As preparations are underway for this years 84th Academy Awards ceremony to be held at the Hollywood and Highland Centre (formerly the Kodak theatre) on Hollywood Boulevard this Sunday night (Monday lunchtime in Australia) Babs gives you his predictions of the winners and who he would like to see win.
Babs is a bit underwhelmed by this years Oscars, a lot of the movies never lived up to their hype. Both The Artist & Hugo seemed to en-trance every movie loving critic but I felt that although they showcased amazing film craft , overall they weren’t that great. The major ommission of Drive in many categories was an upset to me, and how the hell did Charlize Theron miss out for Young Adult? Of course it is the Oscars and as we all well know they aren’t a true reflection of what is great in cinema out there. Of my predictions I would honestly love it if I did badly – I would love this year to be full of upsets and surprises – but I wouldn’t bet on it.

Best Picture
Will win – THE ARTIST
Should win – THE DESCENDANTS
Actor in a Leading Role
Will win – JEAN DUJARDIN – The Artist
Should win – GEORGE CLOONEY – The Descendants
Actor in a Supporting Role
Will & Should win – CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER – Beginners
Actress in a Leading Role
Will & Should win – VIOLA DAVIS – The Help
Actress in a Supporting Role
Will & Should win – OCTAVIA SPENCER – The Help

Animated Feature Film
Will & Should win – RANGO
Art Direction
Will & Should win – Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Shiavo – HUGO
Cinematography
Will win – Emmanuel Lubezki – THE TREE OF LIFE
Should win – Robert Richardson – HUGO
Costume Design
Will win – Mark Bridges – THE ARTIST
Should win – Michael O’Connor – JANE EYRE

Directing
Will win – MICHAEL HAZANAVICIUS – The Artist
Should win – ALEXANDER PAYNE – The Descendants
Documentary Feature
Will win – IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT
Documentary Short Subject
Will win – GOD IS BIGGER THAN ELVIS
Film Editing
Will win – Anne-Sophie-Bion & Michael Hazanavicius – THE ARTIST
Should win – Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Foreign Language Film
Will & Should win – A SEPARATION

Makeup
Will & Should win – Mark Coulier & J. Roy Helland – THE IRON LADY
Original Music Score
Will win – Ludovic Bource – THE ARTIST
Should win – Alberto Iglesias – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Original Song
Will win – “Real In Rio” from RIO
Should win – “Man Or Muppet” from THE MUPPETS

Short Film Animated
Will win – THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE
Short Film Live Action
Will win – PENTECOST
Sound Editing
Will win – HUGO
Should win – DRIVE
Sound Mixing
Will win – HUGO
Should win – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Visual Effects
Will win – HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2
Should win – RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Writing Adapted Screenplay
Will & Should win – THE DESCENDANTS
Writing Original Screenplay
Will win – WOODY ALLEN – Midnight In Paris
Should win – ASGHAR FARHADI – A Separation
