Will "The Tree of Life" capitalize on a win from the LAFCA?
Los Angeles will be announcing their winners for year 2011 in just under 12 to 15 hours or so. This will complete the “tri-fecta” that is the LAFCA, New York Film Critics, and the National Board of Review. Hopefully we’ll have some cool, out-of-the-box choices tomorrow but one can dream. Include your predictions in the comment section.
Best Picture
Predicted: The Descendants
Runner Up: Hugo
Others: The Artist, Moneyball, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Surprises: The Iron Lady, The Tree of Life
Best Director
Predicted: Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Runner Up: Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Others: Michel Hazanavicius, Stephen Daldry, Steven Spielberg
Surprises: Tate Taylor, Nicolas Winding Refn
Best Actor
Predicted: George Clooney – The Descendants
Runner Up: Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Others: Jean Dujardin, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling
Surprises: Thomas Horn, Anton Yelchin
Best Actress
Predicted: Adepero Oduye – Pariah
Runner Up: Viola Davis – The Help
Others: Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Rooney Mara
Surprises: Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas
Best Supporting Actor
Predicted: Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Runner Up: Albert Brooks – Drive
Others: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jonah Hill, Patton Oswalt
Surprises: John Hawkes, Armie Hammer
Best Supporting Actress
Predicted: Jessica Chastain – The Help, The Tree of Life, Take Shelter
Runner Up: Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
Others: Berenice Bejo, Octavia Spencer, Vanessa Redgrave
Surprises: Melissa McCarthy, Judi Dench
Best Screenplay
Predicted: Midnight in Paris
Runner Up: Moneyball
Others: The Artist, The Descendants, The Tree of Life
Surprises: We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Ides of March
Best Animated Feature
Predicted: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Runner Up: Rango
Others: Winnie the Pooh, Cars 2
Surprises: Kung Fu Panda 2
Best Production Design:
Predicted: Hugo
Runner Up: The Artist
Others: W.E., Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Surprises: Albert Nobbs
Best Cast Ensemble
Predicted: The Help
Runner Up: The Ides of March, The Artist
Others: Hugo, War Horse
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Once again it all looks pretty good, but like you I’m really hoping for some surprises to shake up what already is a pretty unpredictable awards season.
Adepero Oduye for “Pariah”? Now THAT would be fun to see!
My predix:
Best Picture: The Descendants;
Runner-up: The Tree of Life.
Best Director: Terrence Malick;
Runner up: Alexander Payne;
Best Actor: George Clooney;
Runner-up: Ryan Gosling.
Best Actress: Michelle Williams;
Runner-up: Viola Davis.
Best Supporting Actor: Cristopher Plummer;
Runner-up: Albert Brooks.
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer;
Runner-up: Vanessa Redgrave.
If the Best Actor goes somewhat like Clayton’s predictions (is Thomas Horn really that good in ELAIC?), is it safe to assume that Gary Oldman’s Oscar nomination chances are quite low? The Houston Film Critics Circle also announced their nominees, and Oldman has not been considered (Nomination spot #5 was Michael Shannon for ‘Take Shelter’. Other nominees are Clooney, Dujardin, Fassbender, and Pitt).