2011 Oscar Predictions & Preferences

BEST PICTURE
Predicted Winner: The King's Speech
Preferred Winner: Inception

BEST DIRECTOR
Predicted Winner: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Preferred Winner: Christopher Nolan, Inception...but since he's not nominated...Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan

BEST ACTOR
Predicted Winner: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Preferred Winner: Colin Firth, The King's Speech

BEST ACTRESS
Predicted Winner: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Preferred Winner: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Predicted Winner: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Preferred Winner: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Predicted Winner: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Preferred Winner: Melissa Leo, The Fighter...somewhat begrudgingly

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Predicted Winner: The King's Speech
Preferred Winner: Inception

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Predicted Winner: The Social Network
Preferred Winner: 127 Hours

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Predicted Winner: Toy Story 3
Preferred Winner: Looking forward to seeing Toy Story 3.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Predicted Winner: In a Better World (Denmark)
Preferred Winner: Looking forward to seeing Biutiful.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Predicted Winner: Inside Job
Preferred Winner: Looking forward to seeing Inside Job and Restrepo.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Predicted Winner: True Grit
Preferred Winner: The King's Speech, Inception, and The Social Network are deserving.

BEST FILM EDITING
Predicted Winner: The Social Network
Preferred Winner: The Social Network, with honorable mention for Black Swan.

BEST ART DIRECTION
Predicted Winner: The King's Speech
Preferred Winner: Inception

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Predicted Winner: The King's Speech
Preferred Winner: The King's Speech

BEST MAKEUP
Predicted Winner: The Wolfman
Preferred Winner: Strangest...nominees...ever.

BEST SOUND EDITING
Predicted Winner: Inception
Preferred Winner: Inception

BEST SOUND MIXING
Predicted Winner: Inception
Preferred Winner: Inception.

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Predicted Winner: Inception
Preferred Winner: Drum roll...Inception

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Predicted Winner: Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech

Preferred Winner: Hanz Zimmer, Inception...first soundtrack I've wanted to purchase since There Will Be Blood

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Predicted Winner: 'We Belong Together,' Toy Story 3
Preferred Winner: Please, anything but the song from Country Strong.

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Predicted Winner: Day & Night
Preferred Winner: It's a shame I don't watch these.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Predicted Winner: Strangers No More
Preferred Winner: I'm fine not watching these.

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Predicted Winner: Na Wewe
Preferred Winner: And we're done.

Top Ten Films of 2010

1. Inception
2. The King's Speech
3. Black Swan
4. The Social Network
5. 127 Hours
6. Blue Valentine
7. Please Give
8. Shutter Island
9. Cyrus
10. The Fighter

[Usual Disclaimer: There are always films I didn't have the chance to see but would like to have seen prior to finalizing this list, and the 2010 bunch includes: Biutiful, Due Date, Hereafter, I Am Love, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inside Job, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Restrepo, Toy Story 3, Waiting for Superman, and Winter's Bone.]