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-2011 Oscar Nomination Predictions

photo It’s FINALLY time!

On Tuesday morning, Mo’Nique will be announcing the nominees for the 83rd annual Academy Awards.

Here are my predictions as to who will be nominated:

BEST PICTURE:
1. 127 Hours
2. Black Swan
3. The Fighter
4. Inception
5. The Kids are All Right
6. The King’s Speech
7. The Social Network
8. The Town
9. Toy Story 3
10. True Grit

BEST DIRECTOR:
1. Darren Aronofsky–Black Swan
2. David Fincher–The Social Network
3. Tom Hooper–The King’s Speech
4. Christopher Nolan–Inception
5. David O. Russell–The Fighter

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Annette Bening–The Kids are All Right
2. Nicole Kidman–Rabbit Hole
3. Jennifer Lawrence–Winter’s Bone
4. Lesley Manville–Another Year
5. Natalie Portman–Black Swan

BEST ACTOR:
1. Jeff Bridges–True Grit
2. Robert Duvall–Get Low
3. Jesse Eisenberg–The Social Network
4. Colin Firth–The King’s Speech
5. James Franco–127 Hours

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Christian Bale–The Fighter
2. John Hawkes–Winter’s Bone
3. Jeremy Renner–The Town
4. Mark Ruffalo–The Kids are All Right
5. Geoffrey Rush–The King’s Speech

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Amy Adams–The Fighter
2. Helena Bonham Carter–The King’s Speech
3. Melissa Leo–The Fighter
4. Hailee Steinfeld–True Grit
5. Jacki Weaver–Animal Kingdom

ANIMATED FEATURE:
1. How To Train Your Dragon
2. The Illusionist
3. Toy Story 3

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
1. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
2. Inside Job
3. Restrepo
4. The Tillman Story
5. Waiting for Superman

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Black Swan–Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz
2. The Fighter–Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
3. Inception–Written by Christopher Nolan
4. The Kids are All Right–Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
5. The King’s Speech–Written by David Seidler

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
1. 127 Hours–Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy; Based on the book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston
2. The Social Network–Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich
3. Toy Story 3–Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
4. True Grit–Screenplay by Joel & Ethan Coen; Adapted from the novel by Charles Portis
5. Winter’s Bone–Screenplay by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini; Adapted from the novel by Daniel Woodrell

MY CURRENT SMART PICKS

Top 5 List:

My 5 Favorite Movies Set During the '20s:

1. Funny Girl (1968)
2. The Sting (1973)
3. The Untouchables (1987)
4. The Natural (1984)
5. Chicago (2002)

Rental Pick:

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Favorite Trailer of the Moment:

Awesome Movie Montages of the Moment: