BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Who will win: Melissa Leo
Who I want to win: Hailee Steinfeld
There's no question that "The Fighter" had some great performances on both side of the gender spectrum. Melissa Leo is great, as well as Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg, and of course, Christian Bale. Having said that, Hailee Steinfeld's breakout performance in "True Grit" is one of the best, if not the best, performance by an actress this year. She shows some great promise for her future acting career. Still, Melissa Leo has a lot of legs this year and will win it.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Who will win: Christian Bale
Who I want to win: Christian Bale
Having "The Fighter" take home both supporting acting awards this year truly says something about the depth of characters in the film. Geoffrey Rush is remarkable in "The King's Speech", but with all the buzz surrounding Bale, there is no doubt in my mind that he will not leave empty handed.
BEST ACTRESS
Who will win: Natalie Portman
Who I want to win: Natalie Portman
This is probably the easiest award of the year. Although it would be nice to see Annette Benning take home the award after failing to win it in previous years, there is not a soul who can take this away from Portman. She truly transformed her life to take on this role, and her hard work and dedication shine through. These are too easy so far.
BEST ACTOR
Who will win: Colin Firth
Who I want to win: James Franco
There were a lot of strong performances in this category this year. James Franco's turn as trapped hiker Aron Ralston in "127 Hours", is the standout performance of the year. Without Franco's acting, this movie falls apart at the seams. Yet, Colin Firth has a ton of steam and there is no doubt that he will win. I prefer Franco's desperation act to a stuttering Firth. Ta ta today, Junior!
BEST DIRECTOR
Who will win: Tom Hooper
Who I want to win: The Coen Brothers
I'm still bitter over Christopher Nolan being snubbed this year. It's inexcusable. There is no way that "The King's Speech" is a better directed film than "Inception". One is held together by the acting (King), while the other is held together by the utter genius of the man in charge (Inception.) Like I said, this will be a bitter award and Tom Hooper will go from not deserving to be nominated, to winning it outright. Blah.
BEST PICTURE
Who will win: The King's Speech
Who I want to win: INCEPTION
I have no shame in saying that INCEPTION was my favorite movie of the year. From start to finish, it's the most original, intriguing, and well executed film of the year. Also the most entertaining and thought provoking. Yet The King's Speech will win because that's how these things work. It's got all the pre-oscar awards in its pocket, and all signs point to it taking home the most gold this year. Whatever. There's always next year.
Some quick ones here:
Best animated film: Toy Story will win as the sky is blue.
Cinematography: True Grit. Amazing, amazing camera work.
Editing: Social Network will win. The editing make this movie pop.
Score: Hans Zimmer SHOULD win for inception.... but social network will win. Blah.
Original Screenplay: I'm going to pick Christopher Nolan for INCEPTION here... but I think The King's Speech might steal it.
Adapted Screenplay: I wish the Coen's had a chance, but Aaron Sorkin will get it for "Social Network."
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