Oscar Predictions & Winners

Apologies for not posting my predictions. I thought I had and it turns out I haven't so here are my predictions. My predictions will be bolded and the actual winners will be in red.



Best Motion Picture of the Year:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone


Achievement in Directing
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit


Achievement in Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2


Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours


Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kid's Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech


Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, The Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine


Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom


Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3


Achievement in Music Written for a Motion Picture (Original Score)
John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer, Inception
Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network


Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Aaron Sorking, The Social Network
Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone


Original Screenplay
Mike Leigh, Another Year
Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington and Paul Tamasy, The Fighter
Christopher Nolan, Inception
 Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler, The King's Speech