2011 Oscar Nominations Predictions

With Oscar nominations coming Tuesday, I usually take the time to offer predictions in the categories. However, this is the first time in which I can really say that I do not care for these awards at all, and instead of going through a richly detailed analysis as I have done in the past, I'm just going to throw up all of my predictions in a single post. I'm not extremely confident about any of these, but here's my thoughts.

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life

Best Actor
George Clooney - The Descendnats
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Best 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

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Brad Pitt - The Tree of Life
Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Carey Mulligan - Shame

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
Midnight in Paris
Rango
A Separation
Win Win

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Help
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Costume Design
The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Immortals
Jane Eyre

Best Cinemaotgraphy
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Best Original Song
Albert Nobbs - "Lay Your Head Down"
Captain America - "Star Spangled Man"
The Help - "The Living Proof"
The Muppets - "Life’s a Happy Song"
The Muppets - "Pictures in My Head"

Best Makeup
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
The Iron Lady
Hugo

Best Sound Mixing
Hanna
Hugo
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Sound Editing
The Adventures of Tintin
Hugo
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life

Best Documentary Feature
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Project Nim
Undefeated
We Were Here

You're guess is as good as mine. Tomorrow, on Nominations Eve, I'll have my shout-outs to the longshots.