Oscar Predictions - 12/27/11

I have been busy trying to see all of the Oscar contenders this year still, but I wanted to give a post-SAG, post-Critics Choice, post-Golden Globe nomination prediction list. This year's Oscar race is fairly unpredictable at this point (though, I'm sure that will change soon enough). There isn't a real frontrunner in most of the races. I have some guesses, of course. Last year I knew that Colin Firth and Natalie Portman were going to win in the early fall. I guess it's more exciting this time around. I guess. Okay, so here are my ranked lists:

Best Picture:
1) The Artist (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
2) The Descendants (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
3) The Help (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
4) Midnight in Paris (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
5) Hugo (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
6) Moneyball (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
7) War Horse (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
8) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (BFCA nomination)
9) The Tree of Life (BFCA nomination)
10) The Ides of March (Golden Globe nomination)

Best Director:
1) The Artist, Michael Hazanavicius (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
2) The Descendants, Alexander Payne (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
3) Hugo, Martin Scorsese (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
4) War Horse, Steven Spielberg (BFCA nomination)
5) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Steven Daldry (BFCA nomination)
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6) Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen (Golden Globe nomination)
7) The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
8) The Ides of March, George Clooney (Golden Globe nomination)
9) Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn (BFCA nomination)
10) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher

Best Actor:
1) Brad Pitt, Moneyball (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
2) George Clooney, The Descendants (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
3) Jean Dujardin, The Artist (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
4) Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
5) Ryan Gosling, Drive (BFCA nomination)
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6) Michael Fassbender, Shame (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
7) Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March (Golden Globe nomination)
8) Demian Birchir, A Better Life (SAG nomination)
9) Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
10) Woody Harrelson, Rampart

Best Actress:
1) Viola Davis, The Help (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
2) Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
3) Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
4) Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination)
5) Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
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6) Charlize Theron, Young Adult (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
7) Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Golden Globe nomination)
8)Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene (BFCA nomination)
9) Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
10) Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids (Golden Globe nomination)

Best Supporting Actor:
1) Christopher Plummer, Beginners (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
2) Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
3) Albert Brooks, Drive (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
4) Nick Nolte, Warrior (SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
5) Jonah Hill, Moneyball (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination)
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6) Armie Hammer, J. Edgar (SAG nomination)
7) Patton Oswalt, Young Adult (BFCA nomination)
8) Ben Kingsley, Hugo
9) Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
10) Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (BFCA nomination)

Best Supporting Actress:
1) Octavia Spencer, The Help (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
2) Bernice Bejo, The Artist (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
3) Jessica Chastain, The Help (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)
4) Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs (Golden Globe nomination, SAG nomination)
5) Shailene Woodley, The Descendants (Golden Globe nomination, BFCA nomination)
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6) Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids (SAG nomination, BFCA nomination)\
7) Carrie Mulligan, Drive (BFCA nomination)
8) Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
9) Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
10) Judy Greer, The Descendants

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