final oscar predictions

Well it's that time of year again... tomorrow morning's announcement will bring us one step closer to Oscar night. So, though it seems hardly relevant this year due to precursor clean sweeps almost universally in most major categories (I'll try to attempt making some bold choices here or there to avoid a yawn-fest, though I'll probably regret it later), it's time to make final predictions about what's to come when Mo'Nique takes the stage tomorrow morning...

Best Picture
The Social Network
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The Fighter
True Grit
Inception
Toy Story 3
The Kids Are All Right
Winter's Bone
The Town

Best Director
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
Christopher Nolan (Inception)
Ethan and Joel Coen (True Grit)

Best Lead Actress
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)

Best Lead Actor
Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)

Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Amy Adams (The Fighter)
Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)
Jeremy Renner (The Town)
John Hawkes (Winter's Bone)

Best Original Screenplay
The King's Speech
The Kids Are All Right
Inception
Another Year
The Fighter

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Rabbit Hole
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World
Dogtooth
Biutiful
Even the Rain
Incendies

Best Costume Design
True Grit
The King's Speech
Black Swan
Alice in Wonderland
The Tempest

Best Cinematography
True Grit
Black Swan
The Social Network
Inception
The King's Speech

Best Art Direction
Inception
True Grit
The King's Speech
Alice in Wonderland
Black Swan

Best Film Editing
The Social Network
True Grit
Black Swan
The King's Speech
Inception

Best Visual Effects
Inception
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Alice in Wonderland
Tron Legacy
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Best Makeup
Alice in Wonderland
The Way Back
The Fighter

Best Original Score
The King's Speech
Never Let Me Go
Inception
Alice in Wonderland
The Social Network

Best Sound Mixing
Inception
True Grit
Salt
The Social Network
Tron Legacy

Best Sound Editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
True Grit
The Town
Black Swan

Best Original Song
We Belong Together (Toy Story 3)
I See the Light (Tangled)
If I Rise (127 Hours)
Shine (Waiting for Superman)
You Haven't Seen the Last of Me (Burlesque)

Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 3
How to Train Your Dragon
Tangled

Best Documentary Feature
Waiting for Superman
Restrepo
Inside Job
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Enemies of the People