MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2011 OSCARS

BEST PICTURE

127 Hours

The Black Swan

The Fighter

Inception

The Kids Are All Right

The King’s Speech

The Social Network

Toy Store 3

True Grit

Winter’s Bone

Possible: The Town is in, 127 Hours is out (possibly Winter’s Bone, but I don’t see it)

BEST ACTOR

Javier Bardem – Biutiful

Jeff Bridges – True Grit

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network

Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

James Franco – 127 Hours

Possible: Mark Wahlberg in, Javier Bardem out

BEST ACTRESS

Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right

Nicole Kidman – The Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone

Leslie Manville – Another Year

Natalie Portman – The Black Swan

Possible: Leslie Manville or Nicole Kidman out, Hallie Steinfeld, Noomi Rapace, Michelle Williams or Juliane Moore in

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronosfky – The Black Swan

David Fincher – The Social Network

Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech

Christopher Nolan – Inception

David O. Russell – The Fighter

Possible: The Coen Brothers for True Grit in, David O. Russell for The Fighter Out

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christian Bale – The Fighter

Andrew Garfield – The Social Network

Jeremy Renner – The Town

Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right

Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech

Possiblity: I don’t see any. Michael Douglas in, Mark Ruffalo or Jeremy Renner out

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

The most difficult:

Amy Adams – The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech

Melissa Leo – The Fighter

Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit

Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Possiblity: Mila Kunas and Julianne Moore in, but who out? Maybe Hailee Steinfeld if she gets nominated for Best Actress