Oscar Nominations - My Predictions!

We are fast approaching the announcement of the Academy Awards nominations for films from 2010. I'd like to give you my predictions as well as the ones I would nominate if I were in charge.


Best Actress

Predicted nominees:

* Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
* Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
* Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
* Natalie Portman, Black Swan
* Hilary Swank, Conviction

I would nominate:

* Isabelle Huppert, White Material
* Kim Hye-ja, Mother
* Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
* Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
* Leslie Manville, Another Year


Best Supporting Actress

Predicted nominees:

* Amy Adams, The Fighter
* Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
* Mila Kunis, Black Swan
* Melissa Leo, The Fighter
* Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

I would nominate:

* Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
* Ann Guilbert, Please Give
* Charlotte Rampling, Life During Wartime
* Imelda Staunton, Another Year
* Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom


Best Actor

Predicted nominees:

* Jeff Bridges, True Grit
* Robert Duvall, Get Low
* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Colin Firth, The King's Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours

I would nominate:

* Jim Carrey, I Love You Phillip Morris
* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Colin Firth, The King's Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours
* James Franco, Howl


Best Supporting Actor

Predicted nominees:

* Christian Bale, The Fighter
* Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
* Jeremy Renner, The Town
* Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
* Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

I would nominate:

* David Andrews, Fair Game
* John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
* Ciaran Hinds, Life During Wartime
* Pete Postlethwaite, The Town
* Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech


Best Director

Predicted nominees:

* Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
* David Fincher, The Social Network
* Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
* Christopher Nolan, Inception
* David O. Russell, The Fighter

I would nominate:

* Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
* Claire Denis, White Material
* David Fincher, The Social Network
* John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole
* Mike Leigh, Another Year


Best Picture

Predicted nominees:

* 127 Hours
* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King's Speech
* The Social Network
* The Town
* Toy Story 3
* True Grit

I would nominate:

* Blue Valentine
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King's Speech
* Life During Wartime
* Mother
* Please Give
* Rabbit Hole
* The Social Network
* White Material
* Winter's Bone


Check out my predictions for other categories, along with a bunch of fun facts and figures, at http://tinyurl.com/jeffsoscarnoms.

The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning (Tuesday, January 25) at 5:38am or so at http://oscars.go.com/.