Oscar season is upon us, and so I have decided to write out all my votes for this year's nominees. Just as a disclaimer, I have still not seen a lot of these films, including 127 Hours. An asterisk (*) will denote any films I have not seen.
Best Film Editing
Nominees:
127 Hours *
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
The Social Network
My Vote:
The Social Network
Winner:
The Social Network
Best Visual Effects
Nominees:
Alice in Wonderland *
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Hereafter *
Inception
Iron Man 2 *
My Vote:
Inception
Winner:
Inception
Best Makeup
Nominees:
Barney's Version *
The Way Back *
The Wolfman *
My Vote:
N/A
Winner:
The Wolfman *
Best Costume Design
Nominees:
Alice in Wonderland *
I Am Love *
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
My Vote:
The King's Speech
Winner:
Alice in Wonderland
Best Art Direction
Nominees:
Alice in Wonderland *
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
My Vote:
The King's Speech
Winner:
Alice in Wonderland *
Best Cinematography
Nominees:
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
My Vote:
Black Swan
Winner:
Inception
Best Sound Editing
Nominees:
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable *
My Vote:
Inception
Winner:
Inception
Best Sound Mixing
Nominees:
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt *
The Social Network
True Grit
My Vote:
The Social Network
Winner:
Inception
Best Original Score
Nominees:
127 Hours *
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
My Vote:
The Social Network
Winner:
The Social Network
Best Original Song
Nominees:
127 Hours *--"If I Rise"
Country Strong *--"Coming Home"
Tangled *--"I See the Light"
Toy Story 3--"We Belong Together"
My Vote:
Toy Story 3--"We Belong Together"
Winner:
Toy Story 3--"We Belong Together"
Best Live Action Short Film
Nominees:
The Confession *
The Crush *
God of Love *
Na Wewe *
Wish 143 *
My Vote:
N/A
Winner:
God of Love *
Best Animated Short Film
Nominees:
Day & Night
The Gruffalo *
Let's Pollute *
The Lost Thing *
Madagascar, a Journey Diary *
My Vote:
Day & Night
Winner:
The Lost Thing *
Best Documentary Feature
Nominees:
Exit Through the Gift Shop *
Gasland *
Inside Job *
Restrepo *
Waste Land *
My Vote:
N/A
Winner:
Inside Job *
Best Documentary Short Subject
Nominees:
Killing in the Name *
Poster Girl *
Strangers No More *
Sun Come Up *
The Warriors of Qiugang *
My Vote:
N/A
Winner:
Strangers No More *
Best Animated Feature
Nominees:
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist *
Toy Story 3
My Vote:
How to Train Your Dragon
Winner:
Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:
Biutiful *
Dogtooth *
In a Better World *
Incendies *
Outside the Law *
My Vote:
N/A
Winner:
In a Better World *
Best Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Another Year *
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
My Vote:
The King's Speech
Winner:
The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
127 Hours *
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
My Vote:
The Social Network
Winner:
The Social Network
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees:
Christian Bale--The Fighter
John Hawkes--Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner--The Town *
Mark Ruffalo--The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush--The King's Speech
My Vote:
Geoffrey Rush--The King's Speech
Winner:
Christian Bale--The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress
Nominees:
Amy Adams--The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter--The King's Speech
Melissa Leo--The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld--True Grit
Jacki Weaver--Animal Kingdom *
My Vote:
Melissa Leo--The Fighter
Winner:
Melissa Leo--The Fighter
Best Actress
Nominees:
Annette Bening--The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman--Rabbit Hole *
Jennifer Lawrence--Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman--Black Swan
Michelle Williams--Blue Valentine
My Vote:
Natalie Portman--Black Swan
Winner:
Natalie Portman--Black Swan
Best Actor
Nominees:
Javier Bardem--Biutiful *
Jeff Bridges--True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg--The Social Network
Colin Firth--The King's Speech
James Franco--127 Hours *
My Vote:
Jesse Eisenberg--The Social Network
Winner:
Colin Firth--The King's Speech
Best Director
Nominees:
Darren Aronofsky--Black Swan
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen--True Grit
David Fincher--The Social Network
Tom Hooper--The King's Speech
David O. Russell--The Fighter
My Vote:
David Fincher--The Social Network
Winner:
Tom Hooper--The King's Speech
Best Picture
Nominees:
127 Hours *
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
My Vote:
The Social Network
Winner:
The King's Speech
