The Oscars start in a good few hours. The Artist is going to clean up, so everyone tells me. Here’s a sneak peek of the first thing the winners involved see when they walk offstage with their statutes.
My predictions are…
BEST PICTURE – The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR – Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
BEST ACTOR – Jean Dujardin – The Artist
BEST ACTRESS – Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Christopher Plummer – Beginners
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Octavia Spencer – The Help
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – A Separation – Iran
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
BEST ANIMATION – Rango
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Tinker Tailor Solider Spy – Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan
BEST ART DIRECTION – The Artist
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – The Tree of Life
BEST SOUND MIXING – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
BEST SOUND EDITING – Drive
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – Man or Muppet from The Muppets – music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – The Artist
BEST COSTUMES – Hugo
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – Pina
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – Saving Face
BEST FILM EDITING – The Descendants
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM – La Luna
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM – Pentecost
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – Hugo
BEST MAKE-UP – Albert Nobbs
