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Awards season officially kicks off this evening on VH1 as the Broadcast Film Critics Association unveils their best in film for 2011 at the Critics Choice Movie Awards.  The show begins at 8:00pm ET with hosts Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel cracking the audience and viewers up with their comedic humor and chemistry.  It’ll be a great show!

Now, we will address in what directions my colleagues will be going with their choices for the very best of the year.  The group typically lines up with what many “want” to happen as they chose “The Social Network” as their Best Picture of the Year over the eventual Oscar winner, “The King’s Speech.”  That could bode well for films like “Drive” or even “The Tree of Life.”  What it boils down to is “The Artist” vs. “Hugo.”  I would throw “The Descendants” into the mix but it missed out on a Directing nomination for Alexander Payne, which means something.

Some questions may become clearer tonight as our Oscar hopefuls are given the chance to do acceptance speeches which sadly means a lot in our day and age.  Some say the giggling between Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal and the Screen Actors Guild Awards caused a backlash for their performances and the film.  I’m not sure I believe that.  Melissa Leo was causing a stir last year for performance in “The Fighter” as she took out advertisements for herself and gave lackluster speeches in the award shows.  She won in the end, but some thought it would be her downfall.

Here are the Predictions for tonight’s show:

Best Motion Picture – “The Artist”
Alternate: “Drive”

Best Actor in a Leading Role – George Clooney for “The Descendants”
Alternate: Brad Pitt for “Moneyball”

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Viola Davis for “The Help”
Alternate: Michelle Williams for “My Week with Marilyn”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Christopher Plummer for “Beginners”
Alternate: Albert Brooks for “Drive”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Melissa McCarthy for “Bridesmaids”
Alternate: Berenice Bejo for “The Artist”

Best Young Actor/Actress – Shailene Woodley for “The Descendants”
Alternate: Thomas Horn for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best Acting Ensemble – “The Help”
Alternate: “Bridesmaids”

Best Director – Michel Hazanavicius for “The Artist”
Alternate: Martin Scorsese for “Hugo”

Best Original Screenplay – “The Artist”
Alternate: “Midnight in Paris”

Best Adapted Screenplay – “The Descendants”
Alternate: “Moneyball”

Best Cinematography – “The Tree of Life”
Alternate: “Hugo”

Best Art Direction – “Hugo”
Alternate: “The Artist”

Best Editing – “The Artist”
Alternate: “Drive”

Best Costume Design – “Jane Eyre”
Alternate: “The Artist”

Best Makeup – “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
Alternate: “The Iron Lady”

Best Visual Effects – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Alternate: “Hugo”

Best Sound – “Hugo”
Alternate: “Super 8″

Best Animated Feature – “Rango”
Alternate: “The Adventures of Tintin”

Best Action Movie – “Drive”
Alternate: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

Best Comedy Movie – “Bridesmaids”
Alternate: “Midnight in Paris”

Best Foreign Language Film – “A Separation”
Alternate: “The Skin I Live In”

Best Documentary Feature – “Project Nim”
Alternate: “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

Best Song – “Life’s a Happy Song” from “The Muppets”
Alternate: “The Living Proof” from “The Help”

Best Score – Ludovic Bource for “The Artist”
Alternate: Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

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About Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis is the respected and esteemed AwardsCircuit.com editor. Clayton has become a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association where he votes and attends the kick off to awards season show, The Critics Choice Movie Awards. Most recently, Clayton is a now an active member of the International Press Academy, which hosts the popular Satellite Awards as well as the newly integrated Broadcast Television Journalists Association, which hosts the Critics Choice Television Awards.

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