2012 Academy Awards Predictions

It's Oscars night! And that means it's time for me to pick who the winners will be. More often than not it will be random guesses since I'm terrible at watching movies.

Best Picture: "The Artist"
One of the few films I actually saw this past year. I absolutely loved it. Plus I would love for a silent film to win again since the first Oscars.

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
File under same reasons why I picked "The Artist" for Best Picture

Best Actor: George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Purely picking him because I think he is still one of the sexiest men ever. I mean, that voice. That smile. Everything about him is attractive. But I wouldn't be disappointed if Jean Dujardin won because he seems like a French George Clooney to me.

Best Actress: Meryl "T-Bone" Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Backing my lady Meryl Streep here. She is just phenomenal in everything she does.

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
It's Captain von Trapp!

Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
She's been sweeping up all the other awards. Plus I want to see her wacky facial expressions during her speech.

Best Animated Feature Film: "Rango"
Random guess.

Best Foreign Film: "A Separation", Iran
Everyone says this will win, and so do I.

Best Original Screenplay: "Midnight in Paris"
This is a tough one, but I think Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" has what it takes.

Best Adapted Screenplay: "The Descendants"
I know it's unwise to vote against an Aaron Sorkin-penned film, but I want to see Jim Rash up on the stage more than anything in the world.

Best Art Direction: "Hugo"
From what I've seen from the trailer, this world looks vibrant and fantastical. And "Hugo"'s destined to take home a few awards.

Best Costume Design: "The Artist"
Because the other period pieces like "Anonymous" and "Jane Eyre" seemed lacking. And "The Artist" is my default guess.
Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"
The Muppets hands-down. How can you compete with Kermit?

Best Orignial Score: "The Artist"
Without minimal audible dialogue, "The Artist" relies on facial expressions and music to tell the story. The Kim Novak - Vertigo dilemma aside, I think "The Artist" will take home the prize for its beautiful score that hit all the right notes.

Best Documentary: "Paradise Lost 3 Purgatory"
Just a guess.
Best Documentary (short): "Saving Face"
Guessing again based on Entertainment Weekly's suggestion.

Best Cinematography: "The Tree of Life"
Cinematography is one of the categories I always have to look up to see what it means. And even then that doesn't help. I'm going with "The Tree of Life", despite not having seen it (everyone keeps telling me not to and I'm a little scared of facing my own mortality in a film), because this film looks like it has some of the best shots. The camerawork looks gorgeous and that's what I think it takes to win.

Best Film Editing: "The Artist"
Default "The Artist" pick.

Best Makeup: "The Iron Lady"
Since Meryl Streep will win for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, I'm going with the makeup that transformed her into the iron lady.

Best Sound Editing: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
I feel like this film should win something technical. Still not sure of what sound editing is but I think "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was the best at it, maybe?

Best Sound Mixing: "Hugo"
Default "Hugo" guess.

Best Visual Effects: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Obligatory vote for Harry Potter. This is my last chance to get it right for once. I think the final film has what it takes to finally take home an Oscar. Though, critically acclaimed "Hugo" will probably win.

Best Short Film (animated): "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore"
I just finished watching this touching animated short on YouTube. It is cute, fantastical, creative, and a bit of a tearjerker. The only competition I see for this short is Pixar's "La Luna" because, well it's Pixar. But this short has got a former Pixar artist at the helm so that and the film's message should be enough to pick up a win.

Best Short Film (live action): "Tuba Atlantic"
The description of this just seemed the most absurd and fantastic one out there. Old man + angel of death + mission to kill seagulls + Norway + the word 'tuba' in the title = Oscar. At least for me.

We'll see how well I do later. Wish me luck in kicking my friends' asses at the ballot.