Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Best Motion Picture- Drama
Shame
Melonchoila
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Descendants
Martha Marcy May Marlene- WINNER

Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy
Bridesmaides
Young Adult
My Week With Marilyn- WINNER
The Artist
Crazy, Stupid, Love

Best Actress- Drama
Kristen Dunst- Melonchoila
Elisabeth Olsen- Martha Marcy May Marlene- WINNER
Saorise Ronan- Hanna
Rooney Mara- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep- The Iron Lady

Best Actor- Drama
Thomas Horn- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Michael Fassbener- Shame- WINNER
George Clooney- The Descendants
Gary Oldman- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Ryan Gosling- Drive

Best Actress- Comedy or Musical
Viola Davis- The Help
Kim Cattrall- Meet Monica Velour
Charlize Theron- Young Adult
Michelle Williams- My Week With Marilyn- WINNER
Kristen Wiig- Bridesmaides

Best Supporting Actor
John Hawkes- Martha Marcy May Marlene- WINNER
Max von Sydow- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Patton Oswalt- Young Adult
Alan Rickman- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows part 2

Best Supporting Actress
Cicely Tyson- The Help
Evan Rachel Wood- The Ides of March
Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaides- WINNER
Carey Mulligan- Shame
Jessica Chastain- The Help

Best Director
David Fincher- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Terrance Mallick- The Tree of Life
Steve McQueen- Shame
Simon Curtis- My Week With Marilyn
Sean Durkin- Martha Marcy May Marlene- WINNER

Best Original Song
John Hawkes " Marcy's Song- Martha Marcy May Marlene- WINNER
Mary J. Blige " The Living Proof"- The Help
Bret McKenzie " The Happy Song"- The Muppets
Zooey Deschanel " So Long"- Winnie the Pooh
Albert Hammon " It Never Rains in Southern California"- Melonchoila

My acting predictions:

BEST ACTOR DRAMA
* George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS DRAMA
* Viola Davis - The Help
Keira Knightley - A Dangerous Method
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Matt Damon - We Bought a Zoo
Johnny Depp - The Rum Diary
* Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTRESS MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
* Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Albert Brooks - Drive
Armie Hammer - J. Edgar
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
* Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Christoph Waltz - Carnage

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Vanessa Redgrave - Coriolanus
* Octavia Spencer - The Help
Kate Winslet - Carnage
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

My finalized predictions:

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets
Young Adult

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Jean Dujardins, The Artist
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Tom Hanks, Larry Crowne
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Ben Kingsley, Hugo
Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shaleine Woodley, The Descendants

BEST DIRECTOR FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Strong, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A MOTION PICTURE
John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE
"Life's a Happy Song", The Muppets; music & lyrics by Bret McKenzie
"The Living Proof", The Help; music & lyrics by Mary J. Blige
"Pictures in My Head", The Muppets; music & lyrics by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman
"So Long", Winnie The Pooh; music & lyrics by Zooey Deschanel
"The Star Spangled Man", Captain America: The First Avenger; music by Alan Menken & lyrics by David Zippel

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
Winnie The Pooh