MY PREDICTED NOMINEES FOR THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS

Almost a year since The King's Speech triumphed over films like The Social Network, Black Swan and Toy Story 3, much anticipation has been made for yet another year of glitz and glamour but most importantly, it's predicting the Oscar nominations before all that which has made me excited after another year of excellent, vibrant and highly-charged film-making. Tomorrow the nominations will be announced by last year's Leading Actress nominee Jennifer Lawrence and here are my FINAL predictions in almost every category (aside from the lesser interesting ones !), enjoy....

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
War Horse

If there's 8 then Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as well


BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
Michel Hazanavicuis - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Steven Spielberg - War Horse

Alt: David Fincher - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


BEST ACTOR
George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo Di-Caprio - J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Alt: Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk about Kevin
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Alt: Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Alt: Ben Kingsley - Hugo


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

Alt: Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight In Paris
A Separation

Alt: Young Adult


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball

Alt: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


BEST ART DIRECTION
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Alt: Anonymous


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Alt: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E

Alt: Anonymous


BEST MAKEUP
Anonymous
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
The Iron Lady

Alt: Hugo


BEST EDITING
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
War Horse

Alt: The Tree of Life


BEST SOUND EDITING
The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Super 8
War Horse

Alt: Rango


BEST SOUND MIXING
The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Hugo
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Alt: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life

Alt: Captain America: The First Avenger


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Alt: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Albert Nobbs - "Lay Your Head Down"
Captain America: The First Avenger - "Star Spangled Man"
The Help - "The Living Proof"
The Muppets - "Life's a Happy Song"
The Muppets - "Pictures in my Head"

Alt: The Muppets - "Man or Muppet"


BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots
Rango

Alt: Rio