Oscar Predictions

(I suspect that most people will see this when it turns up in my Facebook feed, no doubt long after the Oscar Ceremony has taken place. Rest assured that this was posted on my website before that happened.)

It's time again for my annual stab at predicting all the Oscar winners. Looking back through this blog's history I evidently forgot to post my predictions last year, but I did make them and in fact did quite well. Time will tell how this year's picks will fare:

Best Picture: The King's Speech

Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network

Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech

Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter *

Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech

Best Original Screenplay: The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network

Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland

Best Cinematography: True Grit

Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland

Best Editing: The Social Network

Best Makeup: Barney's Version

Best Music, Original Score: The King's Speech

Best Music, Original Song: Toy Story 3

Best Sound Mixing: Inception

Best Sound Editing: Inception

Best Visual Effects: Inception

Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film: In A Better World

Best Documentary Feature: Exit Through the Gift Shop

Best Documentary Short: Strangers No More

Best Short Film (Animated): The Gruffalo

Best Short Film (Live Action): Wish 143

The last three categories are largely guesses, as per usual. Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design and Song could all easily go a different way as well.

* I have a Mar Bar on the line in a potentially mis-guided bet with a work colleague who believes that Geoffrey Rush will steal the Supporting Actor statue away from Bale at the last moment. I have faith!

* EDIT *

So, I got 16/24. Not bad, although I have done better in the past. I tried to be a bit adventurous in a few categories which backfired in a year of generally safe choices. I'm still peeved about Tom Hooper undeservedly winning Best Director, but at least I won my Mars bar...