Completely Baseless Oscar Nomination Predictions

There's no reason to believe I would have any insight into the Oscar nominees. I haven't even seen most of these movies. But what the heck, right? There will be 5 nominees in each of the 4 acting categories, and between 5 and 10 in the Best Picture category. So here we go:


Supporting Actress


My Picks:
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Shailene Woodle, "The Descendants"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"


Who I Probably Missed:
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"


Who I Wish Had a Shot:
Rose Byrne, "Bridesmaids"



Supporting Actor
My Picks:
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Albert Brooks, "Drive"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week with Marilyn"
Armie Hammer, "J. Edgar"


Who I Probably Missed:
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"


Who I Wish Had a Shot:
Alan Rickman, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2"


Best Actress


My Picks:
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn"
Tilda Swinton, "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"


Who I Probably Missed:
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"


Who I Wish Had a Shot:

Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"



Best Actor


My Picks:
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"
Juan Dujuardin, "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender, "Shame"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "J. Edgar"


Who I Probably Missed:
Demian Bechir, "A Better Life"


Who I Wish Had a Shot:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"



Best Picture
(My guess is 7 films will be nominated, but I've put the next three I'd guess in parenthesis after those 7)



My Picks:
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"Bridesmaids"
("My Week with Marilyn")
("Tree of Life")
("War Horse")


Who I Probably Missed:
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"


Who I Wish Had a Shot:
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2"