbit Hole
Best Director
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
David O. Russell - The Fighter
Dark Horse: Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Best Original Screenplay
Christopher Nolan - Inception
David Seidler - The King's Speech
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin - Black Swan
Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
Paul Attanasio, Lewis Colich, Eric Johnson, Scott Silverand Paul Tamasy - The Fighter
Dark Horse: Derek Cianfrance, Joey Curtis and Cami Delavigne - Blue Valentine
Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - True Grit
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini - Winter's Bone
David Lindsay-Abaire - Rabbit Hole
Dark Horse: Michael Arndt, story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich - Toy Story 3
Best Actor
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine
Dark Horse: Tie between Mark Wahlberg – The Fighter or Paul Giamatti – Barney's Version
Best Actress
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Dark Horse: Hilary Swank - Conviction
And here's a couple for the road that kind of matter too. (I'm less attached to these predictions.)
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
Dark Horse: Armie Hammer - The Social Network
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Dark Horse: Julianne Moore – The Kids Are All Right