Golden Globe Nominees and Predictions

Here is the complete list of Golden Globe nominees (Film and TV) and my predictions for each:

FILM: TELEVISION:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA


The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA


Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

George Clooney - The Descendants

Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar

Michael Fassbender - Shame

Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March

Brad Pitt - Moneyball

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

50/50

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Midnight in Paris

My Week with Marilyn

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jodie Foster - Carnage

Charlize Theron - Young Adult

Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids

Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Kate Winslet - Carnage

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Brendan Gleeson - The Guard

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50

Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love

Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Adventures of Tintin

Arthur Christmas

Cars 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Flowers of War (China)

In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA)

The Kid with a Bike (Belgium)

A Separation (Iran)

The Skin I Live In (Spain)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Berenice Bejo - The Artist

Jessica Chastain - The Help

Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer - The Help

Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn

Albert Brooks - Drive

Jonah Hill - Moneyball

Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method

Christopher Plummer - Beginners

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

Woody Allen - MIdnight in Paris

George Clooney - The Ides of March

Michael Hazanavicius - The Artist

Alexander Payne - The Descendants

Martin Scorsese - Hugo

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

The Artist

The Descendants

The Ides of March

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

The Artist

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

W.E. 

War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE

"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo and Juliet

"The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher

"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs

"The Living Proof" - The Help

"Masterpiece" - W.E.

TELEVISION:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

American Horror Story

Boardwalk Empire

Boss
Game of Thrones

Homeland

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Claire Danes - Homeland

Mireille Enos - The Killing

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Madeleine Stowe - Revenge

Callie Thorne - Necessary Roughness

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Kelsey Grammer - Boss

Jeremy Irons - The Borgias

Damian Lewis - Homeland

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Enlightened

Episodes

Glee

Modern Family

New Girl

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Laura Dern - Enlightened

Zooey Deschanel - New Girl

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Laura Linney - The Big C

Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

David Duchovny - Californication

Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory

Thomas Jane - Hung

Matt LeBlanc - Episodes

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Cinema Verite

Downton Abbey

The Hour

Mildred Pierce

Too Big to Fail

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Romola Garai - The Hour

Diane Lane - Cinema Verite

Elizabeth McGovern - Downton Abbey

Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult

Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey

Idris Elba - Luther

William Hurt - Too Big to Fail

Bill Nighy - Page Eight

Dominic West - The Hour

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Jessica Lange - American Horror Story

Kelly MacDonald - Boardwalk Empire

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

Evan Rachel Wood - Mildred Pierce

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

Paul Giamatti - Too Big to Fail

Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce

Tim Robbins - Cinema Verite

Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

2012 Oscar Predictions

Here is my list of my predicted 2012 Oscar nominees:
(Italicized is my prediction for winner and it is in the order I think they would win)
Best Picture: (since there will be anywhere between 5-10 actual nominees, I will list 10)
The Descendants
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Moneyball

Best Director:
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
David Fincher (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)

Best Actor:
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Michael Fassbender (Shame)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)

Best Actress:
Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) 
Viola Davis (The Help)
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

Best Supporting Actor:
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method)

Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Carey Mulligan (Shame)

Best Original Screenplay:
Midnight in Paris
The Artist
50/50
Bridesmaids
Young Adult

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Help
Hugo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Best Animated Film: 
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Puss in Boots
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2

Best Visual Effects:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Tree of Life
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Original Song
"The Living Proof" - The Help
"Man or Muppet" - The Muppets
"Life's a Happy Song" - The Muppets
"The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher
"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo and Juliet

Best Original Score  
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse
The Arist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Best Art Direction
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 
Hugo
The Artist
War Horse
Anonymous

Best Costume Design
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 
Jane Eyre
Hugo
W.E.
Anonymous

Best Cinematography
Hugo
The Artist
War Horse
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Tree of Life

Best Makeup
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 
The Iron Lady
Anonymous

Best Editing
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball

Best Sound Editing
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Hugo

Best Sound Mixing
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Hugo
Super 8

Best Documentarty
We Were Here
Project Nim
Battle for Brooklyn
Pina
Battle for Brooklyn

Total Tally for my predictions per film (Excluding documentary, short, and foreign films):

