Best Motion Picture of the Year
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The Kings Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
The surprise here for me are the additions of The Kids Are All Right and Winter's Bone, both of which a lot of people missed and have been mainly about the performances.The buzz is clearly behind The King's Speech and The Social Network, with I think Speech pulling this one out by a nose. My personal pick would've been Inception, which I think is by far the most ambitious of any of these movies. Don't rule out a surprise win for Toy Story 3, as if there's ever going to be a year when an animated film does finally win Best Picture this is it.
Performance by an Actor in Leading Role
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
The prize for Eisenberg is merely being nominated, so don't expect him to pull this one out. Franco seems to be Hollywood's golden boy right now. Bridges had the most showy performance, but there's not a lot of nuance to it. Count on the golden statue to end up with Colin Firth, however, with the King's Speech Speech packing all the momentum.
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
And The King's Speech love continues with Rush's nomination, but clearly this is a one-horse show and that pony's name is Christian Bale. He's been deserving of an Oscar for years, and now is his time. My heart wants John Hawkes to win as he had the greatest transformation to make, but I think everybody else should just be happy to be mentioned.
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
I so desperately want this to be a three-way cage match between Portman, Lawrence, and Williams! All three turn in stunningly crafted roles, and I can't decide who I want to win more! The favorite in my mind has to be Portman, who similar to James Franco, seems to be on everybody's mind right now. Bening is the sentimental favorite, as she usually is, but I consider her role a little too slight to win. I'm beginning to wonder if anybody who's voting for this crap ever even saw Rabbit Hole, because if they did there's no way they'd be nominating Kidman. Period. A screechy, shallow performance that makes me think she's here merely out of habit.
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
This might've been the most competitive year for supporting actresses in decades. No joke. There are at least a dozen other names that could've been thrown in here and all would've made sense. Leo and Adams threaten to cancel eachother out, even coming off Leo's Golden Globe victory. Steinfeld's debut in True Grit could rightfully be labeled a "leading" performance, but even so all of the performances feel sort of minimal. Even hers. Bonham Carter was an effective source of occasional comedy and strength in The King's Speech, but for me the one role that stands out as being truly memorable is that of Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom. I defy anyone to watch and tell me she didn't dominate every single scene she was in.
Best Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
I know there's a lot of love out there for all three of these amazing animated flicks, but let's be serious here. Toy Story 3 is going to take it. And if by some chance it doesn't that means it's winning Best Picture. Period.
Achivement in Directing
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit
You've got to explain to me how Christopher Nolan was left out of this category while David O. Russell got in for a good albeit generic sports drama? Whatever. I'm sure Inception will win somewhere else(Best Picture, please!!), but I find this decision completely baffling. Smart money is on Tom Hooper for the clearly beloved King's Speech, with David Fincher nipping at his heels for The Social Network. I'll go with Fincher pulling out the close win.
Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Michael Arndt, Toy Story 3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone
No script was as fast paced and witty as Sorkin's for The Social Network. Who else could make a film essentially about a bunch of rich spoiled folks talking at eachother from across a desk so damn intriguing?
Original Screenplay
Mike Leigh, Another Year
Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, The Fighter
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler, The King's Speech
I'm torn on this one. I tend to think this will be one of the awards Christopher Nolan wins in order to soften the blow of him not being nominated for Best Director, but there's no denying the heat behind Cholodenko and Seidler's scripts. I wish there was some sort of honorary prize for Mike Leigh's tremendous Another Year, but alas....
Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Achivement in Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Achievement in Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Best Documentary Feature
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
If Exit Through the Gift Shop doesn't win I'll assume this was all some sort of scheme cooked up by Banksy himself. What, no Catfish
? 
Best Documentary Short Subject
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Quigang
Achievement in Film Editing
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
Dogtooth
In a Better World
Incendies
Outside the Law
I only got to see Biutiful out of this group, so that's my pick!!
Achievement in Make-Up
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
God, The Wolfman was last year, wasn't it? Feels like a lifetime ago. Then again sitting through it felt like it took a lifetime, so I guess that's just.
Best Original Score
John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer, Inception
Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Attitcus Ross, The Social Network
Seriously, where the heck is Tron Legacy? I don't think there's any doubt The Social Network brings this one home.
Best Original Song
"Coming Home", Country Strong
"I See the Light", Tangled
"If I Rise", 127 Hours
"We Belong Together", Toy Story 3
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Seriously? Clint Eastwood noted for his special effects work? You can't tell me that just sounds strange on the face of it.
Best Animated short
Day and Knight
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, a Journey Diary
Best Live Action short
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
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