Nominees? |
Best Picture
1. The Artist
2. Hugo
3. The Descendants
4. The Help
5. War Horse
6. Midnight in Paris
7. Moneyball
8. Tree of Life
Potential Additions
9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alternate
Drive
I’ve predicted eight nominees though Tree of Life missed on both Globe and SAG nominations. I have a hunch that the film’s fervent supporters will help it slide in probably even ahead of Midnight in Paris or Moneyball but I don’t know how many of them there is in the academy. Furthermore, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close has received an extremely quiet and incredibly tepid reaction response from the critics. That didn’t stop The Reader from getting a nomination but holocaust and 9/11 are incomparable properties when it comes to the Oscar race. Finally, Drive has done well with the critics, which makes me wonder if more people will put it at their number one spot ahead of the likes Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Best Director
1. Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
2. Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
3. Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
4. Terrence Malick (Tree of Life)
5. Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
Alternate
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
The top three are set. The directors’ branch will get behind Malick’s grand vision, leading me to think that the fifth spot will a battle between the other two veteran American masters. Refn has been embraced by the critics but I don’t think academy members will put him on their ballots ahead of his more well-known competitors. Daldry, who has been nominated for a 100% of his films so far, will probably have to suffer a blow to his perfect record this year.
Acting, technical and foreign categories after the jump:
Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn. She won the lion's share of the critics' awards. |