MattAwards FINAL OSCAR PREDICTIONS

There are several ways to predict The Academy Awards. You can choose the movies that you wish would win, you can choose movies that will upset their categories or you can choose what the consensus agrees has the best shot at winning. Since my goal is to predict the most categories correctly, I am going with the consensus. My picks are what the majority of Oscar predictors, critics and my own opinion on how The Academy members will vote.
Last year I predicted 17 out of the 24 categories for 71% correct. I am hoping to do a little better this year, but there are always a few upsets waiting in the wings. Feel free to comments on your own predictions!


Best Picture
The Artist


Best Actor
Jean Dujardin, The Artist


Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help


Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, Beginners


Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, The Help


Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist


Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris


Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, The Descendants


Best Animated Feature
Rango


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
A Separation (Iran)


Original Score
The Artist, Ludovic Bource


Best Original Song
Man or Muppet, The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie


Best Achievement in Art Direction
Hugo


Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Tree of Life


Best Achievement in Costume Design
The Artist


Best Documentary Feature
Undefeated


Best Documentary Short Subject
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom


Best Achievement in Film Editing
The Artist


Best Achievement in Makeup
The Iron Lady


Best Animated Short Film
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore


Best Live Action Short Film
Raju


Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Hugo


Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Hugo


Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes