AnksReview Prediction - 84th Academy Awards

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It's time again for Oscar Award- Based on nominations I am listing my Prediction for 84th Academy Awards which is to be held in Feb 26 in few hours. I will be also putting my own wishlist of winner if I would have been a jury to decide the winner. My oscar prediction is completely based on my past experience on what kind of movie is being finalised as winners.

With Hugo nominated for 11 nomination & The Artist with 10 Nomination it is going to be competition between these two followed by War Horse.

BEST PICTURE

Nominations:

• The Artist – Thomas Langmann
• The Descendants – Jim Burke, Jim Taylor, and Alexander Payne
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Scott Rudin
• The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, and Michael Barnathan
• Hugo – Graham King and Martin Scorsese
• Midnight in Paris – Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum
• Moneyball – Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, and Brad Pitt
• The Tree of Life – Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, and Bill Pohlad
• War Horse – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy

My Oscar Prediction: Best Picture - The Artist – Thomas Langmann

Anks Award: Best Picture - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Scott Rudin

BEST DIRECTOR

Nominations:

• Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
• Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
• Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
• Alexander Payne – The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese – Hugo

My Oscar Prediction: Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

Anks Award:  Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

BEST ACTOR

Nominations:

• Demián Bichir – A Better Life as Carlos Galindo
• George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King
• Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin
• Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as George Smiley
• Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane

My Oscar Prediction: Best Actor - Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin

Anks Award:  Best Actor - George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King or J. Edgar is not a nomination otherwise Leonardo Di Caprio was my choice for same.

BEST ACTRESS

Nominations:

• Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark
• Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander
• Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
• Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

My Oscar Prediction: Best Actress - Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark (the reason being Oscar has trend to pick black actors once in a while if they have to select).

Anks Award:  Best Actress - Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Nominations:

• Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
• Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand
• Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon
• Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields
• Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as The Renter

My Oscar Prediction: Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields
Anks Award: Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields or I will anytime prefer Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson in J. Edgar...if he would have nominated.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Nominations:

• Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller
• Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote
• Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price
• Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page
• Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson

My Oscar Prediction: Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson

Anks Award:  Best Supporting Actress -  Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson

Best Writing – Original Screenplay

Nominations:

• The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
• Margin Call – J.C. Chandor
• Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
• A Separation – Asghar Farhadi

My Oscar Prediction: Best Original Screenplay - The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius

Anks Award:   Best Original Screenplay -  A Separation – Asghar Farhadi

Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay

Nominations:

• The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash from The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
• Hugo – John Logan from The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon from Farragut North by Beau Willimon
• Moneyball – Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin from Moneyball by Michael Lewis
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

My Oscar Prediction: Best Adapted Screenplay - The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash from The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings

Anks Award:   Best Adapted Screenplay -  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Eric Roth from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Best Animated Feature

Nominations:

• A Cat in Paris – Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
• Chico and Rita – Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
• Kung Fu Panda 2 – Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• Puss in Boots – Chris Miller
• Rango – Gore Verbinski

My Oscar Prediction: Best Animated Feature - Rango

Anks Awards: Best Animated Feature - Rango

Best Foreign Language Movie

A Separation 

Oscar Prediction for Technical Awards

Best Original Score:

The Artist – Ludovic Bource

Best Sound Editing

War Horse – Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Best Art Direction

Hugo – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Cinematography

Hugo – Robert Richardson

Best Editing

Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker

Best Special Effects

Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett

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