Hugo  - 11
The Artist - 10
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 8
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - 7
The Help - 6
The Descendants - 5
War Horse - 5
Moneyball - 4
Anonymous - 3
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 3
The Iron Lady - 2
Midnight in Paris - 2
Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 2
The Muppets - 2
My Week With Marilyn - 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 2
Shame - 2
The Tree of Life - 2
50/50 - 1
The Adventures of Tintin - 1
Arthur Christmas - 1
Beginners - 1
Bridesmaids - 1
A Dangerous Method - 1
Drive - 1
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - 1
Gnomeo and Juliet - 1
J. Edgar - 1
Jane Eyre - 1
Kung Fu Panda 2 - 1
Machine Gun Preacher - 1
Puss in Boots - 1
Rango - 1
Super 8 - 1
W.E. - 1
We Need to Talk About Kevin - 1
Young Adult - 1

Top 10 Films of the Summer

The summer of 2011 is coming to a close so it seems like a good time to share my list of my favorite movies of the season (June-August):

10. Captain America: The First Avenger - In my opinion, this is a much more superior Marvel movie than Thor, even though Thor was still not horrible. Captain America was overall fun even though it began to feel a little bit rushed and cut. The visuals were great and the acting was very good. It was an added bonus that there was a trailer for The Avengers.

9. Bad Teacher - Cameron Diaz steps out of her usual zone for this raunchy, but hysterical school comedy. I can easily relate because she reminded me of teachers that I have and used to have. I only wish the ending wasn't so predictable, but it doesn't even matter by the end.

8. Horrible Bosses - This was the funniest movie of the summer. It was consistently funny with Charlie Day, Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, and Jennifer Aniston stealing the show. It was better than the overrated The Hangover, and this could find the same following it created.

7. Friends With Benefits - This movie takes a traditional romantic comedy formula - friends who have sex - and twists it. I could have guessed the ending, but it is done very nicely. Mila Kunis proves to be one of the funniest pretty ladies around. This provided the raunch that many rom-coms lack.

6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - I knew this movie was going to be good when everybody else said otherwise. I found the trailer interesting, which this movie definitely was. The visual effects were amazing. It almost seemed like Caesar was actually acting with James Franco. The climax was one of the most exciting in recent memory. You almost ending up rooting for the apes because of how unlikeable the humans proved to be. This was perfect, cheesy fun.
P.S. Tom Felton does not pull off an American accent well.

5. Another Earth - I was lucky enough to be able to see this at the movies. The story was so unique and would have been good enough without the whole "Other Earth" thing, but that really added depth to the story. The ending was perfect because of how open it was, although I have my theories. The effects of the "Other Earth" were flawless.

4. X-Men: First Class - Nobody thought this would be good because of all the characters, but it was amazing. Each character was given enough development, and the story was nicely set up for sequels.

3. Super 8 - Nobody knew what this movie was about until shortly before it was released. It proved to be a great homage to Spielberg films. It reminded me so much of Cloverfield, one of my favorite films; the monsters even look the same. I became very enthralled in the story, and was mystified by the ending.

2. The Debt - This suspense/thriller was released the last day of August, just labeling it a summer movie. When I was watching it, it engrossed me completely. Jessica Chastain gave an amazing performance and Helen Mirren was great in her too short performance. It legitimately made me think and had many twists.

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Not only the best movie of this summer, but my favorite movie of the year and tied for my favorite movie of all time. This is probably because of my Potter love/obsession, but I saw this four times, with a goal to see it five times. When I saw it at midnight, I cried like a baby at the perfect ending. The visuals, music, acting, dialogue, and story were all amazing.

Stay tuned for when this year is over and my overall "best of"of the year is released.
Feel free to comment with your favorite summer movie/s.

Best Harry Potter Kisses

The Harry Potter movie series may be over, but in an attempt to keep my Harry Potter obsession going as long as possible, I decided to make a list of all the major characters Harry Potter kisses and how good they are. here we go:

1. Hermione and Ron (Deathly Hallows Part 2) - This is the most awaited kiss in the whole series and I think they pulled it off perfectly. It had the emotional aspect covered and was in an iconic location.
 (it was very hard to find a picture of this kiss)

2. Harry and Hermione (Deathly Hallows Part1) - Technically, the characters of Harry and Hermione didn't kiss, but the Horcurux's projection of them did, to make Ron jealous. This was definitely the longest and most graphic kiss in the series and it was very well done by showing just enough to get the just of what is going on.


3. Ron and Lavender (Half-Blood Prince) - This kiss was pretty spontaneous and glanced at fairly quickly with no real emotional strings, but it was still effective. This was debatably one of the first things that made Hermione realize she was jealous of Ron when he was around other girls. It is a very realistic kiss between teenager.


4. Harry and Ginny (Deathly Hallows Part 1/2) - Technically, they kiss twice between these two movies, but since they are rather short kisses and these are two parts to one movie, I will include them together. These are completely normal, average kisses, but that's why I liked it. Neither one of them planned it, it just happened. It is the only way the movies really showed that Harry and Ginny were still together, and it worked well. A huge improvement over their first kiss...
 
(DHp1)                                       (DHp2)

5. Harry and Cho (Order of the Phoenix) - I really didn't care for this kiss. It was very hyped up, but nothing really happened; their lips were only together for a second. In the book, it was much more exciting and in depth. They just kind of threw in the kiss because they needed to please fans. They cut out the whole Harry/Cho date fiasco, so this is really out of nowhere. It wasn't horrible though, like the last kiss on the list.


6. Harry and Ginny (Half-Blood Prince) - Where to begin with this kiss. I hated this kiss. It was so poorly executed. The actual liplock lasted for about a quarter of a second, and it so hyped! It was the only way the film set up Harry and Ginny's romance, which I would have understood if they followed up the romance, which they didn't. It's really a shame how bad this kiss is because this is one of my favorite Harry Potter movies.
 (That's basically the whole kiss...)

So there it is, my list of all the major Harry Potter kisses and my order of preference.

Agree with me? Disagree with me? Did I leave anything out?
Comment and let me know! Thanks!

The Hunger Games (Book Review)

The Hunger Games is the new big thing in the teen world. After being published a few years ago, this book series has gained a vast following. In March there is going to be the first, of a series of four, film adaptations of this series on the big screen.
I became interested in this book because of the movie news, so here is my review of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins:

Set in a future North America, Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12. There were 13 districts, but the last one was destroyed. District 12 is the lowest class of all the districts, so when the Hunger Games come around each year, the nominees (aged 12-17/18) from District 12 is never expected to win. It has only happened once in the long history of the Games. When Katniss' sister Primrose is chosen as a nominee, Katniss steps in her place, alongside Peeta, the boy nominee. Here's why: the Hunger Game is a test where there are 2 nominees from each District who cfight to the death to survive. It gets worse, it's televised so everybody can see everything.

That is the setup of this series. When I started reading this book, I really could not put it down. I finished most of it in one day, and the rest the next. It had a perfect amount of action, suspense, romance, and survival. The story is told from the point of view of a teenage girl (Katniss), but that means nothing in the end; this is easily a book that can be enjoyed by both sexes of any age. This book series is now one of my favorite ever (behind Harry Potter of course). I cannot wait for the movie! Jennifer Lawrence is perfect for Katniss, and it could only be bad if they were to tone down the actual Games to an annoying level, which would get rid of the intensity of the situation.

March 23, 2012 cannot come any sooner!

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Season 1)

One of the more underrates television shows in recent years is Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. When it was first on air, I only saw a couple episodes of this season, but I jut re-watched the whole season and it was amazing!

This series stars Lena Headley as Sarah Connor (previously played by Linda Hamilton in the original two films in the franchise), and she does an exceptional job taking on such a tough and complex character. Thomas Dekker plays John Connor (played by Christian Bale in Terminator: Salavation), Sarah's son. They have been on the run for a couple years after the end of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Joining the cast is Summer Glau, playing the terminator Cameron, from the future. The overall plot of this season is the trio trying to prevent Skynet's creation of the terminators, which resulted in the destruction of the human race. John is the leader of the resistance in the future, so a lot of effort is put into saving him in the past, so the future him can still help fight.

The acting in this series is amazing, especially by Headley as Sarah. She has the same depth that Hamilton gave to the character, and possibly even goes deeper because more time is allowed for her character to become developed. Dekker shows that he has the chops to play a character that wants to deny his future. Glau makes her terminator seem very human as the series progresses. The plot moves forward at a great pace, and the dialogue feels natural, especially between Sarah and John during their mother and son talks.

Overall, it's a great, underrated show, and I can't wait to start watching season 2!!!

Harry Potter Legacy

I am about the biggest Harry Potter fan you can find. I am the definition of obsessed. So, when the last movie ever came out, I had no choice but to see it at midnight. I expected lot of sadness, but I was wreck at the end. Here's my [fan] review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:

The last film in the Harry Potter saga picks up directly where the previous film left off. There is even a flashback to the last moments of the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Shortly after that, we get reminded of the death of a very reliable house-elf named Dobby. Within a few minutes of screen time, it is decided that Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to break into Gringotts bank to find a Horcurux hidden in Bellatrix Lestrange's vault there. Did any of that sentence make sense? If not, you've never seen a Harry Potter film and would most likely sit in the theater confused for most of the film's 2 hour and 10 minute run time.

When the trio breaks into Gringotts, the action starts. That's nothing compared to later in the film. Harry and Co. have to stop the evil Lord Voldemort, but first they still have some Horcuruxes to find. They are back to Hogwarts. Soon, an all out war is being fought between the good wizards and the Death Eaters.

Obviously a lot more happens, but it is too complicated to explain without going on for ages.
This is by far the best in the series. It has all of the action, acting, writing, and heroics that some of the other films in the series fell short of.

If Part 1 and Part 2 were combined into one long film, it would be even more amazing than this!

My list of favorite Harry Potter films in order:
1) HP and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
2) HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban
3) HP and the Half-Blood Prince
4) HP and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
5) HP and the Goblet of Fire
6) HP and the Sorcerer's Stone
7) HP and the Chamber of Secrets
8) HP and the Order of the Phoenix

I will always remember Harry Potter, and I couldn't be happier with the overall series. Even the worst movie is still far better than any Transformers movie. I'm just glad that they did these films right.

Oscar Nominations!

Every movie buff in the world (or at least America) looks forward to the Oscars. The Oscar nominations are the big time of the year for movies. There are always surprises and snubs, and this year was no exception. Overall, these are great nominations:

Best Picture	Best Director
127 Hours – Danny Boyle and Christian Colson Black Swan – Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, and Brian Oliver The Fighter – David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Mark Wahlberg Inception – Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas The Kids Are All Right – Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, and Celine Rattray The King's Speech – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin The Social Network – Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, and Scott Rudin Toy Story 3 – Darla K. Anderson True Grit – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Winter's Bone – Alix Madigan and Anne Rosellini	Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan Ethan Coen and Joel Coen – True Grit David Fincher – The Social Network Tom Hooper – The King's Speech David O. Russell – The Fighter
Best Actor	Best Actress
Javier Bardem – Biutiful as Uxbal Jeff Bridges – True Grit as Rooster Cogburn Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg Colin Firth – The King's Speech as Prince Albert / King George VI James Franco – 127 Hours as Aron Ralston	Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right as Nic Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole as Becca Corbett Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone as Ree Dolly Natalie Portman – Black Swan as Nina Sayers Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine as Cindy
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Christian Bale – The Fighter as Dicky Eklund John Hawkes – Winter's Bone as Teardrop Jeremy Renner – The Town as James "Gem" Coughlin Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right as Paul Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech as Lionel Logue	Amy Adams – The Fighter as Charlene Fleming Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon / Queen Elizabeth Melissa Leo – The Fighter as Alice Ward Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit as Mattie Ross Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom as Janine "Smurf" Cody
Best Writing – Original Screenplay	Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Another Year – Mike Leigh The Fighter – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson Inception – Christopher Nolan The Kids Are All Right – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg The King's Speech – David Seidler	127 Hours – Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy from Between a Rock and a Hard Place byAron Ralston The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin from The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich Toy Story 3 – Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich; characters based on Toy Story and Toy Story 2 True Grit – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen from True Grit by Charles Portis Winter's Bone – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini from Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Best Animated Feature	Best Foreign Language Film
How to Train Your Dragon – Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich	Biutiful (Mexico) in Spanish and English – Alejandro González Iñárritu Dogtooth (Greece) in Greek – Yorgos Lanthimos In a Better World (Denmark) in Danish, Swedish, and English – Susanne Bier Incendies (Canada) in French and Arabic – Denis Villeneuve Outside the Law (Algeria) in Arabic and French – Rachid Bouchareb
Best Documentary – Feature	Best Documentary – Short Subject
Exit Through the Gift Shop – Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz Gasland – Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic Inside Job – Charles H. Ferguson and Audrey Marrs Restrepo – Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger Waste Land – Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley	Killing in the Name – Jed Rothstein Poster Girl – Sara Nesson Strangers No More – Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon Sun Come Up – Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger The Warriors of Qiugang – Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Best Live Action Short Film	Best Animated Short Film
The Confession – Tanel Toom The Crush – Michael Creagh God of Love – Luke Matheny Na Wewe – Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 – Ian Barnes	Day & Night – Teddy Newton The Gruffalo – Max Lang and Jakob Schuh Let's Pollute – Geefwee Boedoe The Lost Thing – Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan Madagascar, a Journey Diary – Bastien Dubois
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
127 Hours – A.R. Rahman How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell Inception – Hans Zimmer The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross	"Coming Home" from Country Strong – Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, and Troy Verges "I See the Light" from Tangled – Alan Menken and Glenn Slater "If I Rise" from 127 Hours – A.R. Rahman, Rollo Armstrong, and Dido "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
Inception – Richard King Toy Story 3 – Tom Myers and Michael Silvers Tron: Legacy – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague True Grit – Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey Unstoppable – Mark P. Stoeckinger	Inception – Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick The King's Speech – Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, and John Midgley Salt – Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan, and William Sarokin The Social Network – Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, and Mark Weingarten True Grit – Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, and Peter F. Kurland
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
Alice in Wonderland – Art Direction: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan Inception – Art Direction: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat The King's Speech – Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr True Grit – Art Direction: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh	Black Swan – Matthew Libatique Inception – Wally Pfister The King's Speech – Danny Cohen The Social Network – Jeff Cronenweth True Grit – Roger Deakins
Best Makeup	Best Costume Design
Barney's Version – Adrien Morot The Way Back – Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk, and Yolanda Toussieng The Wolfman – Rick Baker and Dave Elsey	Alice in Wonderland – Colleen Atwood I Am Love – Antonella Cannarozzi The King's Speech – Jenny Beavan The Tempest – Sandy Powell True Grit – Mary Zophres
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
127 Hours – Jon Harris Black Swan – Andrew Weisblum The Fighter – Pamela Martin The King's Speech – Tariq Anwar The Social Network – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter	Alice in Wonderland – Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, and Sean Phillips Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, and Nicolas Aithadi Hereafter – Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski, and Joe Farrell Inception – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, and Peter Bebb Iron Man 2 – Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, and Daniel Sudick

