BEST PICTURE
Will win: The Artist (dir. Michel Hazanavicius)
Should win: The Tree of Life (dir. Terrence Malick)
Wouldn’t be surprised: Hugo (dir. Martin Scorsese)
Should’ve been nominated: Margaret (dir. Kenneth Lonergan)
BEST ACTRESS
Will win: Viola Davis, The Help
Should win: Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Giving me anxiety already: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Should’ve been nominated: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
BEST ACTOR
Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Should win: Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Making me hot under the collar: George Clooney, The Descendants
Should’ve been nominated: Peyman Maadi, A Separation
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will win: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Should win: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Wouldn’t be surprised: Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Should’ve been nominated: J. Smith-Cameron, Margaret
BEST DIRECTOR
Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Should win: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Oh why the hell not: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Should’ve been nominated: Lars von Trier, Melancholia
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Will win: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Should win: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation or J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
This probably will happen and I am just too much of a sucker: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Should’ve been nominated: Kenneth Lonergan, Margaret
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will win (because it has to win something): Alexander Payne & Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, The Descendants
Should win: The Descendants
Possible upset: John Logan, Hugo
Should’ve been nominated: Lynne Ramsay, We Need to Talk About Kevin