Final Oscar Predictions, 2/23/12

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive

Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Actress
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
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
50/50
Midnight in Paris
A Seperation

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
The Help
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Score
The Artist
Extremely Loud and Incredible Close
Hugo
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Original Song
"Picture in My Head" - The Muppets
"Life's a Happy Song" - The Muppets
"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs
The song from The Help
"Hello, Hello" - Gnomeo and Juliet

Best Editing
The Artist
Hugo
Drive
Moneyball
The Descendants

Best Art Direction
Jane Eyre
The Artist
Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Cinematography
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Costume Design
The Artist
Hugo
The Help
My Week with Marilyn
Immortals

Best Makeup
The Artist
Gainsbourgh: A Heroic Life
The Iron Lady

Best Sound Editing
Drive
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Sound Mixing
Super 8
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Hugo
The Artist

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Tree of Life
Hugo
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Rango
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Cars 2