Despite the fact that every time the Oscar nominations flood in, we are riddled with disappointment and left reeling with what could have been, it's hard not to get at least a little bit immersed in the buzz. So it is here, in my 1st Annual Oscar Winners Predictions, I give you my predicted winners, whilst I'm still in the buzz. Also, I'm only listing the more major categories. I really don't see the point in spending time editing pointless categories that no one really cares about anyway. NOTE: The people that I think will win are in bold, who I WANT to win is underlined. If more than one nominee is underlined, it's because I wouldn't mind either or winning.
BEST PICTURE
Midnight In Paris
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Hugo
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
BEST ACTOR
Dámian Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help
BEST WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
Margin Call - J.C. Chandor
Midnight In Paris - Woody Allen
A Separation - Asghar Farhadi
BEST WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Hugo - John Logan
The Ides of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE*
A Cat In Paris - Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
Chico and Rita - Fernando Treuba and Javier Mariscal
Kung Fu Panda 2 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Puss In Boots - Chris Miller
Rango - Gore Verbinski
*Have only seen Rango, which I didn't enjoy. This will be updated at a later date.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM*
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation
*Haven't seen any, updated at a later date.