Preditions!!

Tomorrow is the big night! I have to pos my official predictions.
Here are the big six:

Best Picture: I still think that Black Swan deserves the big prize for this year. The acting was mesmerizing, the directing was both lyrical and striking, the story is just edgy enough to set itself apart and all the costumes, sets and music lend the appropriate tone and mood to round it out nicely. The only reason I favor this film over The King’s Speech is because of content. The story of Black Swan is just more what I feel film has become and where it is going whereas The King’s Speech feels more like the glory days of Hollywood past.
Best Director: Here again I favor Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan. This is a tough one for me because I felt that The King’s Speech was brilliantly directed and I always like to back the Coen Brothers, but again I feel the vision of Aronofsky leads to the future of film. I do however see Tom Hooper being quite deserving of this award for The King’s Speech because although I felt the content was a little too formula, the directing in this film was cutting edge as well as visually striking.

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Although always the toughest acting category, best actor belongs to Colin Firth. His Portrayal of King George VI is flawless.

Best Actress in a Leading Roll: I think this one belongs to the intensity and dedication of Natalie Portman in Black SwanBest Actor in a Supporting Roll: I almost feel bad for the nominees up against Christian Bale this year.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: This one I would like to see go to Melissa Leo from The Fighter. I think it will be a tight race with Hailee Steinfeld from True Grit.
　
　
Here are the other categories I have a few thoughts on:
　
Best Animated Feature: They might as well call it “the annual award for Disney-Pixar.” Congrats to Toy Story 3.

Best Art Direction: Believe it of not, this is the category I am having the hardest time voting on just one. I know I will not be vindicated come the ceremony, but I am actually going to say The King’s Speech on this one. Although all the nominees in this category were visual masterpieces, I found the artistic direction in The King’s Speech to be the most unique and unexpected use of art direction I have seen in a long time.
　
Best Cinematography: I am Voting for True Grit because this award should always go to a Western!
　
Best Costume Design: My vote for this one actually wasn’t nominated. The only film where I felt the costumes made a significant contribution to the overall tone of the film was Winter’s Bone. However, I don’t think there was much actual design involved which is why it felt so real, but that doesn’t quite make for an award-winner. My vote therefore goes to Alice In Wonderland.
　
Best Film Editing: This one I am voting for 127 Hours. Flawlessly melding flash-backs with camcorder footage with landscape shots and traditional film style makes this one the obvious choice.
　
Best Visual Effects: Belongs to Christopher Nolan again for Inception.
　
Best Adapted Screenplay: This one is another tough one. The fornt runners, in my opinion, are 127 Hours and True Grit. Although 127 Hours is beautifully done, the book is a little too existential to be easily translated, whereas True Grit is far more literal. Since I have to chose, I am going to say True Grit, though I am just as likely to regret it as not.
　
Best Original Screenplay: I am really rooting for The Kids Are All Right. I found the writing for this film fresh and real as well as highly entertaining and relatable.
　
　These are my thoughts on tomorrow's ceremony.  Time will tell if I am of the same mind as The Academy!