***Courtesy of Wikipedia.org


My Predications:
Best Visuals- Inception will most likely win, but Alice in Wonderland could take the win
Best Editing- Black Swan is my pick, but the Social Network can win
Best Costume Design- Almost a hands down win for Alice in Wonderland
Best Makeup- The Wolfman has a 99% chance, but The Way Back did have great makeup
Best Cinematography- Black Swan was filmed perfectly so it should win
Best Art Direction- Alice in Wonderland was so wonderfully art-directed and it has a lot of colors
Best Sound Mixing/Editing- These are two different categories, but Inception will win both.
Best Song- "If I Rise" from 127 Hours is the best of the bunch
Best Original Score- The Social Network has the most memorable.
Animated Short - Day and Night because I saw it in front of Toy Story 3
Live Action Short- The Crush for no reason
Best Short-Subject Documentary - Killing in the Name has the most interesting premise
Best Documnetary- Exit Through the Gift Shop is the most well-known 
Best Foreign Language FIlm- Biutiful has the Best Actor nomination so it is known and respected.
Best Animated Film- Toy Story 3... hands down
Best Adapted Screenplay- The Social Network had perfect dialogue and was overall perfectly scripted
Best Original Screenplay- Inception was so original and thought-provoking that only the King's Speech might beat it.
Best Supporting Actress- Hailee Steinfeld gave the best performance in the category even though Melissa Leo is getting the most awards for her slightly overrated performance.
Best Supporting Actor- The category with the most surprises (2) will be won by Christian Bale because he gave one of the best performances of the year and deserves a win
Best Actress- All amazing performances but Natalie Portman gave the best performance of the year and beyond, possibly decade.
Best Actor- The toughest category with no clear winner. Colin Firth will probably win based on his great performance.
Best Director- Darren Aronofsky directed Black Swan perfectly.
Best Picture- Black Swan really really stuck with me and it became my favorite movie of the year and one of my favorites of all time. A true masterpiece.